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Dec 02
On Friday, our Sixth Form students hosted a heartwarming Community Coffee Morning, welcoming residents from local care homes for a festive gathering filled with cheer. The morning was brimming with hot drinks, mince pies, and lots of holiday spirit. Guests enjoyed a fun game of festive Bingo, with prizes including Christmas hampers and charming crocheted …
Dec 02
On Wednesday, our Year 12 Geography students headed out on a local fieldwork day to support their A-level studies of Changing Spaces. The group visited three contrasting locations: East Boldon, Sunderland City Centre, and Hendon. Each site offered a different perspective on how places develop, change, and are experienced by the people who live and …
Dec 02
Over the past three weeks two of our Year 12 students, Grace and Ethan, have been participating in the Lessons from Auschwitz programme. This programme is run by the Holocaust Education Trust and aims to educate young people about the events of the Holocaust and its impact on the world. Grace and Ethan had the opportunity to meet …
Nov 24
Dr Cora Lingling Xu visited our A-level sociologists to talk about her research into ‘time inheritance mapping’. Using Bourdieu’s concept of capital, she looked at the time taken to accumulate different kinds of capital, and how we ‘inherit’ different amounts of time. We looked at our own familial, national and international inheritance, and how we …
Nov 17
Following an inspiring Aspire Assembly delivered by Sergio from the Red Sky Foundation, our Year 12 students leapt into action with incredible energy and enthusiasm. Eager to support the upcoming Reindeer Dash taking place in the Bridges at the end of November, they rolled up their sleeves and got creative, working together to make magical bags …
Nov 17
Our Sixth Form students came together last week to host a fantastic bake sale in support of The Children’s Foundation. After days of baking everything from cupcakes and cookies to brownies and traybakes, they filled the school with delicious treats—and plenty of excitement. Alongside the sweet treats, two talented students also crocheted an adorable dinosaur …
