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Cookery Masterclass

Our Jamie Oliver Cookery Masterclasses has been going strong every Monday night since last month. Each small group of students have been having a great time learning basic cooking skills, experimenting with new ingredients as well as new recipes for nutritous and, above all,...
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Zackri on Mental Health

On Wednesday, we were delighted to welcome once again local singer and songwriter Zackri into school. Zackri (real name Zak Hull) performed for students back in 2023 and it was wonderful to have him back in school again to perform and talk to our Year 7 and 8 students. During...
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World Book Day 2025

On Thursday we held our annual celebration of reading as we joined together to show our enthusiasm for World Book Day. KS3 pupils were invited to share favourite books from home whilst staff read aloud their favourite passages from books across the school. Some pupils enjoyed...
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National Careers Week 2025

Last week, we celebrated National Careers Week. Throughout the week students learned about staff career pathways through signs on classroom doors, and staff wore yellow badges to encourage questions. On Monday, we kicked off the week with a live virtual meeting with Kawungeera...
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The Download on Software City

On Tuesday students were invited to Sunderland Software City for the Tech Talent Expo. During our visit we had a talk from the owner of INFINITY27; INFINITY27 is based in Gateshead it is an open game studio and Unreal Authorised Training Centre acting as the next-generation...
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Students Diagnose the Health Profession

Year 8 students interested in healthcare careers went to the University of Sunderland to meet with lots of different NHS staff. They learned about everything from occupational therapy to radiology. Everyone had a very interesting day and students represented our school excellently.
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Year 9 Discover York

To end this half term, with Year’s 7 and 8 both having enjoyed year group trips to Bambrough and Beamish respectively, it was Year 9’s turn to have fun out and about learning more about our region’s heritage in York. The entire year group had a fantastic time visiting such...
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Scholars Explore Newcastle University

The Southmoor Scholars visited Newcastle University last week. We traveled by the metro, and the students amazed to find out how easy the travel was – the university is right on the doorstep of Haymarket! We took part in a range of activities, including a budgeting game, a...
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STEM Projects with ESH

We were delighted to host representatives from Esh Group this week in school to deliver STEM workshops to some of our Year 10 Maths and Science classes. The workshops focused on Construction in the Curriculum and gave students the opportunity to see how Maths and Science can...
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Smart About Sugar

As part of our ASPIRE programme, our school nursing team visited today to deliver sessions to Year 7 pupils on adopting a healthy lifestyle. The students considered what makes a healthy, balanced diet, as well as the importance of exercise and sleep. The team were impressed by...
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