PROSPECTUS
A SCHOOL FOR THE FUTURE
Welcome HARRIS ACADEMY CHAFFORD HUNDRED SECONDARY SCHOOL IS A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SERVING OUR CATCHMENT AREA IN CHAFFORD HUNDRED AND SOUTH STIFFORD.
A message from the Executive Principal The secondary school is an excellent 11 to 19 institution. Everyone in the building works hard to make sure that our students have the opportunity to thrive and enjoy a successful education. Our aim is to take care of every student and nurture their individual strengths and passions.
Mrs N Graham, Executive Principal
Mr L Glees, Head of Academy
As part of the Harris Federation, the most successful Federation in the country, we are encouraged to sustain our excellent standards and continue to improve in every area, collaborating with the other high-performing Harris academies. Our students achieve outstanding exam results, proving that our student-centred and personalised school framework is successful. Our curriculum and education model is producing very successful students ready for the challenges of life after school, delivering a very rich and varied range of school experiences and opportunities. We have an excellent team of staff and wonderful students that give the school a positive atmosphere. For several years, the Academy has performed at a level that places us amongst the leading schools in the country. We have received a number of awards and national acclaim as a result.
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The Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Seven Year Journey Our Academy is not just an institution for education but for aspiration and achievement. Students who join us for the five years up to GCSE are joining an ambitious and well established educational community. All students have the opportunity to complete their 7 year journey with Harris Academy Chafford Hundred in our highly successful Consortium Sixth Form.
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Learning at the Academy “ TEACHERS ENCOURAGE A ‘CAN DO’ PHILOSOPHY THAT STUDENTS RESPOND TO AND SO OFTEN WORK TO HIGHER LEVELS.”
Upon joining our Academy, students are provided with a forecast grade to aspire to. Their progress towards this grade is continually measured, with students being provided with personalised feedback, enabling them to make consistent progress. We provide a supportive and purposeful environment which inspires learning and scholarship.
Students begin to personalise their education at the end of Key Stage Three, as they consider their future pathways towards GCSE. We offer a broad range of subjects delivered by specialist teaching staff, to equip students for further study and future employment. We encourage as much student choice as possible, within the national framework of qualifications.
We are renowned for our high academic expectations, as well as our expectations of students’ character. We pride ourselves on the embedding of zest, grit, confidence and responsibility into every aspect of Academy life. In the classroom, teachers facilitate lessons where students are encouraged to be curious and explore a variety of challenging subjects throughout their seven year journey. Every stage of our curriculum is continually reviewed and adapted to introduce students to a range of subjects and learning experiences, which support a consistent yet unique educational experience.
Students who find aspects of learning challenging are supported by our dedicated team of Learning Support Tutors, who work tirelessly to ensure all students feel they can achieve and succeed. We monitor every student and are proud to offer tailored intervention sessions to any student who needs extra support, guidance or further challenge.
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Making progress at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred The success of our Academy lies in the relationship built between our staff, students and their guardians. Communication regarding student progress begins with the transition process, linking Primary School to Secondary School. Our students are then fully integrated through provisions set by our Key Stage Three, Special Educational Needs and Pastoral Teams. This foundational support encourages well rounded student development. Once they are part of our community, Students are encouraged to contribute to the Academy and have their voices heard through our Student voice initiative.
Guardians are kept fully informed of the progress of their child, at every Key Stage. Regular updates on the progress of students are available throughout the school year via data reports, email, phone calls home, parent consultation and parent information evenings. To complement this, guardians are welcome to contact our teachers regarding their child’s progress through our school website. As well as the outstanding teaching and learning your child will experience at our Academy, your child will also receive regular independent learning and preparation tasks at each level to inspire a curiosity beyond the classroom. These tasks encourage students to become invested scholars and give them the opportunity to take responsibility for their learning.
“ THE ACADEMY DOES EVERYTHING IT CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT BARRIERS TO LEARNING ARE OVERCOME THROUGH EXCEPTIONALLY EFFECTIVE CARE, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT PROVISION.”
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Our Academy The spacious, naturally lit and professional classrooms offer our students a safe and welcoming learning environment where every individual can be inspired and thrive. The modern site includes a floodlit Astroturf sports area, an excellent sports field and numerous other sports facilities which are used for lessons as well as the many extra-curricular activities we offer at the Academy. Among our many specialist teaching rooms we also provide: A Drama studio, a Dance studio, a Resource Centre, a Conference Centre, specialist Science labs, Design and Technology workshops, Food Technology rooms, Art suites and a Speech and Language Resource Base. We have several ICT suites, laptops and a class of Apple Mac computers. These resources are used for the professional development of students from Key Stage Four onwards, but are also used in lower school lessons and are the base for our Evening Study sessions at Key Stage Three.
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The Personalised Experience at Harris Preparation for post 16 education, apprenticeship and work opportunities are provided from the start of Year Seven. Students are encouraged to demonstrate their leadership skills and are given the opportunity to represent their peers within our student leadership team, which is democratically elected by our students every year. We offer a wide range of extra-curricular clubs and activities, both before and after school. These include a variety of sporting, creative and academic activities, all of which add to the diverse curriculum we are proud to offer our students at Harris Academy Chafford Hundred. Students are continually provided with opportunities to consider their future ambitions through careers education, career advice meetings and interview preparation.
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Harris Federation The Harris Federation is a not-for-profit charity with nearly 50 academies in London and Essex. The founder and Chairman of the Harris Federation is Lord Harris of Peckham. His vision of delivering happy and successful education is brought to life by an excellent team of teachers and leaders. The Federation regularly tops academic studies and national league tables measuring performance. Almost all Harris secondary academies are judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. Harris secondary academies are known for combining traditional standards of manners, discipline and uniform with the best of modern teaching and technology. There are around four applications from parents for every place available.
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In the most recent national league tables, the Harris Federation was the top performing large academy trust for: • The academic progress of students; • The progress of disadvantaged students; • The proportion of students gaining the prestigious English Baccalaureate. At the time this prospectus was sent to press, there were an incredible 51 sixth formers at the Harris Federation holding offers for Oxford and Cambridge. In addition to running schools, the Harris Federation provides high quality training and professional development for teachers throughout this part of England. Follow @HarrisFed on Twitter to stay updated.
Each year for Sports Day, the Harris Federation hires the Crystal Palace Sports Stadium. With well over 10,000 student and staff spectators in attendance, Academies compete in team and individual sports. The sound of students cheering each other on is so loud that Team GB athlete Louise Jukes who happened to be nearby tweeted:
“CAN HEAR HUNDREDS OF KIDS SCREAMING FROM THE STADIUM AT CRYSTAL PALACE! WHAT A GREAT NOISE! KIDS LOVING SPORTS DAY! WISH I WAS A KID AGAIN!”
From the
Chief Executive The Harris Federation is a London charity with twenty five years of experience in education. Our Academies combine the traditional values of good manners, strong discipline and smart uniform with the best of modern teaching and technology. Harris Academy Chafford Hundred has established itself as a highly enterprising and very successful member of our group. Working closely together in and around London, our Academies are able to offer a far broader range of opportunities, far better training and professional development for staff and real success for our students. What makes this Academy so successful? Students who enjoy learning and look forward to coming to school each day; teachers and support staff who are genuinely ambitious for every student; a senior leadership team that consistently sets standards of excellence. If your son or daughter wants to come to an Academy with drive and ambition, then I hope you will attend one of its open events to find out more.
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Sponsor As an employer and a father I strongly believe that a good education is the best start in life that you can give a child. Harris Academy Chafford Hundred promotes hard work, curiosity of mind, integrity and ambition. It works tirelessly, in partnership with the other Harris Academies, to ensure the greatest success for every child, regardless of their ability or aptitude. I hope you will come along to our various Open Day or Evening Events to see for yourself the difference the Academy is making. Lord Harris of Peckham
Governance Our Academy Governing Body (AGB) is chaired by Mr Tim Moore. The AGB is an independent body and is responsible, with the Principal, for setting and monitoring the educational direction of our Academy and the targets to be achieved over time.
Sir Daniel Moynihan Ed.D, M.A., B.Sc. (Econ) Chief Executive of the Harris Federation
The AGB includes representation from our teaching and non-teaching staff, parents and the local community. As Chair of our AGB, Tim Moore also sits on the Board of the Harris Federation.
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