October 2019 archive

A Lesson from the Holocaust

With Holocaust Memorial Day approaching, our History Department along with Year 13 students Redeya Begum and Eve Crosby visited the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps. The girls took part in the ‘Lessons From Auschwitz’ project which involved attending seminars, investigating the impact on the Jewish community and hearing first hand experiences from survivors.

Southmoor wins ‘School/College of the Year’

We are thrilled to announce that at a dazzling awards ceremony in London, Southmoor won the ‘School/College of the Year’ at the UK Social Mobility Awards 2019!  This is a national award where we faced some very strong competition from schools and colleges across the country so for Southmoor to win is a very proud moment in the school’s …

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Everything Southmoor Right to Your Pocket

We are delighted to announce that our school app launches in collaboration with the MYEd platform. Through a mobile device, parents can now access ParentPay, Show My Homework, pupil timetables and exam information as well as communicating absences and reading this blog. You can download the app now by going to the app store and …

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A Wet & Wild Adventure at Derwent Hill

Year 12 and 13 students ventured to Derwent Hill for the traditional weekend of gill-scrambling through gorges, water sports on the lake and late-night walks in the wilderness. The students had impeccable conduct and a great sense of camaraderie is already developing amongst our biggest year group ever – just what we expect from our …

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Inspirational Speaking

Nicola Cook – an award winning entrepreneur and twice-published international best-selling author – visited and inspired Year 12. She spoke about her upbringing in the North East and how her mindset of perseverance and determination led her to be resilient throughout school and achieve her current position as CEO of Company Shortcuts.

Rosie Hitting New Heights

Sixth Former Rosie Clark has been accredited by AAA Sports Leadership Academy giving her the opportunity to undertake courses and gain more qualifications with British Gymnastics UK.  Through these courses, Rosie has become a qualified trampoline judge giving her access to judging competitions across the country. She will soon be judging a competition at AAA …

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