Sandhill View Academy

Awards Evening

03 Jul 2017

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As a school we have become much better over recent years in how we celebrate student success. Last week our awards ceremonies took place for students in year 7, 8, 9 & 10, who were recognised for their achievement throughout this academic year. All of our ceremonies were a...

Welcome Evening

03 Jul 2017

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Sandhill View would like to to extend our gratitude to what was a very successful event last Monday for year 6 students and their parents. It was excellent to see so many of our future students excited about joining us at the Academy. We look forward to seeing many of them again...

Head of School’s Blog #14

19 Jun 2017

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Good Bye Year 11

19 Jun 2017

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Today we said goodbye to a fantastic group of young people. Their behaviour during their exams has been excellent, with today’s final exam being no exception. We will miss them all and are very much looking forward to seeing them again at their leaver’s assembly and...

General Election

12 Jun 2017

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Last week we staged a mock general election as the rest of the country went to the polls. Many of our students will be eligible to vote in the next general election so hopefully this experience has given them some food for thought and will spur them on to remain politically...

Head of School’s Blog #13

16 May 2017

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Piste Perfection

24 Apr 2017

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Our annual ski trip took place over the Easter Break. This year we took our pupils to the Italian Dolomites where they could learn how to ski and enjoy the slopes along with pupils and colleagues from Southmoor Academy. This was our best ski trip yet, everyone had a fantastic...

Sandhill View at The Sixth Form

11 Apr 2017

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On Thursday we invited a group of Year 11 students from our partner school, Sandhill View Academy, to visit Sixth Form and experience a taste of life after GCSEs. Our visitors experienced taster lessons in English, Law and Biology and chatted with current Sixth Formers (whom...

Milltech Taster Training

07 Apr 2017

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As one of the main providers of Motor Vehicle Training in the area Milltech Training have arranged several taster sessions during the Easter Holidays to assist anyone who is interested in pursuing a career in the motor vehicle industry. Please see below a list of dates...

Head of School’s Blog #12

30 Mar 2017

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All About Islam

29 Mar 2017

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Thank you to Mr. Iqbal who joined us today to speak to our humanities students about Islam. Mr. Iqbal was kind enough to inform our students about the beliefs of his religion, some of the misconceptions around it and spoke about many of the challenges it faces in today’s...

Easter Arrives Early!

29 Mar 2017

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Our Science department have been expectantly incubating a batch of hen’s eggs as part of a student study on the life cycle of organisms. Mrs. Turner has been pacing her lab for days and nervously looking for any signs of movement from the eggs that have been quietly...

Mathematics

14 Mar 2017

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Curriculum Mission Statement Mathematics is important in the life of all because it is used to perform many different daily/routine tasks, such as telling time, reading a meter, counting change; and is also vital in making strategic decisions. Nearly every profession uses some...

Head of School’s Blog #11

13 Mar 2017

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Easter Eggstravaganza

06 Mar 2017

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Following the great success of “Advent Attendance” and to further encourage and reward excellent attendance, from Monday 6th March until Friday 7th April we will be holding another daily prize draw. Every day one lucky pupil who has 100% attendance between those dates will win ...

Pupils in Paris

06 Mar 2017

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Over half term, a group of our ICT students visited paris to attend the ‘ICT Live!’ conference. The group had plenty of time to take in the sites and sounds of the city of lights, including a River Cruise on the beautiful Seine where our pupils we learnt about the...

Head of School’s Blog #10

01 Mar 2017

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Attendance Drive

01 Mar 2017

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Our attendance team have been out and about within the community in their new vehicle, making sure that parents and pupils are aware of the importance of being at school and on time as part of our recent drive towards 100% attendance. Good attendance means good grades so we are...

Headteachers Blog #9

31 Jan 2017

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Introducing our New Student Council

23 Jan 2017

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Student voice in any school is essential and here at Sandhill View this is undertaken in a very democratic way with the year 11 students electing a Head Boy and Head Girl to be ambassadors for the Academy each academic year. This year we are proud to have both Lewis Charlton and...

Sixth Form Open Evening

23 Jan 2017

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We would like to invite any students with an interest in our Sixth Form to our Southmoor Progression Evening on the 25th January. This is our main evening event and is designed to give potential students as much information as possible about their choices post-16. The evening...

SHV Alumni Advance

17 Jan 2017

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Among the many students who have secured excellent offers at our associated Sixth Form at Southmoor Academy, three former Sandhill View students stand out. Brandon Smith has been offered a place at Veterinary School in Liverpool while Bobbie-Jay Barnett and Dillon Scott are both...

Activities Week

16 Dec 2016

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As usual, our last week of term saw host to activities week. Pupils really look forward to the different activities and trips that they can spend their hard earned praise points on and this time was no exception, with more interesting things to take part in than ever! Whether it...

ClueHQ

15 Dec 2016

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The students have just finished the Clue HQ part of their visit. The students split into two teams. Both groups thoroughly enjoyed attempting to solve the puzzles and worked superbly as a team demonstrating great resilience to gain success. It became fiercely competitive as...

December Attendance Advent

15 Dec 2016

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For the month of December we are having a prize draw where each day one lucky pupil who has had 100% December attendance will win a £10 shopping voucher. All pupils are entered each day as long as their December attendance remains 100%. Winners so far: 1st December – Harvey...

SnoZone

15 Dec 2016

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18 Year 10 students joined Mrs Turner and Mr Twemlow in wrapping up within their winter woolies ready for an action packed day at the SnoZone indoor ski centre in Castleford. Students tried out the nursery slope on the real snow and mastered their turns before moving up on to the...

Headteacher’s Blog #8

08 Dec 2016

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Cross Country Colossuses

08 Dec 2016

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After an extremely wet cross-country session, a number of our PE students arrived safely back at Sandhill View with excellent set of results for our school. All students were a real asset to the academy and embraced the harsh conditions, with the following having qualified for...

The Big Draw

29 Nov 2016

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Big Draw STEAM powered (adding ARTS to STEM) took over tutor groups last month where pupils were asked to become architects and redesign famous local buildings, inspired by a piece of scrunched up paper! Pupils developed their creativity, team work and presenting skills. Feedback...

Anti-Bullying Week 2016

29 Nov 2016

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Last week Sandhill View Academy took part in National Anti-Bullying Week 2016, launching the #NOBYSTANDERS campaign that will be running throughout the year. Students took part in a range of activities during extended tutor time which addressed understanding ‘what is bullying’...

Olympic Visitor

29 Nov 2016

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On Thursday, we were proud to host Olympic bronze medallist and local girl, Amy Tinkler – along with other local schools who came to visit and hear about her inspiring life. Amy dazzled our students with a short floor display before taking questions and answers from our...

Head of School’s Blog #7

08 Nov 2016

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Students with Bounce

08 Nov 2016

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Congratulations to all students that recently competed in the Sunderland Schools Trampolining Competition. All our students were a credit to the themselves and the school. We have two students who will be representing Sunderland at the level 3 Tyne and Wear schools event. Shauna...

Enrichment at SHV

08 Nov 2016

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Enrichment is up and running and in full swing this year. We have a wide range of popular activities, some which are returning from last year, and some which after speaking to pupils’ requests are brand new. We have a qualified mechanic working closely alongside pupils...

SHV Scores Success

17 Oct 2016

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Last week our girls football team took on the Northern Girls Football Week Tournament in Durham. Sandhill view got off to an amazing start beating Hetton 3-1. Their second game was against St Thomas Moore which they won 1-0. In their third game the girls kept up their winning run...

Head of School’s Blog #6

17 Oct 2016

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Cake for a Good Cause

17 Oct 2016

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Recently Year 9 launched the first “dream team” tutor group for girls and have made an excellent start with Miss Lamb. Having only been together for two weeks, the girls planned and organised their very own Macmillan coffee morning on 30th September. The girls worked...

Rich Rocks SHV

17 Oct 2016

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Thank you to the the amazing Mr. Rich Cottell for joining us at the Academy yesterday to speak to our students about British Values, anti-bullying and staying safe online and how these important issues relate to young people. Rich is a talented musician and online personality...

Head of School’s Blog #5

27 Sep 2016

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World Challenge Wonders!

27 Sep 2016

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During the summer holidays, five of our students ventured to Costa Rica and Nicaragua for a challenging three week expedition of a life time. There first stop was to complete a five day community project in the Osa Pennisula, with the aim of conservation, helping with the...

Open Evening 2016

27 Sep 2016

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Thanks to everyone that joined us for our Academy Open Evening last Wednesday, as you can see from the photos it was a great night,with parents from across the city coming to see just what makes Sandhill such a wonderful school. We’d also like to thank our staff who really...

Change of Number

06 Sep 2016

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The school has recently changed its contact information. The new telephone number is 0191 594 9992 to contact us directly. This will put your through to our switchboard which will then direct you to the correct person to contact in school.

A Leap forward for SHV.

25 Aug 2016

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Students and staff at Sandhill View Academy are celebrating after a great improvement in GCSE results. The school added more than 10% to its headline figure for students gaining five top GCSEs moving from 36% to 46% this year and this represents an improvement of 18% in the last...

Head of School’s Blog #4

18 Jul 2016

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The Circle of Life!

18 Jul 2016

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Over twenty of our pupils have shown off their amazing talents in the production of The Lion King. The pupils, ranging from YR7 to YR11, performed for all of our visiting year 6 pupils. We also invited the year 5’s from schools across Sunderland to come and watch the show, meet...

Heaps of Fun

01 Jul 2016

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Thank you to Craig Heap for visiting us and our students as part of the ‘Sky Living for Sports’ event, linking to our growth mindset programme. Craig is a retired Commonwealth Games Gold medal winning gymnast who has represented England over 100 times in various...

Goodbye Year 11

01 Jul 2016

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Farewell to our Year 11 Class of 2016 who had their leavers celebration assembly this week. Awards were passed out to both pupils and tutors alike, memories were shared, well wishes exchanged, last goodbyes were said. You all be missed, especially by your form tutors and of...

Head of School’s Blog #2

20 Jun 2016

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Head of School’s Blog

27 May 2016

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Parent View Survey

01 Apr 2016

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We invite all Sandhill View parents to take our Parent View survey in order to help us make improvements to the school. Parent View gives you the chance to tell Ofsted what you think about us, from the quality of teaching to dealing with bullying and poor behaviour. The survey...

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