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 …
July 2, 2018 archive
Jul 02
New Year 12 Make Their Debut
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
Catapulting Creativity
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
Young Physicist Receives Recognition
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!
Jul 02
Year 12 Reach New Heights
Year 12 sports students got the hang of things at Sunderland Wall. They are attending the climbing wall as part of their sixth form course, learning how to safely perform outdoor and adventurous activities and of course having fun along the way!