Well done to all of our students involved in the work experience week. We visited numerous placements and received excellent comments regarding their positive attitude and hard work. Subsequently it is important that students get the employer assessment sheets complete so that these comments can be recorded in their progress files. Can you please ensure that these forms are returned to the school office by the 1st August. Download the form for home printing here > EmployerAssessmentForm.PDF

Please note that all that students will be released from school from 2pm onwards on Friday 18th July.

Students in Year 8 experience this Wellbeing day as part of their Social Studies programme; Making Healthy Choices and Relationships at Monkwearmouth Academy. It is a time to focus on other issues they may face in and around school and in their life as a teenager in the wider community. With this in mind, we have organised an event to raise awareness and develop understanding in a variety of key areas…

Our Peer Mentors, along with Mrs Ellenden and Mrs Sandhu, attended a ceremony on 21st March, where they received two awards from Sunderland City Council for the work of the Academy in preventing and tackling Bullying and promoting E-Safety. The first award was in recognition of the contribution of the Academy, and in particular the peer mentors, who hosted and supported the delivery of the North of Sunderland Locality Anti – Bullying Conferences. The conferences were well attended by pupils...

On Thursday, 13th February, we held our Monkwearmouth Academy Final of “Search for a Star, 2014”. This annual contest provides opportunities for all of our students to display their various talents. The event was confidently compered by Jamie Clark and Cindy Dwirusman; and the well-drilled backstage crew members were Matthew Woodley and James Colley. The judges ( Ms. Foster, Mrs. O’Leary and Mr. Freeman) had a very difficult job but eventually chose Charlotte Carolan as the winner with Tegyn Smyth...

On Tuesday 11th February 39 university students who are in their final year of a dance degree at University of Sunderland came into Monkwearmouth to hold a dance workshop and perform their final performance piece to 35 of our students. The first hour involved 3 of the university students teaching our dancers a section of their performance piece which was based around the concept of Space and life in the solar system. This was a difficult piece of contemporary dance...