May 2018 archive

Goodbye & Good Luck Year 13

We said a very fond farewell to Year 13 students. As always, we forge long lasting relationships with pupils both past and present. We look forward to celebrating at the Year 13 Prom and are anticipating another great set of results in August before students embark upon the next phase of their futures – many …

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Turning Pink & Blue

We joined many schools and businesses in the North East in ‘turning pink and blue’ in memory of Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry, local students who were tragic victims of last year’s Manchester Arena bombing. Students wore items of pink and blue and collected donations for the charity ‘The Together Forever Trust’ which was set up …

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Head Students End Their Tenure

Thank you and well done to Head Students Lauren Green and Poppy Butler who chaired their last Student Council meeting before they leave Sixth Form. The girls have been passionate throughout their time as part of the Council, leading their team through their various initiatives and representing the school fantastically as ambassadors. We wish them …

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Orwell Prize Preparation

Sixth Form students from across the city came to Southmoor to participate in a workshop for the prestigious Orwell Youth Prize. Ten of our students will be heading down to Oxford for the launch – we wish them luck in the competition!

Six Former in the Sound Booth

A Level Music student Katrina Wake spent two days in a recording studio over the Easter break to record her A Level Pop Ballad Composition to industry standard. She intends to release this on Spotify and iTunes after she has completed her A Level studies – keep your eyes open and ears peeled for this future star! You …

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Coastal Curiosity

Our Year 12 Geographers visited Seaham recently to collect data for their independent investigations. They worked extremely hard and gathered lots of information, assessing the sea defences, completing questionnaires and field sketches, analysing flood risk as well as creating maps of the area. They also had lots of fun having a competition to see who could skim pebbles into the sea the furthest, …

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