Apr 29
On Wednesday students in year 12 who are planning to study dentistry and medicine at university, had the opportunity to meet a variety of doctors and medical students at this year’s Meet a Medic event. One of those visiting us was Alice Ward, an alumni of Southmoor who is currently in her second year of …
Apr 29
It has been a busy field trip time for the Year 12 geographers. Last week they spent 3 days at Derwent Hill completing a range of fieldwork tasks; from questionnaires and surveys in Keswick to climbing Helvellyn to study glacial landforms. Staff were so proud of their resilience and teamwork, which culminated in a high …
Apr 22
Last week was our annual Raising & Giving Week. This is a major event in the school calendar and is an opportunity for our school community to support a local charity by having some fun! For the second year, we chose Red Sky Foundation as our charity, to support the great work of Sergio and …
Apr 22
For last week’s Year 12 Personal Development lessons, we welcomed Sarah Schofield from Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service into school to deliver a workshop with students as part of a pre-driver programme. The aim of the workshop was to support students in keeping safe as a passenger and a driver, understand the potential …
Apr 15
Before the Easter holidays, our Medigroup got underway for year 12 students, kicking off with a visit from Newcastle University medical school. This session introduced students to the medical programme at Newcastle and the range of different programmes across the UK. Ashleigh, from Newcastle Uni, also discussed the applications process for Medicine, which is very …
Apr 15
For Year 13 PD lessons before the Easter holidays, we were delighted to welcome into school Vanessa Montesi, Aspire Officer from Aspire by upReach. Vanessa delivered an interactive workshop with our Year 13 students titled ‘Networking with Style!’. The aim of the workshop was to give students the skills that they need in order to …
