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St Aidan’s Remembers
St Aidan’s students and staff have been paying their respects to the fallen men and women of the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces. Assemblies this week have focused on the theme of Remembrance and why it is significant to us. Year 10 students C Cowie, J Herdman, M Rich, C Harmison, A Lennox and M […]
St. Aidan’s to Help Local Community this Christmas
St. Aidan’s is hoping to support the vulnerable and less fortunate members of the local community in Sunderland, in particular those who find themselves relying upon food banks this Christmas. In the lead up to Christmas pupils and their families have been asked to send gifts of love in the form of Christmas hampers. As […]
Maths Challenge
On Thursday 20th October we hosted our Inter House Maths Challenge. We were inundated with pupils eager to test their arithmetical skills and win points for their houses. The results of the inter house maths challenge were as follows: At key stage 3 the winner was B Keen (Ashbrooke House) followed by C Tait (Brookfield […]
Autumn Debate
The first Whole School Debate for this academic year was exceptional. We have chosen the topic of ‘Nuclear Weapons’ and our students demonstrated a vast level of interest backed up with some outstanding points. It was really rewarding to see our boys get involved and recognise the effort they clearly put into research, discussion in […]
Teenage Cancer Trust
On Friday 6 October year 10 pupils attended an assembly presented by Rachel Wilkinson of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Although rare – 7 teenagers and young people are diagnosed with cancer every day. The aim of the assembly was to raise awareness of the types of cancer that affect young people, the warning signs and what they should do if they suspect something […]
Anti Bullying Conference
On Thursday 5th of October 2017 St Aidan’s hosted Sunderland Local Authorities Anti Bullying Conference. R Head, Deputy Head Boy of KS4 and an Anti Bullying Ambassador tells us about it: I attended the Anti Bullying Conference held here at St Aidan’s. As an Anti Bullying Ambassador, this was something important to myself and others who attended. […]
India Immersion
Life-changing, unforgettable and moving. Three of the most common deions of St. Aidan’s inaugural Immersion project from those involved. In February this year, 9 Sixth Form students along with 4 members of staff travelled to New Delhi, India for a 2 week long immersion project. The project has been planned for over 2 years, originally […]
Holocaust Memorial Evening
It was a great honour for us to have Holocaust Survivor, Mr. Arek Hersch, MBE as our guest speaker. Bishop Séamus Cunningham, Rabbi Aaron Lipsey and the Mayor & Mayoress of Sunderland together with members of other Christian denominations and other faiths were among the guests who attended. The Department for Interreligious Relations was very […]
A Day to Remember
St Aidan’s took part in an emotional and moving service today to commemorate the lives of those lost in war. The service was inspired by the ‘Paint a Poppy’ project which has been running for some months. The idea behind the project was brought up by our very own Mr Potts who has been visiting, […]
