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28/03/24

JOB ALERT👀👀👀VP Role at - 80th highest performing school in the country- Outstanding in all areas- Part of the amazing - Brilliant staff culture DM me if you would like to chat or come in for a tour. https://t.co/0A6wvNBAX9 pic.twitter.com/KjGYaRtOnr

27/03/24

Today we welcomed the awesome to the academy to create podcasts. Year 8 students applied for the opportunity to create audio content about topics and issues that matter to them, expertly guided by David & Ieshah. Thank you for this opportunity! pic.twitter.com/zPuqLGMzm3

25/03/24

Starting our final week of term with an inspirational year 11 assembly from our Head Girl team Mishka, Marina and Taija about their sixth form experience - and the power of friendship and support to get you through a challenging two years pic.twitter.com/5oHEwfn1il

23/03/24

First session. One for you pic.twitter.com/sDI00oPf3J

23/03/24

Loving learning about the world of secondary with

23/03/24

Really looking forward to attending this today. There are talks from some hugely inspiring and successful educational leaders. will also be doing a talk. https://t.co/qdjZKbWi3q

22/03/24

900 of our students attended our Bromley Ambition Careers Fair today and networked with over 50 professionals, alumni, universities and colleges. Such a buzz of aspiration around the school - thank you so much for everyone’s time pic.twitter.com/9ub0lUUhrC

22/03/24

We have welcomed back alumni, professionals, apprenticeship providers and sixth form colleges to our annual careers fair today and year 8-13 students are enjoying networking, learning and planning their futures. Thank you so much for all our volunteers 👩🏾‍💼🧑🏽‍💼👩‍🏭👩🏽‍🔧👷🏻‍♀️👩🏾‍🚒👩‍🔬👩🏾‍⚖️🧑🏾‍⚕️ pic.twitter.com/Ap1Z8ryNAg

22/03/24

Bromley Youth Activities still have spaces on this years Spring Holiday Activites and Food Programme for young people aged 8 years and over who are in receipt of free school meals.Please follow the link or the QR code and make your booking… pic.twitter.com/RBPsAbk0jL

21/03/24

Our Student Commission had the most wonderful day! Thank you for this fantastic opportunity for our students https://t.co/Th7DF6x3XO

21/03/24

The HGABR Student Commission are representing the academy annual youth conference today! First task of the day is discussion and designing a 'perfect Bromley' pic.twitter.com/2ddSywgQT3

20/03/24

Our Year 12 Biologists are on a 2 day residential at Juniper Hall! The students are sampling the ecosystems and collecting data to conduct statistical tests, all contributing to the practical element of A Level Biology pic.twitter.com/Xspn5KOv3O

20/03/24

An incredibly exciting opportunity for experienced & established leaders to join one of the highest performing schools in the country.Contact us if you would like to see us in action and discuss your next move https://t.co/i2Syx1Uauz

19/03/24

Our Year 12 biologists are having a fantastic time at Juniper Hall! The students are sampling the ecosystems & collecting data to conduct statistical tests pic.twitter.com/M3FJV1UhHo

18/03/24

📚 A sunny Monday at HGABR today and how exciting that we have TWENTY-FIVE NEW BOOKS in the library! A brilliant new selection from coding to thrillers. The library is always changing. Discover the adventure within 📚 pic.twitter.com/MyyJHExGoS

16/03/24

📚Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio. – Hamlet isn’t the only one who gets philosophical about skulls. Here at the HGABR library, we are curious about biology. Grab a book and examine the science exhibits. pic.twitter.com/giAzQPsjn7

15/03/24

🥇📚 We have a winner! On World Book Day we held a school wide one-day comic competition. Sidra won with her amazing entry about a techno-ghost who haunted you through your phone.... 📚🥇#allcanwewill pic.twitter.com/dfpZ1kj25v

15/03/24

Its been a busy week at HGABR! Our experience students had an inspiring trip to on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/uQZLs2bT5C

11/03/24

📚🤝🎓 Secondary Partnership 📚🤝🎓 Our Year 4 pupils love practising their times tables facts with volunteers from every Monday. The positive impact of peer mentoring and support is huge! pic.twitter.com/j3QA4AjF6z

09/03/24

Bromley Youth Activities still have spaces on this years Spring Holiday Activites and Food Programme for young people aged 8years and over who are in receipt of free school meals.Please follow the link and make your booking… pic.twitter.com/AMbaqGPw5S

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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Equalities & Additional Intervention

We believe that all children should be equally valued at our Academy. We will strive to eliminate prejudice and discrimination, and to develop an environment where all children can flourish and feel safe. We have a range of agreed policies.

Harris Girls' Academy Bromley is committed to inclusion and part of the Academy’s strategic planning involves developing cultures, policies and practices that include all learners. We aim to engender a sense of community and belonging, and to offer new opportunities to learners who may have experienced previous difficulties. This does not mean that we will treat all learners in the same way, but that we will respond to learners in ways that take in to account their varied life experiences and needs.

We believe that educational inclusion is about equal opportunities for all learners, whatever their demographic. We pay particular attention to the provision for and the achievement of different groups of learners:

  • Students from families that are financially disadvantaged (PP - Pupil Premium)
  • Students who arrive with below nationally expected ability in any area (LAPs)
  • Boys or Girls
  • Students from minority faiths, ethnicities, travellers, asylum seekers, refugees
  • Students who have English as an additional language (EAL)
  • Students who have Special Educational Needs or a Disability (SEND)
  • Students who are Gifted and Talented (G&T)
  • Students who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT)
  • Students who are Looked After Children (LAC)
  • Young carers, sick children, children from families under stress

Covid Catch-up Premium

The Government has announced additional funding to ‘catch-up’ any students detrimentally affected by Academy closures and the impact of Covid-19. The focus will be on catching up on lost teaching and ensuring students are in line with curriculum expectations and make progress in line with Academy targets.

The proposed Covid catch-up budget has been analysed and signed off by the Academy’s Governing body and its impact will be monitored and reviewed throughout the year by the Governing Body and Executive Principal. Further details can be found in the Covid Catch-Up Funding document at the bottom of this page.


Pupil Premium (PP)

An Academy Governor is responsible for monitoring the Pupil Premium strategy. She visits the Academy each term and receives an update on the impact of funding. She also meets with children and the Faculty Director in charge of Pupil Premium and produces a report and feedback for the wider Governing Body.  

Attendance is monitored weekly and the attendance team produce a weekly report that is discussed at the Academy Leadership Group meeting.  Academic performance is further monitored each term and impact reports are produced and shared with the Governing Body. Attendance at enrichment activities, academic lectures and during LRC sessions is monitored weekly to ensure that Pupil Premium students are benefiting from the extended curriculum, as much as those who are not Pupil Premium.

A Pupil Premium strategy review takes place between September and October, of each academic year. The Executive Principal holds the budget for Pupil Premium and authorises all expenditure. Pupil Premium funding is currently targeted at three aspects of: student development; teaching and learning, attendance and behaviour.

Further details of our Pupil Premium spending plan can be found in the document at the bottom of this page.


Literacy catch-up

Catch-up funding is used to reduce the size of English classes, create additional ‘literacy’ lessons each week for Year 7 and Year 8, buy in additional speech and language therapy sessions and provide additional literacy sessions with a specialist HLTA.

Lucid testing and GL assessments are in place to ensure that students receiving support make progress. We provide specialist literacy support for girls who arrive with a reading age below seven years and/or KS2 below 4. We have targeted reading intervention for any student who has a reading age below 7 and will be targeting a small group through the introduction of The Hackney Trust literacy programme. 

We have a dedicated English specialist who provides mentoring and subject specialist intervention for all girls who arrive in the Academy with Reading, Writing and Speaking score of below 4.


Numeracy catch-up

There is a numeracy section in the students’ planners, which the students have out in all lessons to help them in all their subjects. The introduction of the online resource Hegarty maths, means that students are able to access a targeted online learning platform outside of lessons.

During Maths lessons, we ensure our strongest teachers are with the students who need more support with basic numeracy. We have employed a dedicated Maths HLTA who provides support in and out of lessons to ensure that all girls who arrive with a KS2 level below 4 make at least expected progress. Students who require additional numeracy support receive this via discreet maths lessons built into their personalised curriculum.

 

16-19 Tuition Funding

For details of the 16-19 tuition funding for 2021-22 please click HERE.

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