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22/10/24

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22/10/24

🎉 Celebrating in style at our assemblies with powerful performances! 🎤 From moving skits to vibrant musical acts and slam poetry, our students are showcasing the rich history, culture, and achievements of Black communities. 🌍🎶✨ pic.twitter.com/Aa2aCZQmX1

17/10/24

A pleasure to host such an event in order to give as many children in Thamesmead a chance to engage in sport and exercise whilst also have the privilege to represent their schools!

17/10/24

On your marksGet setGoProject Thamesmead cross country is about tostart. This great project sees working with to provide young people in Thamesmead schools the opportunity to represent their school in sport & physical activity pic.twitter.com/x5viNArTip

15/10/24

Our latest primary PE challenge saw our students and staff tackle the chest push.We saw an incredible amount of children attempt to beat their previous personal bests. Congratulations to all that took part and our overall winners! pic.twitter.com/QfO4CWXkQW

13/10/24

Well done to our primary boys football team on winning their first trophy of the season! https://t.co/sSAJF8RM5f

13/10/24

SCHOOLS Today we held our autumn boys football competition at CAFC Training Ground with Harris Academy Garrard winning overall 👏Well done to all teams who took part ⚽️#CACTFSD ⚽️🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/LJm8i1fCy9

11/10/24

Proud to see Harris Garrard Academy highlighted at the Harris Conference for our exceptional results this year! 🎉👏 A big thank you to our dedicated staff and hardworking students. pic.twitter.com/QVzEML8NjV

10/10/24

Great evening at HGA’s Meet the Tutor event! 🎉 It was fantastic meeting our Year 7 parents and carers, sharing the culture we’re building here, and offering 1:1 time with form tutors. 💬💡 Excited for the journey ahead! pic.twitter.com/yUsRimWCaZ

03/10/24

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03/10/24

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03/10/24

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03/10/24

Fantastic turnout at our Year 6 Open Evening tonight! 🎉 It was great to see so many families exploring all we have to offer at Harris Garrard Academy! 💼✨ pic.twitter.com/ViZYTtOTEv

30/09/24

📢 Join us this Thursday for our Open Evening! 🎉Discover what makes Harris Garrard Academy special! Meet our passionate staff, explore our state-of-the-art facilities.🗓️ Thursday, 3rd October ⏰ 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM 📍 Harris Garrard Academy👉 https://t.co/jLG3a6fwzT pic.twitter.com/62lJbtzlDz

30/08/24

🚀 So proud of our former student Chizaram Ezenwata for being selected to represent England in the U17 squad!🇬🇧 His journey from Harris Garrard Academy to the international stage is truly inspiring. Keep shining, Chizaram! ⭐️#LearningChangesLives pic.twitter.com/JaW9U8bdBz

27/08/24

📅 Autumn Term 2024 Start for Secondary Phase:🏫 Students return:• Yrs 7 & 12: Tues, 3rd Sept• Yrs 8-11 & 13: Wed, 4th Sept👨‍🏫 Inset Day: Mon, 2nd Sept(Students do not attend)Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

22/08/24

Huge congratulations to our Year 11 students on their amazing results this year! 🎉 We’re incredibly proud of their hard work and collectively achieving the best set of results the school has ever had. 👏 pic.twitter.com/ZAncClSWqj

16/08/24

We were excited to spend yesterday with staff and students at Harris Garrard Academy to celebrate their A-Level results day! Well done everyone! 🌟 #ResultsDay2024 pic.twitter.com/m4d16h1o4c

15/08/24

⭐Congratulations to twin brothers Arturs and Kristians who have secured top university places for Medicine and Law! pic.twitter.com/acZtsKO5Pv

19/07/24

📚 GCSE & A-Level Results Days 2024🗓️ GCSE: Thurs, Aug 22 (10am)🗓️ A-Level: Thurs, Aug 15 (8am)✅ Support available on-site✅ Help with next steps (6th form, uni, apprenticeships)✅ Staff ready to assist throughout AugustGood luck to all Year 11 & 13 students! 🍀

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Posted on October 5th 2023

HGA Awarded Primary Science Quality Mark

PSQM OUTREACH 2023We are delighted to announce that Harris Garrard Academy has been awarded the Primary Science Quality Mark.

Primary Science Quality Marks have been awarded to 425 nursery, infant, junior, primary, middle, international and special schools this month to celebrate their commitment to excellence in science leadership, teaching and learning. And we are pleased to announce that HGA is one of them!

Primary Science Quality Marks is a comprehensive evidence-based professional development programme that effectively develops science leadership, ensuring teachers have the knowledge, capability and support they need to transform science education and shape future generations.  


Highlights of our assessment report

Click HERE to download the full report.

  • "A wide range of CPD activities are ensuring that the subject leaders are up-to-date with their knowledge of best practice and are then able to share their learning within the school and beyond."
  • "With so many professional learning opportunities for teachers this is a real strength of the submission. The impact on teachers is clear and tracking data shows that staff subject knowledge is improving."
  • "The provision of a science lab has been super in allowing children to use relevant resources. The outdoor environment is also being well-used."
  • "There is a commitment to developing pupils’ science capital through relating science learning to environments that are familiar to the children and through trips that are explicitly planned for."
  • "Eco council, outdoor classroom days, science in the news, topical science assemblies, STEM day and newsletters to parents have all played a part in enriching the curriculum."

The Primary Science Quality Mark is led by the University of Hertfordshire. Since its national launch in 2010, more than 5000 Primary Science Quality Marks (PSQM) have been awarded, creating a solid foundation of quality science education for over 1,000,000 children.  

Helen Sizer, PSQM Co-Director said: ‘By enabling effective science leadership, PSQM is powering the potential of all children to see the relevance and importance of science in their lives, now and in the future.  Schools that have achieved a Primary Science Quality Mark have demonstrated a significant commitment to science leadership, teaching and learning and the profile and quality of science in each accredited school is very high. Science subject leaders, their colleagues, headteachers, children, parents and governors should be very proud.”