January 2018 archive

Balliol Bound for Beattie

Congratulations to former Sixth Form student and ex-head boy Michael Beattie who, after a challenging interview process, has received an unconditional offer to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the world renowned Balliol College at Oxford University. Interestingly this esteemed course has produced 11 Prime Ministers over the years. Good luck Michael!

Pondering About Portfolios

Cleveland College of Art and Design came to Southmoor to talk to GCSE and A Level students with an interest in Creative Degree courses. The talk outlined the skills, qualities and attributes that are important for a creative course and how to produce a good portfolio of work. The students were fully engaged with many …

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School Performance Tables 2017

We are delighted to highlight our fantastic performance in this week’s release of the school performance tables which show our A level progress to be competing strongly at national level and leading the way locally. We look forward to building on this strong performance and delivering some of the best outcomes for students in our …

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Sixth Form Progression Evening 2018

Thank you to everyone that joined us on Wednesday for our final open evening of the academic year. Wednesday night saw the best ever turnout for our Sixth Form Open Evening which was a chance for students to think about their future.  With universities and higher apprenticeship providers in attendance, guests had plenty of people …

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Illustration Workshops at CCAD

Our Fine Artists visited Cleveland College of Art and Design in Hartlepool to take part in an illustration workshop. There was also a tour of the facilities and an overview of courses on offer plus an in-depth talk from a professional illustrator who lectures at the college. The workshop was based around drawing ‘zombie style’ …

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Seasonal Sixth Form Celebration

Our Sixth Form students celebrated the close of their first term with a bout of festive fun at the Alexandra in Grangetown.  After enjoying a three course Christmas dinner, students celebrated the evening by showing off their moves on the dance floor!  There was a great atmosphere and we’d like to thank everyone involved in …

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