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It’s wonderful to finally get to see our students again. As the country recovers from the pandemic, we are delighted to be providing the crucial classroom learning we have been missing over the course of this pandemic. We have once again fully risk assessed our school and...

Hello, Year 7

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We are once again very happy to welcome out latest cohort of year 7 students into Sandhill View Academy. Our new pupils joined us on Wednesday looking impeccably smart, with plenty of smiles as they lined up in their new form classes. Students were...

Superb Summer School

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Over the summer we had a great time hosting year 6 students for our annual Summer School. This year we pulled out all the stops with all sorts of amazing activities from circus tricks to mass choreography to inflatable obstacle fun, archery, chocolate sculpting, junk...

We’ve Been Busy About the Building

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Our amazing site staff and contractors have been very busy over the summer break to improve our school building. We’ve not only added in new flooring and more coats of paint to freshen up the building but we’ve also improved...

Mr Bunn’s Game Show Brilliance

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Well done to our very own Curriculum Leader of Science, Mr Bunn who tested his general knowledge on national T.V. by taking on the tricky questions posed by popular quiz show ‘Who Want’s to be a Millionaire?’. Mr...

Introducing Class Charts

08 Sep 2021

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This year Sandhill View has started to use Class Charts to track and monitor behaviour and attendance. We will also be using it as our main form of home/school communication – replacing the MyEd app. ClassCharts is an award winning classroom management tool, which has been...

Open Evening 2021

20 Aug 2021

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Academy Open Evening: Monday 20th September at 5:00pm We are excited to once again throw open our doors and welcome everyone to our Academy Open Evening 2021! We really missed celebrating this event in school last year due to the pandemic, so this year there will be extra prizes...

GCSE Results Day 2021

12 Aug 2021

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Big GCSE Success for Sandhill View Students We were delighted to welcome our Class of 2021 back into Sandhill View to collect their well-deserved GCSE results today. There was a wonderful atmosphere as students celebrated receiving excellent grades. Sandhill View continued...

Celebrating Success

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We closed our school year by celebrating the success of our year groups. We were delighted to hand out more ‘SHV 1000’ certificates than ever before for the students who have accumulated 1000 praise points through this term. Well done to everyone who achieved this and an...

The Sandhill Games Return

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We saw the return of our Sandhill Games, where our students fight it out in earning glory for their house group. Pupils went head-to-head over a series of events including physical and mental challenges that really showed off the friendly competitive...

Year 10 Get a Taste of Sixth Form

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Year 10 students from Sandhill View Academy took the chance to discover our Sixth Form for a day of taster subjects. Students got the chance to try a breadth or reputable A-level subjects including: Art, Literature, Psychology, Sociology, Biology, Engineering, Photography,...

Literacy Bingo Bonanza

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Over the summer holidays we are encouraging our students to take part in a reading bingo challenge. Pupils can complete the literary based challenges on the bingo grid (see below!) to be in with a chance to win a prize. The closer they get to a full house, the better the prize...

Sandhill View Students Help Out Oxford University

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Sandhill View students Conner Henderson, Stuart Smith and Charlotte Potter took part in a Student panel for an Oxford University study about how the brain developments through time. Our students were impressive with how they represented the school and...

A Taste of What’s to Come

09 Jul 2021

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We welcomed our upcoming year 7 students for transition. Students had a chance to sample lessons they will have from September and meet new staff, as well as making new friends. We had an array of miniature towns made from nets in their maths lessons and explored the science...

Summer School Looms

09 Jul 2021

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We will be hosting a summer school for Year 6 and 7 students starting on 19th July for 1 week. There will be a range of fun activities on site including duck herding, a chocolate lab where students get the chance the make, and then eat their own chocolate creations as well...

A Push for Sustainability

09 Jul 2021

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We now have a textile recycling bank in our Year 7 yard. This can be used to recycle old textiles/shoes etc to reduce their environmental impact, or for donations to charity shops. If anyone has any newspapers/toilet roll tubes/coat hangers that are no longer wanted,...

The Scholars Graduate

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The Sandhill View and Southmoor Scholars graduated from the programme – a huge well done to everyone for their resilience, curiosity and hard work throughout the year! We were privileged to invite Revd. David Rushton from St Chad’s College, Durham University, as our...

Getting Active in Sports Week

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Year’s 7, 8 and 9 took part in Activ5 and National school sports week. They took part in mini mixed tournaments in bench ball and football and competed against each other in athletic events. Through sport, the students collectively worked on teamwork,...

Year 11 Art Exhibition

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We celebrated the fantastic artwork of Year 11 Art Class of 2021 with an exhibition of their work. The exhibition included pieces from the students during their time in Art, from Year 9 all the way through to Year 11. Family, friends and students were invited to celebrate from...

Skills Builder Silver

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We are delighted to announce that, following our participation in the Skills Builder Accelerator programme this year, we have been awarded with the SILVER Award. This is a significant achievement for our school and puts us in a select group of schools and colleges who have...

Welcome to SHV!

21 Jun 2021

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We recently welcomed our latest group of Year 6 students who will be moving into Year 7 in September for their official enrolment into Sandhill View Academy. Though we have had to arrange this day in a different manner to previous years due to COVID restrictions,...

Year 10 Visit Sunderland College

21 Jun 2021

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Year 10 students had an amazing taster day at Sunderland College. They took part in a variety of activities, which they had individually chosen based upon their future aspirations. The courses took place at Bede Campus and City Campus. The activities ranged from cyber...

Considering University

21 Jun 2021

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Year 9 students took part in a virtual lecture presented by Northumbria University. These lectures are designed to give students a taste of the academic subjects they might like to study at University and introduce exciting ideas across a wide range of topics. Our...

Year 8 Discuss Healthy Relationships

14 Jun 2021

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Our Year 8 students took part in a live session on the topic of healthy relationships and consent ran by Together for Children. Students focused on the idea of exactly what consent was, how it relates to the relationships we have and the importance of understanding what is and is...

Empathy Day

14 Jun 2021

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On Thursday 10h June in tutor time, students took the time to discuss the topic of empathy. We guided our pupils in the idea that having empathy is like putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and trying to understand the challenges that other people face. Through...

Updated Guidance on Close Contacts in a School Setting

14 Jun 2021

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NHS Test & Trace now offer a PCR test to anyone who is identified as needing to self-isolate due to being a close contact of a person who has tested positive for Covid-19. It is recognised that not all school-based contacts (e.g. school bubble) will flow...

So Long, Farewell

01 Jun 2021

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On Thursday, we said goodbye to our latest Year 11 cohort. Students have worked incredibly hard over the last few terms and will hopefully reap the rewards of their efforts in August! Our class of 2021 enjoyed the traditional ‘guard of honour’ upon leaving before a goodbye...

Fighting for your Dreams

01 Jun 2021

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Year 11 students enjoyed some inspirational words on their final day in school from MMA Fighter and Sandhill View Alumnus, Cal Ellenor. Cal is a successful Mixed Martial Arts sportsman with many professional bouts under his belt. Cal talked about the hard work...

Careers Explorer Day

01 Jun 2021

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Last week, our Year 10 students had the opportunity to explore more about the world of work and to learn about possible future pathways with our first ever Virtual Work Experience and Careers Explorer days. These events took place over two days. On day one, students...

Developing Skills in Photography

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A selected group of art students enjoyed workshop lessons with guest tutor Mat Fleming from The Baltic Art Gallery. Pupils explored film photography and created their own film reel with sharpie pens and inks. They also explored cyanotypes and creating photographs with developer...

Student Council Meetings

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Student councillors met again with Mrs Maw. This year council meetings have been split to match our bubbles but that has meant that each year groups has had more time to discuss the issues that matter most to them. Last time we met, students in years 7, 8 and 9 said they wanted...

Yet More Riot Act

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Year 8 took part in a live virtual performance by The Riot Act called ‘Josh Green’. This lively virtual presentation was delivered in classrooms and gave students the opportunity to explore pedestrian safety, including on public transport, raising awareness of pedestrian dangers...

Cutting County Lines

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Northumbria Police have produced a leaflet on the subject of ‘County Lines’. County Lines is where illegal drugs are transported from one area to another, often across police and local authority boundaries (although not exclusively), usually by children or...

Virtual Work Experience

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On Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th May, all Year 10 students will be taking part in a 2-day Virtual Work Experience and Careers Explorer event. This is a great opportunity for students to find out more about the world of work and also to learn more about their possible post-16...

Masks Off

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As a reward for the fantastic attitude our students have shown to wearing their masks so diligently over the last few months, we were delighted to wheel out the Sandhill Ice Cream Cart once again. Pupils from all year groups helped themselves to a free ice cream over their lunch...

Real Love Rocks

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For the final lesson in the ‘Real Love Rocks’ our Year 7 students took part in an informative workshop around the subject of online porn. It is estimated that 90% of young people have access to porn on the internet and so this workshop’s aim was...

Helping Out the Homeless

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As we reported a few weeks ago we have been helping Sunderland Youth Council gather clothes and other useful items for the homeless within our city. We are delighted to have received plenty of donations to make a sizeable contribution to the campaign. Thank you to everyone that...

Why Queue?

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Year 7 took part in a live virtual performance by The Riot Act called ‘Why Queue?’. This lively virtual presentation was delivered in classrooms and gave students the opportunity to sustainable travel options, both now and in the future. It gave the opportunity to raise awareness...

Brilliant Club Graduates

10 May 2021

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A group of Year 9 students have been working with The Brilliant Club on their ‘Scholars Programme’ over the past year. They became ‘disease detectives’, and studied the spread of Malaria with a PhD tutor at university-level. They attended a virtual...

A Careers Champion

10 May 2021

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Representatives from ‘Real Love Rocks’ returned to continue their healthy relationships workshop lessons with our Year 7 students. This time the focus was the tough topic of Child Sexual Exploitation. Pupils not only learned the definition of CSE but also how it can take place...

Stamp of Approval

10 May 2021

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The winners of the NHS Lockdown Heroes stamp competition that we held in school got the chance to collect their prizes along with a certificate for their fantastic work in creating a stamp design to honour someone they consider a lockdown hero. Well done again to everyone who...

Knife Crime Awareness with Northumbria Police

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Year 9 students have been taking part in a workshop all about knife crime and the laws surrounding this. This coincides with Operation Sceptre which is an annual event aimed at tackling knife crime. The workshop was interactive and well received by the students that...

Stamp of Approval

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Years 7, 8, and 9 have been working hard on their designs for the post office’s ‘Heroes’ Stamp Design competition. We have received so many fantastic entries from students who were tasked with creating a stamp that pays tribute to the people who have meant the...

Enact are Back!

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We welcomed back the Enact group with a virtual performance of their ‘Destination Success’ drama-based presentation to all Year 9 students. The performance encouraged students to aim higher with an engaging scenario delivered by professional...

Student Artwork Celebrates our ICC Heroes

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Well done to Natalia Kelly (Year 11) who produced this fantastic piece of artwork celebrating our hard-working health professionals for the ICC unit at Sunderland hospital. Natalia’s piece is now hanging in the reception area for everyone to...

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