March 2022 archive

National Youth Theatre Put On A Show

We were once again delighted to be joined by the National Youth Theatre who put on a live performance in school for our students of their latest production ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ Specially adapted in a new version for schools touring, Jekyll & Hyde is a radical re-imagining by playwright Evan Placey of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale, …

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Top Brass For Erin

Year 12 student Erin Snaith took to the stage at The Gala Theatre in Durham where the North of England Area Brass Band Championships were held. Erin played percussion for The Felling Band in the 2nd Section. This resulted in a fantastic 3rd Place and promotion to the 1st Section next year. Well done Erin!

School Nurse Drop-In Clinic

Our School Nurse, is broadening access opportunities for pupils during their drop-in sessions every Tuesday in school. Years 12 & 13 will have access from 1.00 – 1.40pm every Tuesday. The nurses will be located in Room 1.10 for the remainder of each lunch session. They are available to talk about anything from emotional wellbeing or mental health through …

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UCAS Update

Our Year 13 students continue to get offers and the figures from UCAS for this year are looking impressive. 96% of applicants have now received a University offer, with almost 50% of our students having now heard from all their universities and in most cases are having to choose between many excellent offers! Almost 50% of our students have …

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Sweet Sixth Form Success

Congratulations to Sarah Lewis in year 11 who becomes our second prize winner from our ‘Get Set for Sixth Form’ at the start of the month. Sarah took part in the classic game of ‘guess the sweets in the jar’ when she visited our wide array for clubs and societies at the enrichment fair during …

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The images and reports in the media on the devastating war in Ukraine sparked outrage across the world, but also showed what we can do when we come together as an international community to support the millions of citizens who have lost their homes and been made to leave their country. The people of Sunderland …

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