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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!

17/10/24

On your marks Get set Go Project Thamesmead cross country is about to start. 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

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

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

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

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Careers - Student Resources

Our Careers Advisor is John Milne john.milne1@harrisfederation.org.uk from our Harris Federation Careers Team.

Students can contact him at any time or drop-in for advice and guidance on Thursdays in the Careers Corner.

Click HERE to visit the Harris Federation Careers Education website.

Careers resources on the student Sharepoint

Students can find careers resources, including iClould exploring careers videos, wider opportunity notices, and community resources and events in the Enrichment area on Student Sharepoint.

Excellent futures using Unifrog

Unifrog is a core platform for careers education for Excellent Futures at Harris Garrard.

We believe it is never too early to start thinking about your career. We provide our students with access to the Unifrog platform from Year 7 to support them in making the most informed decisions about their futures.

Unifrog has a range of tools that are suitable for all year groups. Each student has their own personal account that provides a range of information related to their interests and aspirations. Students can access the platform 2 ways:

  • Clicking a link in their welcome email where they create a password.
  • Signing on directly to https://www.unifrog.org/ and using the reset password option with their school email account (ending in @harrisgarrard.org.uk).

You can download the guide to using Unifrog here.

Unifrog highlights – sign on and start today.

  • Exploring pathways. Explore pathways using personality quizzes, career and subject profiles, MOOCs (online courses) and webinars. Explore what subjects you would be interested in studying and how these choices can lead to different career paths and higher education.
  • Recording what you have done. Self-reflection about extracurricular activities and key employability skills.
  • Searching for opportunities. Search tools showing live vacancies/courses/placements for apprenticeships, universities (in the UK and abroad), FE, virtual work experience and much more.

Careers - Unifrog tasks for Years 7-13

What is Skills Builder?

The Skills Builder Partnership exists to ensure that one day, everyone builds the essential skills to succeed.

Our students will have the opportunity to explicitly identity where they are learning these skills in lessons, activities and events and assess their progression in the mastery of these skills.

Students can also access activities and homework on the Skills Builder Homezone: https://www.skillsbuilder.org/homezone.

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Your careers journey

We provide each student with a road map to their Careers Education that highlights the learning, activities and events that will take place throughout the time at Harris Garrard to support them in their journey to a fulfilling career.

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Signposted resources for wider opportunities

Signposted resources for wider opportunities include:

University taster courses