Peter Davison

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Sports Leaders Get Geared Up

Team Southmoor Student Volunteer programme is up and running and students across the school are already enjoying the opportunities that having a dedicated team of sixth formers is providing. Taking on Coaching, Managing, Journalism and Photography roles the volunteers are gaining valuable, real world industry experience that will not only benefit the students that they …

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Mapping Regeneration

Our Year 12 Geographers visited East Boldon and Hendon as part of their A Level topic on regeneration – comparing contrasting local places. After completing extensive secondary research, they collected primary data which will allow them to compare the character of these contrasting places.

Sixth Form Sports Leaders

We have put together a group of 6th formers who are Team Southmoor Student Leaders. Some of these are volunteering as photographers and journalists to cover our lower school sporting events whilst others will be managing their younger peers. This week our sixth formers who were successfully appointed to be part of Team Southmoors Student …

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Reading Mentors Focus on Fluency

Recently, we have set up an excellent Fluency Reading Programme in conjunction with Shotton Hall Academy. We have superb mentors from both Year 12 and Year 10 assisting selected Year 7 pupils in their reading, with an emphasis on reading fluently which aids understanding. The programme, so far, is a huge success and is being …

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Sizing Up the Social Sector

Last week, we welcomed representatives from the NHS Family Nurse Partnership, who hosted a session focussed upon career pathways in the health and social care sector. Year 12 and 13 Health & Social Care students were able to find out more about routes into various roles, and consider the skills and qualities required.  The session was …

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A Taste of Sixth Form

On Friday afternoon, students in Year 11 who would like to continue studying in the Sixth Form at Southmoor Academy next year, had the opportunity to take part in a range of different taster lessons in each of the subjects that will be available next year. These taster lessons gave students the opportunity to experience …

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