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10/02/25

An exciting week ahead with a visit from a very special Olympian. We cannot wait to hear her story. pic.twitter.com/ck4ZVUEe7j

08/02/25

Many thanks to these two amazing students for assisting today with the Harris Federation Recruitment Fair. pic.twitter.com/zOs0Jlvu24

04/02/25

We are looking forward to meeting with talented educators at the Federation Recruitment Fair on Saturday 8 February in Central London. You can register your interest in the event here: https://t.co/M2EACzsBaE

02/02/25

Are you looking for a new challenge in a new school? Come along to the Harris Federation Recruitment Fair. pic.twitter.com/IfJK2sO9W7

31/01/25

Free tickets for England V Spain Women's game. Speak to the PE department if you are interested. pic.twitter.com/cotOZdYcKF

31/01/25

A busy day in Science as students prepare for assessments. pic.twitter.com/Wu7OhQJun1

30/01/25

Interested in teaching, come to our fair next Saturday. pic.twitter.com/W95jgoG9jM

30/01/25

Looking for an opportunity in Insurance- look no further! pic.twitter.com/KUGt6qLm8j

30/01/25

Thank you to our amazing catering team. pic.twitter.com/ZHdblNho7k

30/01/25

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30/01/25

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30/01/25

Chinese New Year @ HABE pic.twitter.com/2W6dlcoehb

27/01/25

Calling all Sixth Formers! pic.twitter.com/Iu6QCPKA1E

24/01/25

Congratulations, Isabella, in Yr7 for winning the 2025 calendar competition. pic.twitter.com/iEEA6lxpuG

24/01/25

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24/01/25

Year 10 at Cambridge for an immersive day - a great opportunity for our budding scholars. pic.twitter.com/1PhfLVtoYJ

23/01/25

Last week we had our Spring Enrichment Fair, with students being able to sign up to various different clubs, we had 392 different sign ups across all clubs, with Food Tech, Christian Discovery and HABE Choir being some of our most popular! pic.twitter.com/3aOcQgGr05

23/01/25

A group of our Year 10 students had a great opportunity from to visit the University to take part in a lecture about their future, have a lovely tour and lunch with current students, before visiting to take part in a fascinating workshop. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/DmGeDdWiDH

21/01/25

HABE sixth formers have completed an incredible 9,277 hours on since September, this is being completed either in free periods or as homework!

19/01/25

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Harris Academies
All Academies in our Federation aim to transform the lives of the students they serve by bringing about rapid improvement in examination results, personal development and aspiration.

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Stratford

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Wandsworth

Westminster

Vocabulary Across The Curriculum

Acquisition of vocabulary needs to underpin all reading, writing and oracy tasks, with subject specific as well as second tier vocabulary being explicitly taught so that students can absorb these into their own lexicon.


'No excuse' vocabulary

Across the curriculum, students will be taught how to utilise subject specific vocabulary through explicit vocabulary instruction and complex texts. Teachers are trained in how to ensure vocabulary becomes part of the student’s own academic dictionary and the knowledge retrieval element of our lesson pedagogy provides a platform for teachers to appropriately, space and interleave vocabulary learning across a specific unit of work.

Vocabulary is coherently planned alongside the curriculum to ensure a depth and breadth as students progress throughout the key stages – these words are taught in lesson, regularly revisited and tested, shared online so that parents can also engage with the language being learnt at home.

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Bedrock Vocabulary

We recognise that in order to fully engage with the challenge expected in curriculum texts, writing and oracy, students need to master a range of second tier vocabulary. In order to ensure this and to safeguard students from the literacy consequences of deprivation, we have embedded the digital programme Bedrock Vocabulary. Second tier vocabulary is explicitly taught through fiction and non-fiction texts online and students are then expected to apply their knowledge to pieces of writing to demonstrate their learning.

Students are carefully placed at the right level, using their reading age and curriculum assessment data, which ensures all students can access the same high expectations for language acquisition. To support teacher workload and still ensure our students receive the best possible mastery teaching, key words being learnt on the programme are sent to class teachers via the platform so that learnt words can be easily revisited to support retention. Students are also tested at appropriately spaced times on the Bedrock platform to prevent words being lost and ensure all words are embedded into their own lexicon.