Last Wednesday Year 12 & 13 Geographers braved the cold to visit the Helix Science Park in Newcastle. We had a fascinating tour on how this regeneration has changed the city of Newcastle, with local government, private investors and the university working together to create this exciting, state-of-the-art development.
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Jan 10
A Torrent of Tins!
Our Tin Appeal for 2023 came to a conclusion on last term, where the final total was counted, and nearly 2500 tins have been collected this year. Our Sixth Form helped to distribute all of the tins to various locations around the city including the Salvation Army in Southwick, St Mary’s Church on Bridge Street, …
Jan 10
Milo Makes His Debut
Last term we welcomed in Milo, our new support dog, who met some of our sixth formers as a test run for when he begins his duties in full in the new year. Milo will be available to emotionally support our students through any anxiety or stress they may feel over the course of their …
Dec 18
OxNet Students 2024 Announced!
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
Astronomical Physics
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
Feeling Festive in the Sixth Form
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 …