Recent News Stories
Rowing into the record books
At the recent Gateshead Rowing Competition, Kingsmeadow students achieved considerable success. Nine secondary schools entered the event. Amy McCarthy won the year 8 individual competition, achieving not only her personal best score but also a place on the National League Tables fo ...
Nissan Engineering Event
On Monday 18th January 2010 we took the Stemnet Club plus a group of Year 7 students to a fantastic annual event at the Nissan production plant in Sunderland. The aim of this event is to encourage students to see the importance of all kinds of engineering jobs needed to make any industry succe ...
Steel Band
Our fantastic Steel Band were invited to take part in a prestigious event hosted by Rotary North East. The local Rotary Clubs staged a Youth musical Spectacular called Children Helping Children at Sunderland Empire on Saturday 16th January. Fourteen acts were invited to take part in this musical ext ...
Engineering Discovery Event
Stemnet students visit to Nissan School’s Engineering Discovery Event 12.00-3.45pm ...
Work Experience 7th -11th December 2009
We have just had a fantastic work experience week; 90% of our students had placements, 60% used their enterprise skills and showed great initiative by finding their own contact. What the employers said about our students “The student from Kingsmeadow School was a delight to have he was very ...
Sports Hall Athletics Sunday 13th December 09
Nicole Lane, Carly Dixon and Jack Greenwell were chosen to represent Gateshead in the Under 15 teams in the Tyne and Wear County athletics championships. We were delighted that three of our students were selected to be members of the Gateshead male and female teams of six. Both teams won a Gold med ...
History Trip 2009
The recent GCSE history trip to London was once again a fabulous learning opportunity enjoyed by all. We took 32 pupils away to the bright lights of the big city, to learn all about Victorian crime and punishment including the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper. During the visit we stopped at th ...
My visit to NASA - Space Camp - by Louise Mc Coy Y10
On the 19th October 2009 I set off on an adventure to top all others I went to America to visit NASA. The adventure lasted two weeks I went from London to New York where I stayed for a day and had the pleasure of flying past the Manhattan skyline at night. The view was breathtaking! After New York ...
Grand CD Launch-by A Level Business Team
Our famous Steel Band once again wowed members of the local community with their skills on the Trinidian steel pans at a prestigious, CD launch evening on Thursday 22nd October, at Kingsmeadow School. The success of their second album has certainly been given an excellent head start as the con ...
Visit from the Speaker of The House of Commons - Wednesday 23rd September 2009.
Visit from John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons We were delighted, to be chosen as the first school outside of London to be visited by John Bercow, the recently elected Speaker of the House of Commons. The event took place on Wednesday 23rd September when Mr Bercow was joined by ...
