BE THE BEST
A NEW HARRIS SIXTH FORM FOR LAMBETH Harris Clapham Sixth Form will open its doors in September 2021 to its first group of 300 Year 12 students. Welcome to Harris Clapham Sixth Form! It is an enormous privilege to introduce the sixth form to you. We will be a beacon of excellence in Lambeth and will exemplify what a well-rounded sixth form education should be like. Our academy will be brand new and benefit from being a state-of-the-art building. It has been especially designed to deliver a sixth form education, including an emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related subjects. We will have high specification science laboratories, computing suites and art facilities, for example. In short, our teachers will have access to the resources that they need to teach their subjects to the highest level. Our teachers will be subject experts – they will have a deep knowledge that will enable them to support and challenge their students to achieve their personal best.
The academy will offer a Level 3 curriculum package. This will focus on A level and vocational courses. Students will also benefit from a first-class enrichment and personal social/health curriculum. We will particularly focus on developing students’ leadership skills, including in their local community. Our students will leave us with a deep sense of achievement – ready to excel in the further challenges of life that lie ahead of them. In summary, they will continue on their journey to ‘be the best’. We look forward to meeting you at upcoming open events, details of which can be found on our website.
Sam Hainey Executive Principal
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OUR VISION AND VALUES The vision for Harris Clapham Sixth Form is simple: be the best. This includes to be the best place to learn and also the best place for teachers to work. We will have three values for our students (and indeed our staff):
COURAGE so that our students will: 1. be the best version of themselves that they can be 2. champion inclusion and make the world a better place 3. persevere and successfully meet the challenges of sixth form studies.
CONFIDENCE so that our students will: 1. believe in themselves and what they can achieve 2. use their range of talents to the full 3. help shape their community and be role models for modern Britain.
COMMITMENT so that our students will: 1. ‘walk the talk’ and have the discipline to make things happen 2. work hard and take actions to achieve their full potential 3. think and act positively for others and not just themselves. Our values will be known as the 3 Cs and will be embodied in everything that our staff and students do.
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OUR FIRST 300 STUDENTS Students joining us in September 2021 will have the privilege and advantage of being the only year group for the first year. Our first cohort will ‘set the tone’, allowing them the unique opportunity of helping us to establish the academy as the very best. They will benefit from an excellent transition programme, including individualised course discussions and support for their future plans form the word go. We will build on their Year 11 studies with excellent teaching.
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Our priority is to select the best teachers who are experts in their fields. Our teachers will be able to share their knowledge and skills with our students so that they are motivated and able to go on to secure the highest grades across all their subjects. By the time our students leave at the end of Year 13, they will be ready to make their own mark on the world. They will be fully supported and ready to go on to the best universities and/or apprenticeships and/or establish themselves in the world of work.
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A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION We want all our students to enjoy their education and to achieve their true potential. We offer a wide range of A level and vocational level subjects. Every subject will be taught to an exceptional standard. Our A levels will include the full range of ‘facilitating’ subjects that are the most valued by the best universities. Our state-of-the-art facilities will enable every subject to be taught above and beyond the exam board specification. We will offer separate sciences, mathematics and technological subjects. Other subjects will include Government and Politics, Drama and Computing.
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Our vocational courses will enable students to study the equivalent of one, two or three A levels. These courses will fully integrate the world of work into their delivery. Our resources include media, computing and art suites. Students will be able use the latest technologies that are used in industry during their studies.
WORKING WITH THE HARRIS FEDERATION We will be working in partnership with the Harris Federation sixth forms and particularly Harris Westminster Sixth Form to make sure students are able to interact with the best universities and employers.
The Harris Federation has a reputation for quality, securing the highest outcomes and strongest destinations for their sixth form students. Harris Clapham Sixth Form will benefit from and add to the Harris ‘offer’. We will be an active partner in the Federation, ensuring we all work together to give our students the very best.
This will help us to provide students with meaningful opportunities and access to facilities, contacts, experiences and advice that are not found anywhere else.
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ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES Students will be constantly encouraged to learn new skills and to enjoy new challenges that go well beyond their subject curricula. Students will choose a ‘cultural perspective’ course each term that they will participate in. This will enable them to complement their studies by learning ‘something different’ that they can explore and in which they can immerse themselves. Our students will also be able to participate in a range of sports and wider enrichment activities to complement their studies.
This will include representing the sixth form in sporting competitions between other sixth forms, including other Harris academies. Various guest speakers, lectures, visits and work experiences will also be used to enhance students’ curriculum learning and personal development.
APPLYING FOR A PLACE Our list of courses on offer and our entry requirements are published on our website. Students can use this information to help decide if they would like to apply to the sixth form. Students can apply online via the link on our website. The deadline for applications is 27 March 2021. Please try and get your application form in earlier if you can. Once we have received your application, we will then contact you to arrange a course discussion. These are likely to take place between March and May at Harris Academy Clapham on Clarence Avenue.
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There will be other meetings such as enrolment after students receive their GCSE results. We will confirm these dates at the discussion meeting.
PART OF THE SUCCESSFUL 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 progress and performance. Almost all Harris secondary academies are judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.
At the time this prospectus was sent to press, there were an incredible 62 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.
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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Harris Academy Clapham Sixth Form, c/o Harris Federation, 4th Floor Norfolk House, Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR0 1LH T. 020 8253 7777 E. info@harrisclaphamsixthform.org.uk
www.harrisclaphamsixthform.org.uk