Sandhill View Academy

Skill Building with Year 10

10 Oct 2019

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Year 10 students took part in the second session of the “Building My Skills” programme from Esh Group following the introduction 2 weeks’ ago. Representatives from the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW NHS) talked about the huge...

Hard Work Pays Off

26 Sep 2019

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We are delighted to announce that just before Summer, we have completed Stage 3 (Gold) of the Inspiring IAG Quality Award – the Careers Education, Information and Guidance Quality Award. The accolade recognises the school’s commitment to providing high-quality careers education,...

Down to Earth with the RAF Regiment

26 Sep 2019

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The RAF Regiment, who are the ground fighting force of the RAF and classified as an infantry based unit, came into school to deliver a presentation with all of Year 10 and selected Sixth Formers about the many careers that are available in their field. They spoke to students...

A Wonderful Work Discovery Week

03 Jul 2019

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Year 9 students visited the Stadium of Light for the ‘Work Discovery Week’ launch. They took part in a host of sessions including a Careers Fair, an employability skills workshop and an interview skills session. Pupils had the opportunity to network with companies such as...

Marvellous Medical Mavericks

19 Jun 2019

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Students had the chance to learn about NHS careers with a visit from the ‘Medical Mavericks’ roadshow. They took part in a range of activities including recording their own ECG, taking blood from a fake arm and practising keyhole surgery as well as taking a look inside their own...

A Big Business Breakfast

08 Apr 2019

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We hosted a range of business leaders including; Barclays, Stagecoach and The Ministry of Justice to name but a few, who joined us for a ‘Business Breakfast’ to forge links with the staff members who are our Careers Champions and encourage links between local businesses and the...

Talking Apprenticeships

22 Mar 2019

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Our Year 9 students recently had a sit down for a question and answer session with members of staff who have recently under-taken apprenticeships within the Academy Trust, two of which are ex-Sandhill students themselves! Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Ridley and Miss. Jenkyns all shared...

Amazing Apprenticeships

13 Feb 2019

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Our year 10 and year 11 students have been reflecting on their future careers. Representatives from ASK, the apprenticeship support and knowledge for schools’ project spoke to our students about the wide variety of opportunities in apprenticeships. Students were amazed that there...

Workshops with Sunderland University

12 Dec 2018

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Thank you to Sunderland University who recently held a series of workshops to our Year 11 students. Our pupils participated in a variety of activities revolving around skills for future careers in technology, manufacturing, business and engineering.

Careers Fair 2018

29 Nov 2018

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We held our annual careers fair for pupils to speak directly to further & higher educational institutions, UK Armed Forces, Training & Apprenticeship providers, as well as employers in the public and private sectors. This year’s event was bigger than ever, with a huge...

Medical Marvels

14 Nov 2018

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As part of our Careers curriculum, a group of Year 10 students visited Sunderland University to find out about the range of careers available in the medical profession. All students found it a really interesting and informative event and it was a very much an interactive...

Students Sharpen Their Career Skills

07 Aug 2018

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Pupils recently had the chance to sharpen their careers skills during a special ‘Careers Focus Day’ of lessons and activities in school. Instead of their regular timetables, students were challenged with a variety of workshops designed to increase their knowledge of...

Women in Engineering

07 Aug 2018

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We took eight of our Year 10 girls to Sunderland College for a Women in Engineering event. The day focused on the wide range of opportunities in the engineering sector and aimed to highlight to the girls that this was not just a male oriented career. Throughout the day the girls...

Finlay Reporting

13 Mar 2018

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Last month, Year 8 pupil, Finlay Anderson, was invited to be a match reporter for the day by Sunderland AFC for their match against Brentford FC. He spent a fabulous day learning more about Sports Journalism, a career which Finlay is passionate about pursuing, as well as having...

Looking into Creative Careers

30 Jan 2018

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Year 10 recently explored career choices and contemporary art at The Baltic Gallery in Gateshead. The Year 10s found that there are over 8000 jobs in the creative industries in the North East in a careers workshop before heading up to their current art and photography exhibition...

On An Energy Quest

24 Nov 2017

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Year 8 took part in an interactive STEM workshop called ‘Energy Quest’. It was a day packed with hands-on activities, careers information and stories of how engineers are constantly problem solving. Each student explored different sources of energy that could be...

Aspiration Day

09 Nov 2017

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The jobs market is changing and so are the skills needed to be successful in life. Robots and artificial intelligence mean that young people today need to be able to adapt quickly to these changes. Over the last few weeks students have been learning about key employability skills...

Careers Fair 2017

11 Oct 2017

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On Tuesday 10th October we hosted a Careers Fair at Sandhill View Academy. Thank you to all of the exhibitors from Colleges, Universities, Businesses, Services & The Armed Forces who joined us for the afternoon. The event was a massive success with students from Years 9, 10...

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