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Careers Fair 2019

Thank you to all the higher and further education institutions, training and apprenticeship providers, employers and representatives from our UK forces who joined us for our Careers Fair. Our students were extremely well informed by the variety of options available to them, with...
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A Poignant Pause

Every year group took part in our Remembrance Day commemorations. Our wonderful student volunteers led the ceremony with reflections on why we mark Remembrance Day alongside poignant poetry and music as well as an impeccably observed two-minute silence alongside the rest of the...
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The Spice of Life!

Our students got creative in the kitchen courtesy of our catering provider Chartwells. Year 7 pupils had the chance to take part in special ‘Spice of Life’ workshop where they discovered the health benefits of preparing fresh food and how simple it can be to cook a...
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Sandhill Scholars Get to Work

The Sandhill View students selected for our special ‘Scholars’ programme have been enjoying special lectures from some amazing guest speakers down at The Sixth Form at Southmoor. Our pupils have had the opportunity to identify unknown substances using a spectrometer and last week...
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The National Theatre and a Curious Incident

Sandhill students were delighted to attend a special performance of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ by the National Theatre at our sister school, Southmoor Academy. This was a fantastic opportunity for students to watch the show in an up-close and personal...
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A Way with Words

We were delighted to welcome Lisette Auton who is a local disabled poet working for New Writing North. Our Year 7 students had the chance to listen to Lisette speak about her work as a disabled activist, writer, spoken word artist, theatre-maker and creative practitioner as well...
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School Orchestra Project Makes its Debut

We launched our new School Orchestra Project by handing out the first instruments to eager Year 7 students. The project sees every student in Year 7 receive an orchestral instrument and whole-class tuition in their curriculum Music lessons. Last year’s project at Southmoor...
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Success Stories

As part of the recent Big Draw Festival 2019 students had the opportunity to write a description that brought an inanimate object to life with a supporting illustration. Dylan Douglas, Karrie Weetman and Lara Dickson submitted fantastic entries and were...
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Awesome Athletes

Congratulations to the students that represented the school at the Sunderland Schools Indoor Athletics Competition. All the students give 100% effort and their behavior and attitude was impeccable. We are still waiting for the final results of the whole school standings but in...
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