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Dec 05
Year 12 students Arianwen West, Emily Iley & Ellie Stobbart delivered a presentation on the importance of Men’s mental health. Evidence suggests that men are significantly less likely to use mental health services in response to a mental health issue in comparison with women, even though suicide is the biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK. The assembly helped …
Dec 05
The annual Tin Appeal was launched in assemblies by the Student Council. Each year pupils raid their kitchen cupboards for spare tins to donate to the homeless over Christmas. This year we have set our sights high with the aim of gathering 2500 tins to smash last year’s count of 2000. Each form class has …
Dec 01
The atmosphere in the Sixth Form was buzzing on Wednesday evening as we held the first Open Evening of the academic year. There was a fantastic turnout with students from across the city as well as Southmoor joining us to see what we are about. Year 12 and 13 student helpers supported staff in showing …
Nov 28
Our students are going places! With more of our pupils than ever going to top Russell Group Universities such as Newcastle, Cambridge, Durham, UCL & Glasgow, now is your chance to find out how you can join them. With our recent appointment as a hub school for Oxford University’s outreach programme there is no better …
Nov 27
We saw the launch of the ‘OxNet’ hub for the North East which was held at the National Glass Centre. Students from across the region attended alongside the Pro Vice Chancellor of Durham, Professor Alan Houston, Lesley Griffin of Sunderland University and academics from all the major regional universities. Dr Peter Claus, the creator of the OxNet program was in attendance and accompanied …
Nov 27
Southmoor Academy was delighted to welcome some very important visitors from Oxford University. Dame Lynne Brindley, the Master of Pembroke College and Samina Khan, Head of Undergraduate Admissions came to speak to Year 10 and 11 students as part of the launch of the new OxNet hub for Sunderland which is based at Southmoor and is the first of …
