Nov 15
Students in Year 12 were introduced to the ‘Sunderland First Choice’ scheme; this is a 2-year programme which allows students to experience HE, from subject-based teaching and activities, to student life and societies. Students who successfully complete the programme and attend the summer school will be eligible for 16 tariff points – equivalent to two …
Nov 14
Year 12 students were visited by a representative from professional services brand PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) who to discussed the career opportunities that are available through their many business sectors, including legal services, data & analytics, financial advice and more.
Nov 14
Our first ever Careers Cafe event saw Kier Construction and Speakers for Schools providing advice and answering questions for interested students. Our Careers Cafe events occur every Monday in Southmoor House and play host to different businesses each week.
Nov 14
Armistices Day was marked in the Sixth Form, as it was across Southmoor Academy with the playing of the last post and a series of reflective photographs. In addition, students in the Sixth Form got creative and made their own poppies out of craft materials which has been displayed at The Sixth Form entrance as …
Nov 09
Several of our students have received prestigious university offers during the half-term break. Estelle Onwuka, Emily Doughty and Leona Barker have received offers to study English Literature at universities including Warwick, York and Manchester whilst Adil Hussain has received an offer to study Biology at Newcastle. Sam Ford (University of York) and Matthew Patterson (Manchestser University) have both received offers to study Psychology and Lainie Hulley has …
Nov 09
The election took place for our new Aspire Students Union. All students were balloted to choose their representatives. As ever, the competition was very close but we can now proudly congratulate the winning candidates who have been elected to represent their peers for the next year. Well done to everyone involved! Co-Presidents & Head Students: Jessica Wilson (Year …
