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27/06/25

We recently hosted our last Project Thamesmead event of the year. Focusing on the Olympics with running, throwing and jumping events. It gave over 110 children from 3 primary schools the opportunity to represent their school and excel! pic.twitter.com/pHHj4ysmmz

11/06/25

Our primary team are taking part in the Tag Rugby representing team . The team are doing incredibly well testing their skills against the very best in London! pic.twitter.com/SCXYpDGCxI

04/06/25

We launched Harris Stars with a brilliant session for Y7s! 🌟 Y12 leaders Angel & Juliet shared advice on friendships, communication & boundaries. Part 1 of 6 in Conversations with My Younger Self. 💬 pic.twitter.com/Q2GzQxG5pm

01/05/25

Our Year 7s are fully embracing farm life! 🐄 From mucking out to feeding and caring for the animals, they’re showing real responsibility and care. 🐖❤️🌿 pic.twitter.com/WG0pO6nTEC

30/04/25

A brilliant effort from our Year 7s this morning as they climbed to the top of the hill! ⛰️ Lots of determination, teamwork, and amazing views at the summit! 🌄👏 pic.twitter.com/vGHdpwMpjq

30/04/25

Breakfast time! 🍳 The students are up and busy preparing the most important meal of the day — teamwork and tasty food all round! 🥞🥣 pic.twitter.com/SyuXspnUQy

29/04/25

Today’s activities are in full swing! ☀️ From outdoor adventures to team challenges, our Year 7s are making the most of every moment! 🏕️🌿 pic.twitter.com/TSscFIrwEq

29/04/25

Morning rounds to feed the animals! 🐐🐓🐇 The students are up early and getting stuck in with farm life! 🌾 pic.twitter.com/A9rLvAaBBG

28/04/25

We’re pleased to share that all our Year 7 students on the Bertha Earth residential trip have arrived safe and sound! ✨ Everyone is in great spirits and excited for a week full of adventure and discovery ahead! 🌍⛺ pic.twitter.com/9hYCtOYMXD

23/04/25

Thrilled to see 15 of our Y10s selected for the Digital Futures workshops at King’s College London 🎓💻 They smashed the first session today – full of energy, curiosity & focus ⭐ Proud of how they represented the academy! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/yJ5h78V9u2

21/03/25

Get ready for an epic showdown—turf wars 🏈⚡ are heating up on the gridiron! 🔥🌩️ pic.twitter.com/xEaaE9j3x6

10/03/25

Year 11 and their parents joined us tonight to collect their mock results, and we couldn’t be prouder! ⭐ Our best set of mock results ever! 🎉 Now it’s time to work on those gaps and push for even greater success in the summer! 💪📚 pic.twitter.com/bVU8AYHGoW

28/02/25

Huge thanks to for inspiring our Year 10 & 11 girls this week! ✨ Through workshops & mentorship, they built confidence, defined their brand & explored their futures. Special thanks to the incredible women who shared their journeys! 💪🚀 pic.twitter.com/F33F3Jsvhq

25/02/25

Welcome back to the Spring Term! We hope your child had a restful and enjoyable break. As we begin this new half-term, we are excited about the fresh learning opportunities, engaging activities, and enriching experiences ahead. pic.twitter.com/E5XGaftW2f

04/02/25

🌿✍️ Poetry meets nature! Guided by poet and educator Esme Allman, students explored the Conservatory through a creative lens. Through metaphors, descriptive language, they crafted their own eco-poems—blending art and nature in a truly inspiring workshop. 🌱📖 pic.twitter.com/e3P3J6iHtj

01/02/25

Huge well done to our Year 11 students for showing up en masse for this morning’s Maths Walking Talking Mock! 📚✏️ It’s amazing to see such dedication as they enter their third week of mock exams👏💪 Keep pushing, you’ve got this! 🚀🔥 🎉 pic.twitter.com/qni24angxY

24/01/25

We’ve been soaring through the first week of our Year 11 mock exam series! ✈️📚 With two more weeks to go, we couldn’t be prouder of the dedication and focus Year 11 have demonstrated in preparing for their exams. 💪✨ Keep up the fantastic work! pic.twitter.com/Vy7eVpV7wf

18/01/25

Around 80% of our Year 11 students came in today to work with their English teachers ✍️📚, sharpening their skills for exam practice ahead of next week’s mocks. Well done for showing such dedication to your success! 💪🎓 pic.twitter.com/yXUqaYrdug

10/01/25

🎤✨ Performance Podium has launched at Garrard Academy! 🌟 Lunchtime kicked off with an inspiring session from the Spoken Word Society, led by the amazing Francis and our fabulous Year 7 stars! 🎙️👏 pic.twitter.com/DFGHAbL6FC

09/01/25

Thank you to Elevate Education for working with Year 11 today 🎓. The time management session ⏳ was brilliant in helping them prepare for mocks 📚. We can’t wait to see you again later this year for the ‘Crossing the Finishing Line’ workshop 🏁! pic.twitter.com/aK3jR4xxG5

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Posted on January 15th 2021

Head of Academy's Weekly Mailing- 15th January 2021

Steve West   selected

Dear Parents/Carers 

As we draw the first full week of the Spring Term to a close, I wanted to make sure that I continue to keep you all informed with the many changes that are being made by Government, so quickly that it is sometimes difficult to keep up! As always, I will do my best to give you the key headlines with the Harris Garrard response so, as a community, we know what our response is and how we are continuing to support students as best we can.


COVID-19 Testing

I wrote to you all this week to detail the work we have done since the 4th January in order to get our testing centre set up at the Academy, and what you and our students can expect when we get to the time when we can return to the Academy. A heroic effort at the Academy saw one of our science labs converted into a clean testing area in less than 48 hours. The testing centre is now fully operational, and we are testing staff weekly. It is important to note that testing will not be compulsory, but I would encourage taking part to make the Academy as safe as possible for all students. If you are a secondary family and have not done so already, please complete the consent form by following the link; https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=iSUtagbWmk-rU04hqmtEXlbPrfuZqoJGk9N_LXGoENdUQTBEUkg2N001T01MQ09DWFkyMDhZQ0VMNy4u


Summer Exams

I hosted a Year 11 assembly this week with Mr Munday and will be doing the same for the Sixth Form with Mr Whibley next week detailing our response to the Government announcement that full GCSE, AS and A – Level exams will be cancelled. We are not yet clear on exactly what will happen instead other than;

  • Teachers will be asked to submit grades for students
  • Ofqual and the Department for Education have opened a consultation to ensure a fair and just process.

The key message from HGA is that we will need as much evidence as we can, in order to give students a fair grade of their performance over the last two, very different, school years. Students must continue to engage fully in their learning ensuring they are attending their remote lessons so that they are taking every opportunity to show their teachers what they are capable of, so that we can allocate an outcome.


Remote Learning

As we have moved to a period of school closure once again, we have moved our timetables into the virtual world. I would like to extend a massive thank you to families across the HGA community for your continued support in getting students online and engaging and learning in their Live Lessons.

All lessons are conducted through Microsoft Teams which can be downloaded for free from the following website;

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software

If you find there are any issues with the online learning provision, or you are struggling to get online please do not hesitate to contact us at the Academy.


Free School Meals

Like me, I know many of you have been outraged by the images of the poor quality of free school meal provision across the country this week. This is a key area of support for families and one that I take very seriously.

I want to assure all families that, together with the Harris Federation, swift action has been taken and we will be moving to a voucher scheme from next week.

If you have any questions about the scheme or if you would like to apply for free school meals, please contact us at the Academy for a confidential discussion on how we can support.

Please continue to stay safe in what are challenging times. As an Academy we are here for you and as the HGA community we will stand strongest together. Please contact us at info@harrisgarrard.org.uk or on 0208 320 4800 if you feel we can help in any way.

Yours faithfully

Steve West

Head of Academy