Sandhill View Academy

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A group of the scholars’ students ventured to Cambridge University last week for an overnight stay. They experienced the life of a student at Cambridge by sleeping at one of the colleges, eating a splendid three course meal and having lectures in Chemistry and English. In...

Going Medieval at the Abbey

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As a reward for their exceptional effort and attitude in History lessons, a selected group of Year 7s visited Whitby Abbey on Monday. Students took part in a Monks, Medieval life and Monasteries session whilst also spending some time enjoying the sun..and rain! Students were...

SHV Hosts a Night at the Movies

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Last Wednesday we enjoyed a Night at the Movies hosted by our Performing Arts Group. We welcomed in parents and members of the public to sit down and enjoy a showreel of musical hits inspired by the movies. From Disney classics to Shrek, from Bugsy Malone to James Bond, there was...

Wimbledon Wednesdays

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Last Wednesday a group of Year 9s visited Wimbledon. This was an amazing opportunity for the students to see some of the world’s best tennis players in action. This was the first time the school have ran this trip and the first time some of the students will have visited...

2023 SHV Garden Party in Full Bloom

10 Jul 2023

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After much hard work throughout the year by our Eco Team with the support of students from The Bridge and peers in every year group, we held our annual garden party, inviting in governors and staff as well as other special guests to see the work our pupils have done this year....

Awards Season Wrap Up

10 Jul 2023

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We ended awards season with Year 9 and 10. Parents and carers were delighted to see their children reap the rewards of a successful year at school, with certificates of achievement for every student as well as special form tutor awards for those who have had the best attitude to...

Prom on the Promenade

10 Jul 2023

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We welcomed back our students for their much-anticipated Year 11 Prom! 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 extravagant Prom at The Grand Hotel in Seaburn, with many students...

Awards Season Begins

04 Jul 2023

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We kicked off our awards celebration season with ceremonies taking place for students in year 7 & 8 who were recognised for their achievement throughout this academic year. Both of our ceremonies were a resounding success with huge turnouts from parents and carers eager to...

Final Fling for Farrell Project

28 Jun 2023

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Last week saw the final day of the Farrell project between a group of Year 9 students and Newcastle university…. and wow what a fantastic day they had. This group of students represented our school in a fantastic way, we were incredibly impressed and felt massively proud of...

Bard Talk

27 Jun 2023

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Due to the commitment shown in performing arts and music lessons, a selection of students were last week selected to take part in a Romeo and Juliet inspired Drama workshop delivered by Theatre Space North EAST . This was a very exciting opportunity for students to consider real...

Summer Art Show 2023

27 Jun 2023

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Starting last Monday our G.C.S.E art students got the chance to show off their creative talents in the Summer Art Show. From sketchbooks to sculptures, collages to paintings there were some truly vibrant and imaginative pieces on show. We’d like to thank everyone who attended...

Summer Spectacular

26 Jun 2023

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Last Friday afternoon we celebrated success with the top 20 pupils from Years 7 & 8 who maintained 100% attendance this term alongside making positive progress in their attitudes to learning with our fantastic Summer Spectacular reward. Students had two free periods to cool...

Students Drop in to the wellbeing Café

26 Jun 2023

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Our Year 8 artists who recently took part in the train station mural art project visited Betsy Jenney’s Cafe in the city centre as a reward for their hard work alongside their teachers and members of our leadership team. The food was delicious, and the staff were amazing....

Royal Horticultural Society Visits SHV

26 Jun 2023

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Last Friday marked an incredibly special day for our Eco Team, the day that we were awarded RHS School Gardening Team of the Year 2023! We competed against other schools’ across the country to achieve this award and this is truly deserved! We were joined by Frances Tophill...

SHV Alumnus Visits Our Scholars

20 Jun 2023

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Scholars were joined by Nathan Davison, a past SHV student. It was so nice to hear from an alumnus about the journey from our school to where he is now. Nathan left us ten years ago and after completing his A- levels he went on to do a degree in Chemistry at Newcastle University....

Future Proof Thinking with Farrell

20 Jun 2023

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Students carried out day two of the Farrell project last week. The challenge was launched by Ruth, a professor of architecture at Newcastle University. Students designed homes for families living in 2050. They were split into four groups, each group had to deal with a different...

Uniform Pop-Up Shop

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Our Uniform provider, Elizabeth’s Embroidery, will be running their pop-up shops on site on the 24th July, 3rd August and 14th August between 11am-2pm for any student or parent wanting direct access to our supplier. Parents and carers should please access the building via...

Transition Evening 2023

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Sandhill View would like to extend our gratitude to what was a highly successful event for Year 6 students and their parents. It was excellent to see so many of our future students excited about joining us at the Academy, meeting their form teachers, completing enrolment...

Station Appreciation

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Throughout April and May, our pupils took part in a collaborative art project for a new mural that will adorn the walls of Sunderland’s new train terminal, which is currently under construction. Last Wednesday, Year 8 pupils enjoyed a celebratory lunch at Betsy Jenny Cafe...

Goodbye & Good Luck Year 11

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We said goodbye to Year 11 students after weeks of incredibly hard work in revision sessions and upon completing their GCSE examinations. We release them for study leave for their final few exams and to enjoy their prom in a few weeks as well as their special leaver’s...

Malicous Communications Workshop

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This half term, we are delighted to have Kerry from the Violence Reduction Unit at Northumbria Police Force, visiting our classes to deliver workshops on topics that may impact our local community and some of our young people. Last week pupils covered Malicious Communications and...

Sandhill Scholars Get University Ready

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Year 10 last week had a seminar with Matthew from Sunderland University. He spent time discussing with students how they could be university ready- what did they need to do to prepare for choices which are not that far away!

Year 7 Go Behind the Scenes

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Last Tuesday a group of Year 7 students visited the Sunderland Empire. The students took part in a creative workshop, resulting in a performance from each of the groups! After lunch, the students were given the opportunity to have a tour of the Empire. We got to visit parts of...

Breathing Spaces