Sandhill View Academy

A VIP Visitor

18 Nov 2024

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

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

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

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

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...

Health Services Taster Day

25 Jun 2024

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Phoenix Fun with the Fire Service

25 Jun 2024

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Over this term we have been lucky enough to offer some of our Year 10 students the opportunity to engage with the Phoenix Project. These 10 young people have completed their final three days on the Phoenix Project at Sunderland Central Fire Station. After completing...

Goodbye Year 11

25 Jun 2024

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It’s once again that time of year where we say a fond farewell to our latest cohort of Year 11 students. Having all but completed their GCSE exams after weeks of incredibly hard work in revision sessions and interventions, we now release them for study leave for their final few...

Scholars Explore Newcastle

12 Jun 2024

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Last week Scholars students attended Newcastle College. They carried out taster sessions in professional cookery, fine arts and travel and tourism. The students came away with brownies and beautiful notebooks which they designed themselves. We spent lunch at the college and had a...

Sunderland Swim Gala Success!

12 Jun 2024

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Sandhill View students from Years 7, 8 and 9 travelled to Sunderland Aquatic Centre to compete in the Sunderland school games swimming competition. The students took part in individual and team events. All of our students swam extremely well showing determination, teamwork...

A Warm Welcome

12 Jun 2024

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Sandhill View would like to extend our gratitude to what was a highly successful event for Year 6 students and their parents this week. It was excellent to see so many of our future students excited about joining us at the Academy, meeting their form teachers, completing...

Bess Making a Differance

20 May 2024

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Our newest member of the SHV Team is settling in well as she begins her training as a support animal for our students. Although still in the early stages of her training, Bess is already having a positive impact around school. There have already been a few occasions...

Hoodie Heaven

20 May 2024

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As our Year 11 students begin their exams, the first release of the much coveted leaver’s hoodies was this week for students in Year 11 who have zero uniform infractions this year. Happily, this covered the majority of the year group and now many of our Year 11s...

Uplifiting Engineering

20 May 2024

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Yesterday 60 year 9 students had the opportunity to take part in a STEM Day delivered by The Smallpeice Trust, sponsored by the RAF. STEM Days are held in school for young people in Years 8 – 11. The day was hosted by a Smallpeice Trust educator Jonathan, the day was...

Our Geographers Survey the Bay

13 May 2024

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Year 10 were lucky enough to have the opportunity to complete both their compulsory GCSE fieldwork enquiries away at Robin Hoods Bay this week. We had a fantastic time, and the weather didn’t disappoint! We spent day one completing land use surveys for our Human enquiry,...

Year 9 Discover Durham

07 May 2024

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Our Year 9 students attended Durham University this week. Three coaches took the students to Durham where we attended lectures, had seminars about skills and careers and took part in a tour of the university and some surrounding areas of Durham. The students were full of smiles...

Discussing Malicious Communications

07 May 2024

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Last week we were delighted to have representatives from Northumbria Police’s Violence Reduction Unit, visiting Year 7 classes to deliver various workshops on topics that may impact our local community and some of our young people. Year 7 are looking at Malicious...

Meet Bess

29 Apr 2024

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This week we welcomed Bess, our new therapy dog. Studies show that therapy dogs can improve negative behaviour and have a positive impact on mental health and wellbeing. She is currently only a puppy and is in training so will be in and out of school as she gets used...

Cyber Crime Workshop

29 Apr 2024

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Northumbria Police had two officers in school on Tuesday delivering Cyber-Crime Awareness Workshops to Year 7. Students spent time discussing the slippery slope leading to cyber-crime, from awareness of who they spend time talking to online, to the severity of their online...

Year 9 KS4 Options Evening

05 Feb 2024

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Year 9 options evening will be held on Wednesday the 14th February 2024. Next week we will be starting the GCSE Options process with Year 9 students and parents/carers. This is a very important transition point in the education of a young person as they make a decision...

GCSE Certificate Collection

04 Dec 2023

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Year 11 2023 leavers can now collect their GCSE certificates from our school office. Office opening hours are between 8:00am and 4:00pm.

Yr 10 Progress Evening

05 Oct 2023

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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...

GCSE Results Day 2023

24 Aug 2023

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Celebrating Success Together on GCSE Results Day 2023 There was a fantastic buzz at Sandhill View Academy today, as we welcomed the class of 2023 back in to collect their well-deserved GCSE results after a long summer of waiting. Over the course of an emotional morning...

The Wait is Almost Over!

23 Aug 2023

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The wait is almost over Year 11! Results will be issued from the LRC at 9am on Thur 24th Aug. We kindly ask that anyone collecting their results should please enter the building via main reception. If you are a carer collecting results on behalf of a student, you...

Open Evening 2023

21 Aug 2023

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Join us for the Academy Open Evening 2023 on September 20th at 4pm. Whether you’re a Year 6 parent shaping your child’s future or simply curious about our school community, get ready to experience our amazing curriculum brought to life with fun activities, freebies,...

Considering Creative Arts

21 Jun 2023

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On Friday 9th June, Creative Arts students from Year 10 visited the Baltic and Newcastle City Centre. Students explored the Hew Locke and MulDraws exhibition. The students enjoyed exploring the work but also seeing the iconic views from the buildings view point. Students were...

Transition in Full Swing

21 Jun 2023

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Our transition programme is in full swing as pupils from Broadway Junior School joined us recently to take part in a special physics lesson as part of our transition programme. Year 6 pupils got the chance to handle some the equipment they will use in secondary school, learning...

Year 10 Work Experience 2023

30 May 2023

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Our Year 10 students who secured work placements were out at work learning about the essential skills needed in the jobs they have chosen to try their hand at. Over 100 students were out on placement at various places including primary schools, engineering, wind turbine...

Mental Health Coffee Morning

30 May 2023

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On Thursday morning we invited members of our local community for a relaxing coffee morning with our Leadership Team and representatives from the NHS mental support team. The theme of the morning was, of course, mental health, and our visitors took the chance to discuss...

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