Dec 18
We are delighted to have received news about our OxNet students for this year. OxNet applications have finally been processed, and three students from Southmoor have been accepted to this year’s outreach course! Well done to Beth Harrison, Zara Hussain and Zunairah Ahmed (Year 12) who will all take part in the OxNet project the culminates in next year’s Summer School …
Dec 18
Year 13 attended the Durham University school of Physics Christmas lecture last week, where Dr Pete Edwards lead a group of academics through their work, with world leading specialists and a variety of strange and exciting experiments. The topic of this year’s lecture was, ‘Decoding the Spectrum: Saving Civilisation from Solar Storms’ and revealed the …
Dec 11
Sixth Formers used Friday after school to deck the Sixth Form in festive decorations; from trees to tinsel! The 1st December also saw the return of our annual advent calendar, as students receive surprise rewards, games and challenges for every day of December. Check back for more information about what lies in store behind our …
Dec 06
Sheffield University launched the EPQ qualification to Year 12s today. This is worth half an A-level, and had many benefits for students in terms of their study skills and progression to university. Students have until next Friday to register their interest.
Dec 04
We are delighted to be featured in a recent Chronicle article investigating the number of students who have secured a place at Oxford or Cambridge in the last few years. As you can see from the table below, we are the highest performing school in the city for sending students to the top learning institutions in the …
Dec 04
Last Thursday our Year 12 A Level Business students were treated to a full day of activities at the Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP (PwC) Newcastle Offices. One of the four largest international accounting and professional services firms in the world there was a lot to learn about. Students heard from Directors, Consultants, Tech specialists and Administration …
