Free Open-Access Activity at Simonside Climbing Wall

26th February 2020Neaera Warren

Thursday 5th March, 5:30pm -9:30pm – Climb and BBQ

You are welcome to come to a FREE open-access activity that children, young people and families can get involved in as part of this year’s campaign, which is being coordinated in conjunction with colleagues and partners:

This will take place at Simonside Climbing Wall, South Shields, NE34 9SD (www.simonsideoutdooradventure.com/centres).

Over 170 unique climbing routes are available, in addition to a bouldering area, a digital traverse wall and 6 Clip ‘n Climb walls featuring:

  • An artificial ice climb
  • 2 digital speed climbs
  • A tufa climb
  • A jungle gym

Children from the age of 5, young people and families are welcome.

Should you have any queries please contact Martin Simpson at: martin.simpson@southtyneside.gov.uk or by telephoning: 0191 424 0118.

Please see attached Leaflet.

Open Day Events

13th February 2020Neaera Warren
Thursday 14th February 2020
Opportunities below for students / learners.

Springboard

Please find attached details of Springboard’s February Half Term events
Our next open days are as follows:
17th February – The Bridges Sunderland
18th February – Pallion, Sunderland SR4 6AD
20th February – Jarrow NE32 3EF


Learning Curve

It’s an ideal opportunity for them to look round the centre at Pallion, Sunderland SR4 6SN on 17th or 21st February, meet the tutors and secure a place for August. Anyone who is NEET could start WC 24th February.

Year 11 Mock Exams

7th February 2020Neaera Warren

Year 11 Mock Exams and Review Meeting

Year 11 students will be taking their mock exams for GCSE core subjects from Monday, 10th February 2020.

These exams are a trial run of the actual GCSE examinations in Maths and English as well as the opportunity to complete the Hospitality and Catering practical examination. They form an important part of the students preparation for the final exams in the summer.

The timetable for the mock examinations is below and students are expected to arrive on time and wearing the correct uniform.

Parents are invited to a review meeting with Mrs Johnson to discuss your child’s progress and behaviour on Thursday 13th February 2020 at 9.00. If you are unable to attend this appointment please contact the school to rearrange the meeting. 

Date Time Examination
Monday 10th February 2020 9.00 – 10.30 Maths Paper 1 Non Calculator
Monday 10th February 2020 11.00 – 12.30 English Paper 1
Monday 10th February 2020 13.00 – 14.30 Maths Paper 2 Calculator
Tuesday 11th February 2020 9.00 – 11.00 English Paper 2
Tuesday 11th February 2020 11.15 – 12.45 Maths Paper 3
Wednesday 12th February 2020 9.00 – 15.00

(3 x 2hr sessions)

 Hospitality and Catering Practical

Staff of the Week

7th February 2020Neaera Warren

Friday 7th February 2020

The votes are in for the staff of the week!

This week resulted in a draw for two members of staff who received equal votes!

Congratulations to Mr Singh and Miss Hues for always being supportive to staff, pupils and for helping with a smile!

 

Exploring Plants

6th February 2020Neaera Warren

Thursday 6th February 2020

Today in Science the students visited the local park to look at different types of plants.

Tips to Keep Children Safe Online

5th February 2020Neaera Warren

Wednesday 5th February 2020

10 tips to keep children safe online:

  1. Only talk to people you know and trust in real life
  2. Don’t give away personal information to strangers – like what street you live on, or where you go to school. Say “no” if they ask you to share photos or videos of yourself
  3. Set your profiles to private
  4. Be ‘share aware’ – once you share something online, you’ve got no control over what anyone else does with it. And it’s illegal to take, share or view sexual images of under-18s, full stop
  5. Be mindful of your digital footprint – it could come back to bite you
  6. If you see something upsetting, or someone bullies you, tell an adult you trust
  7. Don’t assume everything you see is true to life. People often make their lives look more exciting online
  8. Watch out for hoaxes and scams, like messages you’re asked to pass on or that as you for payment details or passwords
  9. Be wary of schemes that promise easy cash in return for you receiving and transferring money, and don’t be fooled by anything that glamorises gang lifestyles
  10. Watch out for loot boxes or other ways that games get you to pay – before you know it you can spend a lot on them

Primary visit to Super Tramp

4th February 2020Neaera Warren
Tuesday 4th February 2020
Today our primary students went to Super Tramp.
The children were brilliant ambassadors for The Beacon Centre, and everyone had a great time – especially the staff!

Knife Talk at The Sage

3rd February 2020Neaera Warren

Monday 3rd February 2020

Students were invited to HMS Calliope in Gateshead for a talk with ‘Samantha’s Legacy’.

The Beacon Centre were the first people to receive this talk from ‘Samantha’s Legacy’. Samantha was sadly stabbed in 2007 by a 15 year old girl. Samantha had become a mum 4 months before she was killed. Samantha’s mum, Alison and sister Carly spoke to the students to raise awareness and try to prevent knife crime. Northumbria police were in attendance at the event also speaking to the students about the increase in knife offences in our local area. 

The students were then invited to the Knife Angel statue outside the Sage. This statue is made up of 100,000 knives that have been taken off the streets in the UK. Some students were amazed at the size of some of the knives that have been confiscated.  

One student said, “What an inspirational story!”

Another student said, “That has taken some courage to get up and talk to us about this incident well done!”

Certificate of Achievement

31st January 2020Neaera Warren

Friday 31st January 2020

A Certificate of Achievement this week was awarded to Bradley.

Bradley has worked very hard this week completing a lot of assessments to a very high level. He has been very mature and opted to sit his Functional Skills Level 1 Reading exam early due to his hard work.