We are very proud to be the official school in the Northeast that is part of the Sunbelt Rentals Beacon Schools Project. On Tuesday, our Year 12 Engineering students took part in the first part of this project with a visit to the AESC Gigafactory being built by Wates in Washington. During the visit, our …
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Feb 10
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 …
Feb 10
Mapping Regeneration
Jan 27
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 …
Jan 26
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 …
Dec 09
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 …