We are delighted to announce yet another accolade for Southmoor. Over the half-term break The Sixth Form was awarded The 2020 National Education Opportunities Network (NEON) Award for Best Access School or College Award. The NEON Awards provide a platform to celebrate the successes and accomplishments of NEON members across the country and their learners in widening access to higher education and enabling …
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Nov 09
Apprentices, We need Your Help!
Do you know any ex pupils who have recently gained places on, or completed apprenticeships? Would they be willing to share their experiences and offer advice to interested pupils? Could they inspire the apprentices of the future? As part of Southmoor’s commitment to providing good quality careers advice. We are looking to support pupils into …
Nov 09
Head Student Election 2020
We are seeing the US presidential race (slowly) drawing to a close but, perhaps even more importantly, it also marks the start of the election process for Sixth Form Council and the race for Head Boy and Head Girl roles for the entire school! Entries for the election have already begun to roll in with …
Oct 19
Back in the Field
Oct 19
An Elephant in the Room
Year 12 were introduced to the ‘Elephant Access Programme’ – a nationwide widening participation initiative which supports students with accessing the top 3rd of universities in the country. Students will get a minimum entitlement of 16 activities throughout their time at Sixth Form including a day conference, a residential summer school, preparation for university admissions …
Oct 12
Refreshing News
We’re proud to say that Year 12 student, Matilda Barry, has recently become the first Youth Ambassador for hydro-engineering company Clean Water Wave. Matilda has written an excellent blog to introduce herself and will be releasing a weekly blog to give updates on the various issues of clean water access in the developing world, engineering innovations to …