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July 2019

Year 10 Summer School at the Sixth Form

22 Jul 2019
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Last week, Southmoor Year 10 students were joined by their peers from Sandhill View Academy and other schools across the city, at our Sixth Form for a day of taster subjects.  Students got the chance to try a breadth or reputable A-level subjects including: Art, Literature,...
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May the Odds be Ever in your Favour

22 Jul 2019
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Last week saw the return of our Sandhill Hill Games, where our students battled to earn glory for their house group.  Pupils went head-to-head over a series of events including physical and mental challenges that really showed off the friendly competitive spirit that the new...
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Beyond the Band Pit

22 Jul 2019
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Last week students got the chance to perform their own original musical compositions at the Sunderland Empire as part of the ‘Beyond the Band Pit Project’.  The project is ran by The Empire in association with Sunderland Music Hub with our students working alongside local...
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Crest is Best

22 Jul 2019
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Twenty of our Year 7 students have taken part in a CREST Discovery award project with all of them passing to go on to receive the award. Pupils worked for five hours on a project entitled “Stop the spread”, this was a project looking at how disease is spread and how we could...
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All Signing, All Dancing

22 Jul 2019
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Our students took to the stage to entertain members of the public in an all singing, all dancing show that saw them perform a medley of song and dance numbers from the world class musicals we all know and love. Well done to all the talented performing arts and music students who...
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Insight at Sandhill View

22 Jul 2019
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Sandhill View hosted our first Insight session for local Year 5 pupils.  As well as providing prospective Year 5 pupils with a taste of secondary life, the sessions are part of a wider project aimed at raising young people’s aspirations, starting at the...
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Sandhill Scholars Graduate

22 Jul 2019
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Students and their families concluded the end of the Scholars Programme with a graduation event, kindly hosted by Dr. Anne Allen, Acting Principal of St John’s College, Durham. The ceremony was designed to replicate a matriculation at Durham University, mixing tradition and...
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Moving On Up!

22 Jul 2019
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At the start of the month we welcomed nearly 150 pupils from our feeder primary schools who will be joining us in September as our new Year 7 group.  Our new pupils were excited to find their way around their new school, meet their teachers, try news subjects, enjoy our...
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Prom Prowess

22 Jul 2019
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After all of the hard work and effort put into their GCSEs it was time for Year 11 to dress up and celebrate in the sunshine for their Prom at The Ramside Hall Hotel.  A fantastic time was had by students and staff alike, with plenty of dancing, speeches and laughter. ...
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Sunderland City Council Holiday Activities

17 Jul 2019
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As the summer holidays approach, Sunderland City Council have provided various youth provisions and activities for young people whilst school is closed. More information can be found in this leaflet.
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Sandhill Alumni Success!

15 Jul 2019
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Congratulations to former SHV pupils Curtis Rooks and Luke Ellwood who have recently graduated from University. Curtis achieved a Geology Bsc (Hons) 1st at St. Andrews University and Luke Ellwood achieved Mechanical Engineering (Hons) 1st at Newcastle University. Well done! We...
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A Wonderful Work Discovery Week

03 Jul 2019
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Year 9 students visited the Stadium of Light for the ‘Work Discovery Week’ launch. They took part in a host of sessions including a Careers Fair, an employability skills workshop and an interview skills session. Pupils had the opportunity to network with companies such as...
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Park Art

03 Jul 2019
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Year 9 pupils have used a variety of materials in collaboration with the Thought Foundation Art Gallery, local artists and scientists to create a sculpture inspired by climate change. They have used cement, found plastic and plaster to create their response to how society views...
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Sandhill Lionesses Celebrate Women’s Football

03 Jul 2019
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Our Year 7 and 8 girls’ football teams attended a football festival at Sunderland University. The purpose of the festival was to promote leadership and the women’s world cup.  The girls played a number of games, attended a leadership workshop and even got to try on...
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Race for Life

03 Jul 2019
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Thorney Close Primary Years 3, 4 and 5 took part in our annual ‘Sandhill View Race for Life’. All the classes showed great effort running around the course and with some great sportsmanship demonstrated in cheering other runners on.  Our Year 8 and 9 students helped organise...
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Commemorating & Celebrating

03 Jul 2019
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Our Year 11 cohort joined us in school one last time as a year group to attend the dedication of a memorial to their fellow student, Josie King. Josie was a much loved Sandhill View student and the short but beautiful ceremony included her brother Jack, planting a yellow rose...
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Joining the Academy

03 Jul 2019
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We recently welcomed our latest group of Year 6 students who will be moving into Year 7 in September for their official enrolment into Sandhill View Academy. The parents and pupils had the chance to meet their head of house, make new friends in their tutor groups, learn more...
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Politics in Perspective

03 Jul 2019
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Budding Year 9 politicians from Southmoor and Sandhill View were invited to a Politics Open Day at Durham University. They got a flavour of student life attending a lecture on climate change, playing a game to re-enact the distribution of public goods and competed...
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