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January 2018

Head of School’s Blog #23

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Sandhill View students Look to the Future at the Sixth Form Open Evening

30 Jan 2018
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Thank you to everyone that joined us at Southmoor Academy Sixth Form for our final open evening of the academic year. The night saw the best ever turnout for our Sixth Form Open Evening which was a chance for students to think about their future. In total, 167 students attended...
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A Lesson in Life Saving

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Students from our HI and SEN departments were given a specially tailored lesson on CPR. Disaster can strike at any moment, so it is important that we equip our young learners with the skills and confidence to step forward and possibly save a life.  Students were shown the full...
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Student Sleuths

30 Jan 2018
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Year 11 English students from Miss Hills’ class recently tested their investigative powers as part of a ‘who did it?’ murder mystery.  Pupils took the time to get out of class and roam the building gathering clues before returning to the classroom so that they...
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World Challenge Walk-About

30 Jan 2018
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Students who are taking part in our World Challenge trip to Belize recently undertook a gruelling 11.5 mile hike through the local countryside as part of fundraising for their upcoming adventure.  Team Belize showed stamina, discipline, motivation and courage during this walk to...
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Action Packed Art in Newcastle

30 Jan 2018
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A jam-packed adventure in Newcastle saw our Year 9 pupils embark on a photo challenge on Northumberland Street, a visit to Fenwick’s window and an explorative workshop at the Hatton Gallery in the city centre.  Students learned how to creatively respond to Pop Art work from the...
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Year 9 Explore Sunderland University

30 Jan 2018
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Year 9 visited Sunderland University for an event hosted by NECOP, which is a collaboration of higher education establishments in the North East aimed at raising pupil aspirations.  The day was a great success with pupils working on a range of interactive activities aimed at...
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Looking into Creative Careers

30 Jan 2018
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Year 10 recently explored career choices and contemporary art at The Baltic Gallery in Gateshead.  The Year 10s found that there are over 8000 jobs in the creative industries in the North East in a careers workshop before heading up to their current art and photography exhibition...
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Head of School’s Blog #21

16 Jan 2018
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Treats in Store for Easter

16 Jan 2018
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We will once again be rewarding students for being in school as part of our ‘Easter Attendance Eggstravaganza’. Students have the chance to win a host of prizes including sweets and gift vouchers for each day they maintain 100% attendance this term. At the end of term we will...
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The Stage is Set For Annie

16 Jan 2018
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Sandhill Academy’s next school production of the hit musical ‘Annie’ is already in the works ready for the end of year show. The cast and crew are all very excited to bring this famous Broadway show to life and are looking forward to performing on stage in front...
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Acting Out on British Values

16 Jan 2018
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We were joined by students and staff from Newcastle College to present our Year 9 students with a special workshop centred around the idea of ‘British Values’. The drama students gave a short show on the theme before splitting off into groups to help pupils come up with their own...
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A Look into Life

16 Jan 2018
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Miss Wallace took a group of Year 9 & 10 students on a trip  to the Centre for Life in Newcastle, to allow them to get a feel for what a real life science lab is like. Our students learnt about the use of Stem Cells in modern bio-chemistry and participated in a biology...
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Festive Fundraising

16 Jan 2018
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Just before the Christmas break our students were invited to don their Christmas jumpers and give a £1 donation to the charity ‘Save the Children.’ The response was incredible with most of our students getting into the festive spirit and turning up to school in some form of...
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Heart in the Community

16 Jan 2018
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A group of Sandhill View students made a special visit to Ashleigh Grange Care Lodge to deliver Yule Logs made by Sandhill students during enrichment time.  Sandhill View students spent time chatting with residents as well as playing draughts and dominoes.  However, the intensity...
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