Sandhill View Academy

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We were recently visited by Sandhill View alumni, Jack Gray. Since leaving Sandhill Jack has worked with football coaches from the Sunderland Foundation of Light and is now training to be a coach himself with this establishment. BT, in conjunction with the Foundation of Light,...

Back on the Leading Edge

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On Thursday 19th April three Year 9 students took part in ‘The Leading Edge’ debate session. In this session the students had to form opinions on topics such as “Should all drugs be tested on animals before humans can use them?” and “Should drug use be allowed in...

Food in the Bank

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Well done to our generous students who are helping our community by donating food the local food bank. Over this term we hope to collect even more as our students look to increase their charity work towards the end of the academic year.

Eggcellent attenders.

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Congratulations to Chloe May (Year 8) and Rebecca Ward (Year11) for scooping the grand prizes in our Easter Eggstravaganza attendance competition. The girls were drawn from a pool of over 400 pupils who managed to maintain 100% attendance over the period. Chloe took home £100...

Head of School’s Blog #24

22 Mar 2018

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Going Digital at Disneyland

22 Mar 2018

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Year 8 & 9 IT pupils attended the ‘Computing Live 2018!’ conference in Disneyland, Paris. We visited the Eiffel Tower and cruised along the River Seine in freezing temperatures, on route to the seminar. Our staff and students stayed at the Cheyenne Hotel which had been...

A Red Card for Racism

22 Mar 2018

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Year 9 & 10 students participated in lessons presented by special guest volunteers from ‘Show Racism the Red Card’. Show Racism The Red Card is an anti-racism educational charity that aims to combat racism through enabling role models, who are predominately but not...

Ready, Steady, Cook!

13 Mar 2018

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Staff and students swapped textbooks for cookery books recently, when they took part in their own version of ‘Ready Steady Cook’. Special guests from the Chartwells’ ‘Putting Fun back into Food’ programme, came to Sandhill View to set students the challenge of making...

Finlay Reporting

13 Mar 2018

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Last month, Year 8 pupil, Finlay Anderson, was invited to be a match reporter for the day by Sunderland AFC for their match against Brentford FC. He spent a fabulous day learning more about Sports Journalism, a career which Finlay is passionate about pursuing, as well as having...

Head of School’s Blog #23

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

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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...

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...

Student Sleuths

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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...

World Challenge Walk-About

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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...

Action Packed Art in Newcastle

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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...

Year 9 Explore Sunderland University

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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...

Looking into Creative Careers

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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...

Head of School’s Blog #21

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Treats in Store for Easter

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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...

The Stage is Set For Annie

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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...

Acting Out on British Values

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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...

A Look into Life

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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...

Festive Fundraising

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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...

Heart in the Community

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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...

Head of School’s Blog #21

12 Dec 2017

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A Big Book Buzz

12 Dec 2017

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Every year the Academy takes part in Bookbuzz. Bookbuzz is a reading programme that supports schools by encouraging reading for pleasure, it celebrates independent reading choice and works to develop a school reading culture. Every Year 7 pupil gets to choose a book from a...

Year 8 go POP!

12 Dec 2017

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Year 8 pupils attended the Hatton Gallery in Newcastle to explore and respond to the Pop Art Exhibition. They were inspired by the impact these famous artists had on the North East art scene and found out that some of them even taught at Newcastle University! A favourite among...

GCSE Photography Explore the Global Refugee Crisis

05 Dec 2017

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When our photography group returned to school after the Christmas break in January 2017 they were keen to discuss the American presidential elections and the variety of attitudes which are being displayed at the time. They discussed issues linked to racism, homophobia,...

Attendance Advent Returns!

01 Dec 2017

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Our ‘Attendance Advent’ has returned! The initiative was massively popular with our pupils last Christmas, so we have brought it back again for another year of attendance based treats. Each school day in December we are automatically entering pupils in attendance for...

Head of School’s Blog #20

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Fun Fundraising

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Our students participated in a day of fundraising activities in aid of BBC’s Children in Need. Activites ranged from bake sales, a mini disco, sponsored sports & video games challenges and special prize competitions. Our students also donned their Pudsy ears and spotty...

On An Energy Quest

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Year 8 took part in an interactive STEM workshop called ‘Energy Quest’. It was a day packed with hands-on activities, careers information and stories of how engineers are constantly problem solving. Each student explored different sources of energy that could be...

Spooky Science

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Pupils from Year 7, along with the assistance of the Academy Science Ambassadors, took part in the Science department Halloween themed Science Club. They made spooky slime and pumpkin bath bombs which smelt amazing and were some of the best we have ever seen. As it was...

Head of School’s Blog #19

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Primary Prize Winners

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Congratulations to the primary school pupils whom have won some of the fabulous prizes up-for-grabs at our open evening in September. Gypsy Burt of Hasting Hill Academy had the closest guess for the ‘sweets in the jar’ competition, Tayn Blacklin of Broadway Juniors...

Head of School’s Awards

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Congratulations to our Head of School’s Award winners for the first half term. These pupils have earned the most Praise Points since the start of the year and are recognised by Mr. Carr with a certificate, a photo and a special ‘Head of School’s Award’...

Year 7 Know How to Party

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Just before half term our Year 7 were given the chance to get their groove on in their annual school disco. The evening involved fun games, snacks, music and some very wild dancing that gave our pupils the chance to bond socially outside of lesson time, make friends and learn...

Aspiration Day

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The jobs market is changing and so are the skills needed to be successful in life. Robots and artificial intelligence mean that young people today need to be able to adapt quickly to these changes. Over the last few weeks students have been learning about key employability skills...

Brave Biologists

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Pupils from Thorney Close Primary joined us recently to take part in a special biology lesson as part of our transition programme. Year 6 pupils got the chance to handle animal organs, watch a dissection of a pig’s heart and learn about it’s structure. Despite the...

Stupendous STEM

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We are pleased to announce that under the leadership of Mr Bunn, the Academy has recently received acknowledgement of our work in STEM by being the proud recipients of the national ‘STEM Ambassadors’ Award. STEM stands for: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. This means...

Football Report

17 Oct 2017

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After comments of; ‘The world is ending’, ‘Are we really playing football in this weather?’ and ‘I’m not allowed out when its dark’, the Year 7 boys took on their first real test in St. Aidan’s A team. The game was very tight but a...

Careers Fair 2017

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On Tuesday 10th October we hosted a Careers Fair at Sandhill View Academy. Thank you to all of the exhibitors from Colleges, Universities, Businesses, Services & The Armed Forces who joined us for the afternoon. The event was a massive success with students from Years 9, 10...

Sandhill Lions Roar

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Our Year 7 boys football team have had a fantastic start to the season with a 4-3 victory over Castle View Academy in their first game. The Sandhill footballing fortress and new strips were put to the test this week in our first home game hosting Red House Academy. On the back of...

Entering The Litter Lab

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Our students were invited to enter the ‘Litter Lab’ in assemblies presented by the national ‘Bin It!’ campaign. The campaign has been running since 2006 and has grown to support schools and teachers in a multitude of ways. Each year the Bin It! roadshow...

Bring it On!

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On Wednesday 4th October, Mr Bunn and 14 Year 8 students visited the ‘Bring It On’ event at The Stadium of Light. This is an event where STEM companies showcase the amazing opportunities that they have for young people that will be looking for a career in the next ten years....

H’way the Lads

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Six of our Year 8 students recently took part in football trials for the Sunderland Boys football team. All of our boys showed outstanding footballing ability, however, two students in particular impressed the coaches. Well done to Deacon Donnell and Mitchell Fairweather who...

Charity of Choice

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Students got to opt for the schools charity focus for the year. All form classes initially put forward three potential charity suggestions and then the top three were put to the school vote. In the spirit of democracy each student was given a token and then allowed to cast their...

Head of School’s Blog #18