David Hodgson, creator of ‘The Buzz’ personality quiz, visited our Year 12 students. He helped them to think about their different personality types based on different criteria such as where they get their energy from, how they take in information, how they make decisions and their attitude to life. Each student was given an animal …
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Nov 09
Sixth Form Open Evening 2018
We’re the place to take you places in life, with so many amazing courses to choose from, and a fantastic reputation in getting the best from our students, we could be the starting point on your route to an exciting and satisfying career. With more of our pupils than ever going to top Russell …
Nov 05
Social Mobility Support
Our motto ‘Aspire, Achieve, Enjoy’ is the cornerstone of Southmoor’s commitment to social mobility. It’s about recognising that children in the North East deserve the best and that our job is to provide it! Southmoor has seen a significant increase in the achievement of its pupils and in particular it is joyous to witness the huge …
Nov 05
Packing Bags for Berlin
Nov 05
James Cook Mini-Medical School
Aspiring doctors in Year 12 attended a ‘Mini Medical School’ lecture series at James Cook Hospital where topics included: ‘Medicine at the Sharp Edge’ with Dr Jeff Doran, ‘Exploring General Practice’ with Dr Hugh Alberti and Dr Adedoyin and ‘Painting a Picture of the Skin; Warts and All’ with Dr Rob Ellis.
Nov 05
Stem Cell Sign-Up
We hosted representatives from Anthony Nolan, a medical charity who support research into stem cells and blood cancer. Sixth Form students were encouraged to sign up to the donor register in the hope of helping patients with blood cancer or a blood disorder to receive lifesaving stem cell transplants.






