November 2021 archive
Nov 15
SMSC Theme of the Week
Last week’s SMSC Theme of the Week is Remembrance. This is a very important event in not only our school calendar but also for the whole Nation, in addition to this year celebrating 100 years of the Royal British Legion. In assemblies, Mr Wareham talked to students about “Why do we Remember?”. In a special …
Nov 15
Planting Poppies
The Sixth Form gardening team got got their hands in the mud as they began work on the Sixth Form garden and courtyard by planting poppy seeds in one of our planters. They won’t come up until the Spring but on a day of remembrance it was poignant to be laying seeds that would, in …
Nov 15
Police Training Workshop
At the Sixth Form we are passionate about finding opportunities for all students to fulfil their dreams. Several Year 12 & 13 students are interested in a career in the Police Service so we were joined by a former police officer and a current applicant for the Police Service. They spoke passionately about the role …
Nov 08
UK Parliament Week
To mark the annual UK Parliament Week, we were delighted to welcome into school Julie Elliott MP, the Member of Parliament for Sunderland Central. Julie met with our Student Council and selected other students where she answered questions about her role as a politician, how she first started in politics, what she stands for and …
Nov 08
First University Offers In!
We are delighted to announce our very first University offers for this year. Within just days of sending their applications, several of our students have received offers from top Universities. These include: Chloe Watson with offers to study Biology at both Bristol and York, Suhaymah Zahraa and Maddison Wilson with offers to study Psychology at Newcastle and Christopher Watson with an offer to …