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Guest Lecturer for Sandhill View Scholars

Scholars were introduced to the ‘Grand Challenge’ with Northumbria University by Dr Iain Browlee. Dr Brownlee’s is a professor at the university and lectures and carries out research in food and nutrition. He wants our students to help him design ways to improve human and...
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Head Students Selected

We celebrated the democratic process by electing our new Head Students for the rest of the academic year. We are delighted to announce that this year’s representatives are Liam Craggs and Hannah Errington. With their deputy head students Dylan Douglas, Marlie Kean, Maddison...
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Going Green

Last Tuesday was World Mental Health Day. This year, mental health charities and the World Health Organisation are encouraging people to unite behind the theme “mental health is a universal human right.” To celebrate the day, we invited students to substitute a piece of their...
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Sandhill Scholars Return

Our Scholars programme 2023 – 24 started off with an authentic learning experience at Sunderland City Council. Students took part in seminars and a conference with representatives from the city about Sunderland as a ‘Smart city’. They learnt about how important...
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Eco Team Back in Action

Eco team have been back at it again since returning to school in September, harvesting the remaining summer crops such as beans, peas, potatoes and desperately waiting for the pumpkins to ripen!  Autumn preparations are underway with the old potato beds being cleared and re-edged...
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Academy Council Get to Work

Last week we held our very first Academy Council meeting of the school year. Our Academy Council includes representatives from every form group in every year that come together on a regular basis to work together with our school leadership and discuss issues important to our...
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MWorld Mental Health Day 2023

WMHD 2023 is this Tuesday, 10th October. This year, mental health charities and the World Health Organisation are encouraging people to unite behind the theme “mental health is a universal human right.”  Here at SHV, all students will be discussing both mental health and the...
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Yr 10 Progress Evening

The year 10 information evening is on Monday 6th November from 4.30pm – 5.30pm. Don’t miss out on this crucial opportunity to: Find out about key dates  Learn how to support your child and school to ensure success in year 11  How to understand the...
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The Dangers of Vaping

Last week in assembly we were joined by representatives from our local NHS Trust who spoke to our students about the dangers of vaping. There has been a disturbing rise in vaping amongst young people, with vaping products deliberately being targeted at a younger audience,...
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Macmillan Coffee Morning 2023

Last Friday morning we celebrated Macmillan Coffee morning, with our staff and students putting on a spread of baked treats to help raise money for the charity. Well done and thank you to all involved, you can donate to Macmillan directly by visiting their donation page here. 
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On Expedition

The second group of Year 11 students successfully completed their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Expedition last week. The group set off early on Saturday morning in heavy rain. They then completed their 10km hike before successfully setting up camp for the night. The group then cooked...
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