Jul 10
High-flying Year 12 students visited Oxford University as part of their Outreach Programme to spend 48 hours finding out what it takes to study at one of the world’s top Universities. They were involved in subject sessions, personal statement workshops and gruelling interview practice. After advice from Admissions Tutors and tips on the best accommodation …
Jul 10
We are delighted to announce that Sarah Wharton (Year 12) and Joseph Gonzalez (Year 9) have successfully auditioned for the Centre for Advanced Training at Sage. As a result they will be given the best musical tuition available every Sunday with Musicians from The Northern Sinfonia! It is exceptionally difficult to get into the centre …
Jul 02
Following the retirement of last year’s Head Students, we held our election for the two Year 12 students who will take up the role for next year. We balloted every single one of our pupils to choose their representatives after hearing the different manifestos. As ever, the competition was very close but we can now proudly …
Jul 02
We welcomed more students than ever from both Southmoor and across the city as new recruits to Sixth Form. We hosted a jam-packed two day transition event where students engaged in a number of activities including lots of team bonding and a series of taster lessons. We look forward to seeing our new Sixth Formers …
Jul 02
As reported recently, Year 12 physics students returned to the Engineering Department at Sunderland University to complete their engineering project. The teams of students were tasked with building a device to launch a weight at a target with the team whose launcher proved to be the most accurate being crowned winners. Dave Knapton (Principal Lecturer in …
Jul 02
Congratulations to Chloe Pratt of Year 12 who was nominated as Southmoor Academy’s ‘Physicist of the Year’. Chloe attended Durham University with Mr. Dodds, where she was presented with this prestigious award from the Ogden Trust along with students nominated from other schools in the area. Well done!
