Sandhill View Academy

Roving Robotics

17 Feb 2025

Last week, the VEX teams competed in the VEX Robotics competition at Newcastle University, showcasing the hard work and dedication they have put into building and refining their robots over the past term. Facing teams from across the region, they demonstrated resilience and...

Film Making Fun

17 Feb 2025

On Thursday afternoon, a group of GCSE Media students (listed below) had the opportunity to participate in a filmmaking workshop with the team from Turps Film, a North East film studio who have worked on films and animations for corporate videos, promotional films, online content...

On Top of the World

17 Feb 2025

Year 9 students took part in an assembly and small writing workshops led by Matt Dikenson. Matt is a filmmaker and writer who is best known for his award-winning novels and his documentary work for National Geographic Television, Discovery Channel and the BBC. He was also one of...

National Apprenticeship Week 2025

17 Feb 2025

Last week in the UK was National Apprenticeship Week and as always at Sandhill View, we like to support as much as we can. This year’s National Apprenticeship Week is all about celebrating the successes of Apprentices all across the country, and the skills needed to be...

Thinking Choices for Year 9

10 Feb 2025

It’s almost time for our Year 9 students to choose their options subjects to study at Key Stage 4. Every student will soon be receiving an options booklet packed with information on the GCSE courses available to them from next year. They will also take part in taster sessions in...

A Time of Heroes & Villains

10 Feb 2025

In Technology some of our Year 7 students have completed their first big project as part of the subject. Students have each designed and made a clock based on the theme of heroes and villains using hand tools in our school workshop to craft them. You can see some of their...

Diving into Lego League

10 Feb 2025

On Thursday, six Year 8 students joined Mrs McKinnell at Nissan for the First Lego League competition. The students competed in 4 rounds programming their robot to move around the board interacting with a wide range of ocean themed tasks. This year’s topic was...

Thinking Feed

03 Feb 2025

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This week the Land Based Studies students have been in the classroom learning about the importance of correct nutrition and the impact of an unbalanced diet within a range of animals. They have then been out to the poultry unit to put theory into practice. Students have explored...

Scholars Look Ahead to University

03 Feb 2025

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This week in Scholars we were greeted by a representative from Sunderland University. She spoke to the students about what university entails and how to apply. Students learnt about the UCAS process and the importance of starting to collect information such as achievements,...

Considering Careers in the NHS

03 Feb 2025

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On Thursday morning, all Year 8 students took part in the annual ‘Careers in the NHS’ presentation delivered by educational theatre group Performance in Education. This enthusiastic, lively presentation introduced students to the range of pathways that are available in the NHS at...

A Fresh Start

27 Jan 2025

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This week we were happy to welcome back Andy from ‘Wearside Youth for Christ’ who once again entertained students with his usual charismatic style of presentation. As always, we began with a quiz where students had to identify the classic Disney movies and their modern remakes...

Esports Entertain

27 Jan 2025

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Last Monday six year 9 girls joined Mrs McKinnell for the day at the British ESports Centre based in Sunderland; this was a career experience offered to us as we are a CyberFirst School. Whilst there the students were learning how to build their own Fortnite island in both design...

Road Safety with Josh Green

27 Jan 2025

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Last week, Year 8 enjoyed a live theatre-style performance by Theatre Space North East called ‘Josh Green’. This impactful drama conveys the significance of road safety to Key Stage 3 students during a pivotal period in their development. By emphasising the influence of peer...

The Gift of Giving

16 Dec 2024

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Last week our pupils have shown the true meaning of Christmas, using the money raised from recent fundraisers to buy food items and treats to create 20 festive hampers for disadvantaged people in our community who are suffering from food poverty. Each hamper...

Spicing It Up in Hospitality

16 Dec 2024

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Mexico 70 chef David Tanner (who is an ex-student of SHV) popped in to do a taco workshop this week with our Year 10 Hospitality and Catering students. They had a great time learning how to press and cook tacos and make guacamole then presented their dishes perfectly.

SHV Reaching New Heights

16 Dec 2024

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This week, schools’ performance data for the 2024 GCSE Exams were published by the Government. We are absolutely delighted with the knowledge that SHV is now in to top 20 ‘most improved’ schools in the entire country! Thanks to unified leadership, exemplary behaviour, an...

That Festive Feeling

09 Dec 2024

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This week we are encouraging students to enter into the full festive spirit. Our annual ‘Christmas Jumper Day’ will take place this Thursday. Pupils are welcome to wear a festive jumper under their blazer for the day. All other items of uniform must be worn as normal. We will...

Mad About Mushrooms

09 Dec 2024

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On Tuesday, some of our Year 7 and Year 8 pupils had the opportunity to work with Kylie Dixon. Kylie is a published children’s author and illustrator who predominately writes books on the theme of ‘mushrooms’ inspired by her long walks across the North East....

Academy Christmas Card Competition 2024

09 Dec 2024

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Well done to: Sienna Wilson (Year 7), who won our art competition to create this year’s official Academy Christmas card. She impressed our judges with a beautifully simple string of Christmas lights for her design. Well done, the winning card will now be turned into an official...

Fact Finding on the Farm

02 Dec 2024

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Last week in Science some Year 10 students attended East Durham College for an authentic science experience. They worked with people who used science within their job to help them connect their learning from the classroom with the world of work, and what fun they had! The...

Careers Fair 2024

02 Dec 2024

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The annual Careers Fair at Sandhill View is always an excellent opportunity to make early steps on the journey beyond school and this year was no exception. Students once again had the opportunity to speak to a vast range of employers, educational providers and training providers...

Why Queue?

25 Nov 2024

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Last Monday morning, we were delighted to welcome into school Theatre Space North East to deliver the annual ‘Why Queue?’ educational performance to our Year 7 students. The presentation encouraged students to think carefully about safe and sustainable travel options and it...

On Your Bike

25 Nov 2024

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Last week students have been taking part in the ‘Bikeability’ scheme. Bikeability is a government approved National Standard for cycle training, a cycling proficiency course for the 21st Century. It has been developed to give young people the knowledge, skills and confidence they...

A Taste of Spain

25 Nov 2024

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Last week almost 50 of our students from Year 7 up to Year 10 took the chance to test out their Spanish by visiting a Spanish restaurant, El Torero, in Newcastle. The students were treated to a tapas menu that included patatas bravas, albóndigas, chorizo, croquetas, pan y ali...

A VIP Visitor

18 Nov 2024

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Last week we had an incredibly special visitor who popped into the academy as part of a nationwide tour. Pudsey the Bear from BBC’s Children in Need joined us in school to pay a visit to our students in lesson time, enjoy a book in our LRC, join in with our homework club and put...

SHV Business Breakfast

18 Nov 2024

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Last week Sandhill View Academy held our very first Business Breakfast. We had representatives from a variety of companies in the local area come in to speak with staff from school. The purpose of the breakfast was to come up with ways employers can support the work we do in...

Eggciting Learning Opportunities

18 Nov 2024

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Last week students from the Eco Team and Land Based Studies students have supplied eggs from our school chickens to the technology department for their cooking lessons. This week Y7 students have made small cakes with our very own SHV eggs! Students were amazed that the first egg...

Red Sky for Everyone

11 Nov 2024

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This week we welcomed Sergio from local charity ‘The Red Sky Foundation’ to celebrate the instillation of a new defibrillator on the wider Sandhill site in an area where it can be accessed by the wider public and local community 24 hours a day. The...

Girls Gets Set

11 Nov 2024

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On Thursday, we launched an exciting new project with twelve Year 9 students embarking on their journey to earn the prestigious Bronze Industrial Cadet Award. Leading the way was a team from Baker Hughes, an innovative energy technology company based in Cramlington....

Ducks and Chucks

30 Oct 2024

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Before Half Term we took ownership of a range of chickens and ducks that are going to be an integral role in the new vocational course Level 2 Technical Award in Land Based Studies from City and Guilds. The poultry will be looked after by the students on the Land Based Studies...

Rugby Skills Festival

30 Oct 2024

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Students from Year 8 took part in the Sunderland City Councils Rugby skill festival. The students took part in several Rugby skills including passing, tag, 4 v 4, reaction time and coaching from Newcastle Falcons. All our students showed great effort and enthusiasm in trying out...

A Lake Side Adventure for Generation Green

30 Oct 2024

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This week students from Year 8 and Year 9 have taken part in this year’s Generation Green project which is a collaborative project from the Youth Hostel Association, National Parks Authorities, and the Field Studies Council. This project has enabled students to become...

Zak on Bullying & Mental Health

17 Oct 2024

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We were delighted to welcome into school solo artist We were delighted to welcome into school solo artist Zak Hull (Zackri). Hailing from County Durham, 15 year old pop sensation Zak performed some of his own songs for our students in Years 7 and 8. After this performance, Zak...

On the Go on STEMFest

17 Oct 2024

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Last week we took a group of Year 7 & 8 students to visit the Beacon of light to take part in STEM Fest. There were a huge range of STEM-based companies there (with plenty of freebies!) and students took part with enthusiasm. Highlights included meeting Jim...

Portrait Perfection

17 Oct 2024

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Year 10 took part in workshop with local artist Kerry Cook from The Art Room Sunderland. Students spent the afternoon creating exciting and experimental work which will contribute to their coursework. We began by looking at the history of Sunderland and used a portrait of a...

Week of European Languages

01 Oct 2024

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Last week we were celebrating European Day of Languages and our students have loved getting out of their comfort zones and trying something different. We’ve had such a busy week exploring how mutual respect and tolerance of those with different languages, faiths...

Academy Open Evening Success!

01 Oct 2024

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This year’s open evening proved again why we are at the heart of our local community, as parents flocked to our doors to find out about why Sandhill View continues to grow in popularity as a choice for a top education. Feedback from parents was incredibly positive,...

Staff & Students on the Run

19 Sep 2024

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Well done to Lola Dennis (Year 7) who spent the weekend before her very first day in at Sandhill View running The Junior Great North Run to raise money for Red Sky Foundation, which is a charity close to her heart. She ran it in 29 minutes and plans to beat...

Hello Year 7

19 Sep 2024

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A very special and warm welcome to our latest cohort of Year 7 students. Our new pupils joined us first thing last Monday all looking impeccably smart, with plenty of smiles as they made their way into school for the very first time. Our new year group made a fantastic first...

Return to School

06 Sep 2024

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We hope everyone has had a fantastic Summer Break! We look forward to welcoming all of our students back on Monday 9th September. New year 7 students need to arrive by 8.15am reporting to the Year 7 yard via the pupil entrance on Grindon Lane. All other year groups need to...

GCSE Results 2024

22 Aug 2024

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Year 11 Students Tear into a Phenomenal Set of Results There was a fantastic buzz at Sandhill View Academy this morning, as we welcomed the class of 2024 back in to reveal a truly fantastic set of results, which we are pleased to say are some of the best for the school ever....

Open Evening 2024

12 Aug 2024

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We’re thrilled to invite everyone to our Academy Open Evening 2024! Whether you’re a Year 6 parent exploring options for your child’s future or simply curious about what makes us a cornerstone of the local community, we have a huge range of exciting activities, free...

Building Bots

08 Jul 2024

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Last Thursday we had our final STEM event of the year. The RAF organised for a robotics workshop to come into school. Where the Year 8s were treated to some team building and problem solving challenges. Throughout the session they needed to build on their resilience and...

Bronze Bonanza

08 Jul 2024

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Last week, Mr Thompson and Mr Buckley took the second group of pupils on their expedition section for the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award. They travelled to the Lake District to complete a 7-mile hike around lake Ullswater and camped overnight. Although the weather was very...

Awards Season Arrives

08 Jul 2024

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We kicked off our awards celebration season with ceremonies taking place for students in all year groups throughout last week, recognising their achievement throughout this academic year. All of our ceremonies were a resounding success with huge turnout from parents and carers...

School Uniform Pop-Up-Shop

01 Jul 2024

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Our school uniform provider will be providing a pop-up shop in school on the below dates. Parents and Carers are asked to enter the school via the side entrance on Grindon Lane (not main reception), where you will be directed to the pop-up shop’s location within the school on...

In search of Bronze

01 Jul 2024

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Last week, the first group of pupils took part in the expedition section for the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. They travelled to the Lake District to complete a 7-mile hike around lake Ullswater and camped overnight. All pupils did amazingly well in the blistering heat, and...

Terrific Transition

01 Jul 2024

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We were once again thrilled and delighted to welcome over 150 Year 6 pupils from our primary feeder schools to join us for three days of finding out everything they need to know about Sandhill View Academy, thus making their transition to secondary school in September much less...

Searching for Inspiration in Sunderland

25 Jun 2024

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On Friday 14th June a small group of Year 10 photography students spent the day exploring Sunderland as a reward for hard work in lessons. We began by meeting local artist and lecturer Natalie Gale at Sunderland University, students explored the Fine Art and Photography degree...

Health Services Taster Day

25 Jun 2024

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Last week a group of our students from Year 8 were treated to a Health Services Taster day at Sunderland University. They got to experience careers such as Occupational Therapy, Nursing and Paramedical Science. The day was filled with a range of different hands on experiences...

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