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Creative Researchers

In science for Years 8 and 9, each class is named after a scientist, some more famous than others! Classes have battled against each other over a competitive research task about their scientist, where they were asked to produce either a book or a poster. The science department...
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Curious About Medicine

This week, Sunderland University medical students came into school to deliver a session to a small group of Year 9 students who are considering a career in medicine. Students learned how to use stethoscopes and about human anatomy and organ functions. The students will have...
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Girl’s Football Team Back in Action

This week we travelled to Houghton Kepier School to compete in the school of games football tournament. We arrived with our game faces on, ready to fight for a place in the semi-final and our players weren’t going down without a fight. In our first match we managed to score four...
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Storm Eowyn Disruption

Due to minor damage caused to the building by storm Eowyn which created an unsafe situation, school was forced to close on Friday afternoon (24th Jan 2025) in order to ensure the safety of everyone. Fortunately, our excellent site staff have already had a specialist team in to...
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A Festive Theatre Trip

Last week a group of Year 10 pupils attended a very timely and excellent showing of A Christmas Carol at the Northern Stage, Newcastle. The trip was to allow pupils to appreciate the text in performance and develop understanding of plot and characters. The upbeat production...
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Down to Business at the Metro Centre

Last week our Year 10 GCSE Business students took to The Metrocentre to put their first term’s learning in to practice. Students were given tasks to carry out market research, investigate the products and services offered across a range of stores, look into the ways...
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Scholars Seeing Stars

Our Scholars were treated to a galactic spectacle as Dr. Peter Swift joined us from Durham University to give his Astrophysics lecture from within a planetarium in our very own hall. Students were enthralled as Peter shared his passion for understanding our planetary system,...
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Attendance All Stars Back in Time for Christmas

Last week we saw the return of our ‘Attendance All Stars’. Students who are in school every day throughout the week will receive a special ‘All Stars’ ticket during form time on Friday morning. This can be exchanged at our special All Stars hatch on the main yard at lunchtime for...
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Diamond Art Club Sparkles

Here at Southmoor we have a rich roster of enrichment available for our students every week. From budding thespians, crafty creators and sporting enthusiasts, there really is something for everyone. One club in particular has proved a huge hit with our students on a Wednesday...
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Scholars Seek Out Northumbria

On Monday Scholars had their first University Visit, building on the fantastic workshops we’ve been having in school. Northumbria University gave us a very warm welcome and it was brilliant to be on Campus during Winter Graduations, our students loved seeing Northumbria students...
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