Why Work at Harris Garrard Academy?
Why you might enjoy working at Harris Garrard Academy
Some of the reasons we think you might enjoying working at Harris Garrard Academy.
- We keep it simple at Harris Garrard and cut through the nonsense
- Centralised detention system at the Secondary phase
- Clear behaviour policy which upholds our strong values
- We promote working smarter not harder
- Our feedback policy is streamlined to ensure it is effective and not time-consuming for staff
- There is a nursery on site
- Only one break and one lunch duty per week for non-SLT staff
- All of our Leadership Team teach
- Two weeks holiday in the October half-term, instead of one
- Staff are praised on their merits, not the hours worked
- We are anti-initiatives and only do what works and is sustainable long-term
- We are honest and upfront with regular opportunities for direct and professional feedback
- We are a team and have supportive colleagues that make everyone feel welcome
The benefits
The benefits of working at Harris Garrard Academy include:
- Loans for travel cards, IT and other goods
- Harris wellbeing cash plan for ALL staff
- £1,500 extra on top of your salary (Harris allowance)
- On-site school gym that staff can use with weights, mats and cardio machines
Career development
Staff can expect to grow with us as we continue to innovate and evolve as an academy at the primary and secondary phases. With ample opportunity to build on CPD, your potential is limitless with us. We have a bespoke CPD programme, to effectively improve all staff.
We have a range of NPQs that we sponsor staff for. We have clear career progression routes for all and take staff’s career goals seriously to support them meeting them.
For a confidential chat about joining us, please contact:
- The Secondary Head of Academy, Kristen Gringeri at k.gringeri@harrisgarrard.org.uk
- The Primary Head of Academy, Ben Shepperd at b.sheppard@harrisgarrard.org.uk
Our location
We are based in Thamesmead, London and our school is in the Borough of Bexley.
We have a huge staff car park with enough parking available for all, as well as well as bus links from across London.
We are a 10-minute walk from Abbey Wood Station and Belvedere Station. Abbey Wood station is on the Elizabeth line, which runs from Reading, through central London and to Essex and Kent. This makes our academy accessible across London. Elizabeth line: https://content.tfl.gov.uk/elizabeth-line-map.pdf
We have an impressive modern building with the latest teaching screens and visualisers to ensure that technology is used to effectively improve the quality across the academy.
We have a local café and shops only a five-minute walk from school, which many of our staff use on their lunch breaks.
