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Brilliant Baltic Visit for Art Students

Year 11 art and photography students were lucky enough to spend time in the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead’s Archive to learn how to effectively research and analyse artwork from a range of contemporary sources. This has led to a range of starting points for their...
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Going Digital at Disneyland

Over half term, ICT students attended the ‘Computing Live 2019!’ conference in Disneyland, Paris.  Students visited the Eiffel Tower and cruised along the River Seine in glorious sunshine, on route to the seminar.  The conference was the main focus of the visit, covering:...
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Understanding University

150 of our Year 11 pupils visited Durham University. The day consisted of a range of activities looking at finance and planning for the future to give pupils a greater understanding of student loads. They also practised some creative revision skills to help prepare them for their...
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Politically Correct

40 Year 10 students from Southmoor and Sandhill View visited Durham University’s Government and Politics Department for a taste of university life. They explored game theory in the context of politics and discussed the difference between fact and opinion. Students also took...
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Sandhill Ski 2019

Our 2019 annual school skiing trip is already in the pipeline, with plans coming together for the much anticipated trip. This year we will be returning to the Granvalria resort in Andorra for a five-day ski package that includes lessons and tuition from instructors. The full...
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Going Digital at Disneyland

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...
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A Look into Life

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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Heart in the Community

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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ClueHQ

The students have just finished the Clue HQ part of their visit. The students split into two teams. Both groups thoroughly enjoyed attempting to solve the puzzles and worked superbly as a team demonstrating great resilience to gain success. It became fiercely competitive as...
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SnoZone

18 Year 10 students joined Mrs Turner and Mr Twemlow in wrapping up within their winter woolies ready for an action packed day at the SnoZone indoor ski centre in Castleford. Students tried out the nursery slope on the real snow and mastered their turns before moving up on to the...
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