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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

19/12/24

This Christmas 🎄, Harris Garrard Academy has embraced the spirit of giving ❤️. Through our Happy Holly Harvest campaign, students and staff donated food 🥫 to support those in need and local shelters 🏠. Together, we share hope, love, and kindness this festive season 🌟. pic.twitter.com/HGGIK4h3wu

05/12/24

Delighted to share that we are ranked as one of the top-performing schools for progress in Bexley 🌟 and ‘Well Above Average’ nationally 📊. A huge thank you to our amazing staff and students for their hard work and dedication! 🎉👏#LearningChangesLives pic.twitter.com/or9gpEyOfi

22/11/24

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22/11/24

🌟 Last night’s Sixth Form Open Evening was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who joined us and to our amazing staff and students for showcasing the best of Harris Garrard Academy. 💬📚 📸 Check out some highlights! pic.twitter.com/oRrFDNy3N4

20/11/24

Our Athletics team were over the moon when they received the news that they had won the Sports Hall athletics event. Congratulations to the team and the other schools who put on such a high quality display! We look forward to attending the in feb! https://t.co/VoSqccgbTq pic.twitter.com/bkpgei8pOZ

15/11/24

Last night’s epic Culture Week event celebrated the rich diversity of HGA! 🌍✨ Huge thanks to our talented students, amazing staff, and Student Council for making it unforgettable. Together, we raised over £1,100! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/rUOVN53IRP

15/11/24

💬 “I’m so glad I chose Harris Garrard Academy – the teachers go above and beyond to support us with our university applications!” – Year 13 Student 🎓✨

14/11/24

💬 “I’m glad I joined Harris Garrard Academy – the Sixth Form team and teachers are so dedicated! They work hard to help each student reach their personal goals while encouraging us to achieve our very best.” – Year 13 Student 🌟

13/11/24

💬 “This school is truly special – it’s given me lifelong friendships and the academic support I needed whenever I asked.”– Year 13 🌟 📅 Don’t miss the Harris Garrard Sixth Form Open Evening on 21st November 2024, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. We look forward to seeing you there! 👋📚

12/11/24

🎉 Join us for the Harris Garrard Sixth Form Open Evening on 21st November 2024, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm! ✨ We can’t wait to see you there! 👋📚 pic.twitter.com/ulLzK0zeo9

11/11/24

Today, our secondary students gathered for a moving Remembrance Service, honouring those who served with a live performance of the Last Post and drill displays from our dedicated cadets. 🇬🇧🙏 pic.twitter.com/iqvbbmReBF

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!

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Great Learning - Some Examples

We're really proud of the work our primary school students produce. To give you an idea of the standard of their homework and classwork we'll be adding examples here throughout the year.

See also examples of work by our secondary students.


Writing in character

Talia in 5B was set a challenge to write a diary entry from the perspective of Francis. At the end of her recount, she manipulated her grammar and handwriting to show the difference between a character and her author's voice! 

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Writing a recount

Year 6 have been writing a first draft of a recount inspired by the book Jessica’s Ghost.

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Year 6 multiplication

Year 6 have been multiplying two two-digit numbers together!

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Year 1 label body parts

In Science in Year 1, they have been labelling the body parts using accurate spelling and letter formation.

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Learning about Hinduism

Lovely images and labelling in this Year 4 RE lesson on Hinduism.

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Trees and vegetation

Year 3 have been going out into our own new pond area during Forest School, looking at different types of trees and vegetation. Each child has a half-term of Forest School each year and three Outdoor Classroom days.

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Year 3 tell the time

In Maths in Year 3, they have been learning to tell the time!

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Adding three-digit numbers

Year 3 have also been practising adding two three-digit numbers together.

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Multiplying two-digit numbers

Year 6 have been multiplying two two-digit numbers together.

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Honing gymnastic skills

Year 1 have been getting active during PE and honing their gymnastics skills.

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What is a life cycle?

Year 2 have been writing definitions in Science.

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And some slightly older examples too...

Year 4 in focus

In Science, students have been learning about types of teeth...

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…and how different drinks affect them.

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In RE they have been looking at the significance of baptism to Christians.

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In English we looked at model examples of the types of writing we are creating and unpicked the features.

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This then helps us write with a clear understanding of the type of writing and the standard we should be completing.

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Students can then pick their own targets and peer-assess others to make sure they know exactly the standards they should be working to!


Year 5 in focus

Year 5 Science. Looking at the effects the Earth’s gravity has on our closest orbiting neighbours.

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Year 5 – Vocabulary lesson. Building our vocabulary knowledge with new words we can then use in our writing.

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…here is then the work at the end of the week using our new vocabulary!

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Year 5 – Another wonderful example of the language and writing skills of our students. I can feel the excitement of the rollercoaster!

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…You can then see how we have gone back and improved the writing in our edit lessons

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Year 5 Geography. Developing our understanding of the world around us to include lines on longitude and latitude. This will help us analyse different climate zones and tropics in later lessons.

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