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Character Reward Trips

This term, our students have once again risen to the challenge of living out our core College values of Ambition, Endeavour and...

Sunny Sports Day 2025!

Sports Day was a resounding success, marked by the unwavering enthusiasm and commendable effort of all students involved....

Year 11 Prom shines at PAFC!

Last week, Year 11 students celebrated the end of their school journey in unforgettable style with a spectacular prom held at...

PSSP Dance festival

The SJH Cheerleading team attended the PSSP Dance Festival. They have been working hard since November, perfecting their...

Woodfest!

Our Year 12 music students, Evie, Cameron, Katie, Tyler, Liam and Alfie took centre stage at Woodlands’ highly anticipated...

Catering students take the heat - and the cold!

This week, our Year 10 Catering students swapped textbooks for trolleys as they stepped behind the scenes of the school kitchen...

Year 12 Final Praise Trip - Splashdown Celebration!

Our Year 12 students enjoyed their final praise trip of the academic year with a fantastic visit to Splashdown in Torquay. This...

Lead Learners Day - a huge success at SJH

Sir John Hunt recently played host to a vibrant and inspiring Lead Learners Day, welcoming approximately 300 enthusiastic Year...

Engineering her future

A group of Year 9 girls took part in the Engineering Her Future trip, designed to inspire young women to consider careers in...

Plymouth University creative industries insight day

Our Sixth Form students recently enjoyed an exciting and enriching visit to Plymouth University, designed to offer a taste of...

Sparx Star Pupils 2024/25

The Maths department would like to congratulation our Key Stage 3 Sparx Star students. These students have demonstrated the...

Lab Rats rocket to success in science club

Students have been reaching new heights in their after-school science club, Lab Rats, where each week brings a new hands-on...

Empowering Girls

A group of Year 9 girls successfully completed the Empowering Girls Mentoring Programme, a supportive initiative aimed at...

Sixth Form visit to Marjons University

Our Sixth Form students had a fantastic opportunity to explore higher education and potential career pathways during a recent...

A warm welcome - Induction Evening at SJH

Sir John Hunt CSC recently opened its doors to welcome 160 new Year 7 students and their families for a special Induction...

Year 9 Homework: Science Success

Throughout the course of this year, students in 9a1 have shown real endeavour and ambition in completing their homework. Out of...

Year 10 Work Experience

We’ve had a great year for Year 10 work experience, with all students either completing a 5-day work experience placement or...

Southway Memorial Trust Bursary

This year the Southway Community College Memorial Trust presented cheques of £400 to Lola, Madison, Erin, Cicely and Ashton....

Year 10 students serve up a warm welcome for Year 7 Induction Evening

A huge thank you to our fantastic Year 10 students, along with Mrs Stockton and Mrs Skelton, who spent the entire afternoon...

Year 8 Royal Navy experience

Last term all of Year 8 got the opportunity to have a workshop with the Royal Navy. The session focused around building a...

Engineering4Inclusion

A group of Year 10 students attended Engineering4Inclusion run by the University of Plymouth, aimed at promoting diversity and...

Sixth Form celebrate their final ever College trip to Thorpe Park

To celebrate the end of their time at Sir John Hunt, Year 13 embarked on an unforgettable final College trip to Thorpe Park,...

Exciting first album release from SJH Sixth Form Student Lexi

Sixth Form student Lexi has just released her first album, featuring 9 tracks of her own original songs. The album is called...

UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge

This year's UKMT Junior Maths Challenge took place on the 1st May, where 110 students across Year 7 and 8 spent an hour problem...

Year 10 learn culinary skills from Royal Navy chefs

On Thursday 8th May our Year 10 catering class were given the opportunity to take part in a practical workshop with two chefs...

Key Stage 3 Rounders

Wednesday saw the first round of matches for the new Year 7 and 8 rounders team. We travelled to Notre Dame school to play two...

Football Development Programme

As Term 5 draws to a close we reflect on the first full season of the Key Stage 3 school football programme. We entered to ESFA...

From Trampolines to Twickenham: Jack’s Sporting Triumph

Year 8 student Jack K, sporting journey has taken him from gymnastics mats to rugby pitches - and recently, to the world-famous...

Year 10 Explore University Life

Students in Year 10 recently visited Plymouth University to gain insights into university life and degree level education. The...

Year 10 Leadership

The Year 10 Sport cohort have been busy planning their own sport session, on Wednesday they came off timetable and taught their...

Sixth Form Geographers dive into the Carbon Cycle at the Eden Project

A Level Geography students took a deep dive into rainforest ecology with a visit to the world-renowned Eden Project in Cornwall...

Year 11 GCSE exams commence!

We are incredibly proud to let you know that we have achieved 100% attendance to exams so far this GCSE period. The punctuality...

Events of the Holocaust in WWII

Last term we had a daughter of two Holocaust survivors give a talk about the experiences of her parents. Year 9 attended a...

Character Reward Trips

As the spring term wrapped up, students at our school were rewarded for their outstanding character with some well-deserved fun...

Sir John Hunt students take to the slopes in Valle di Fiemme

Over the beginning of the Easter break, a group of enthusiastic students from set off for an unforgettable adventure in the...

Shallowford Farm Residential

This week I had the absolute pleasure of accompanying some of our Year 7 8 students, along with some Sixth Form star helpers to...

A musical triumph at Livewire!

Last week, Livewire Saltash hosted a brilliant showcase of musical talent organised by the Year 13 students. The evening...

Comic Relief - Rock, Paper, Scissor Challenge!

For Comic Relief this year we gave students the opportunity to enter (using praise points for the charity) a college wide Rock,...

Football Development Programme

It has been a fantastic term once again for our Football Development Programme, with plenty of fixtures and training taking...

Year 12 Explore Future Options at UCAS Discovery

On Tuesday 11th March, our Year 12 students attended the UCAS Discovery Event at Exeter Westpoint, gaining valuable insights...

UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge

After a number of years off and some very successful Junior Challenges, this year SJH entered 71 students across Year 9 and 10...

Cheerleading Club

Year 7 Cheerleaders are proving quite the hit and are working hard to prepare for a event in the future. All the girls attend...

Year 8 and 9 Student Success

Whistlers Young Referee Programme

The Year 8 girls - Darcie, Charlotte, Lyla and Jess have been working on developing their leadership and refereeing skills as...

Year 10 Reverse Drawing

Here are some fantastic coloured chalk pastel drawings on black paper completed by the Year 10 GCSE art group. We have been...

Year 13 receive final mock grades

Year 13 students have now received their final mock grades, marking a crucial milestone in their journey towards the...

Celebrating Our Year 13 University Offers

As our Year 13 students approach the final chapter of their school journey, we are incredibly proud to share and celebrate...

Year 11 Rewards

Congratulations to our top Year 11 students who have made the most progress in their recent mock exams! Through their ambition...