Start of term
The Academy reopens for pupils in Years 1 to 5 on Thursday 3rd September at 8:45am for Years 4 & 5 and 8:50 for Years 1 to 3. We look forward...
12/01/21
Excellent home learning taking place in year 1. We are loving the live lessons. #homelearning #harrisfed https://t.co/9A0v4NI48h
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11/01/21
Packing breakfast boxes for our families.Thank you#Foodmatters. https://t.co/HZzD9VOg8U
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29/12/20
Retweetd From Department for Education
Parents, have you applied for a primary school place for your child in 2021? 🏫 The deadline is January 15th 👇 https://t.co/lLl7eu3Rcl https://t.co/vJltHfqwLp
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29/11/20
Retweetd From Diary of the Secret Headteacher
To all those staff who have given up their free time, their PPA, their leadership time, their break time, their lunchtime, their before and after school time, all to make our schools survive one more day- from the bottom of my heart and all my fellow heads - thank you. https://t.co/z5WmquQNg8
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20/11/20
What a great way to end the week! We say NO to bullying. #Antibullyingweek2020 #harrisfed https://t.co/VmbkRS0iTr
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13/11/20
It was a lovely day at HPAD, celebrating all the incredible key workers and raising money for Children ln Need. #ChildrenInNeed #harrisfed https://t.co/ZaTXoRvfor
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03/11/20
Year 6 bubble assembly on leadership.The future is in our hands; we are the young leaders of our academy! #leadership #harrisfed https://t.co/1G26Z24ppL
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02/11/20
What a great way to start the term! Year 2 reenacting The Gunpowder Plot! Watch the space for incredible learning in autumn 2. #harrisfed https://t.co/fb6VJpEAAl
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22/10/20
So proud to be displaying children’s superpowers. We celebrated Neurodiversity week and just look at the children’s wonderful work. https://t.co/cmZVQnG2PS
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16/10/20
What a great way to end the half term for Reception. Roll up roll up end of topic celebration. #harrisfed https://t.co/d4x3JVAmJG
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15/10/20
It is has been a great week celebrating black voices in the academy. We couldn't resist the djembe session to end the celebration. #BlackHistoryMonth #harrisfed. https://t.co/pSH9jjeNx6
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10/10/20
Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay Take care of yourselves and each other @HPAEastDulwich parents, carers and staff https://t.co/38nwe5ZT0C
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06/10/20
We are celebrating #Neurodiversity this week at HPAD. Let’s all work together to change perceptions https://t.co/mZU4vOGCOT
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05/10/20
This week we celebrate #Neurodiversity at HPAD. Today the children are learning about the Superpower that is #ADHD https://t.co/TEdNpBOGqi
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03/10/20
Great staff inset learning about breathing work, chair yoga & how to set up support circles for staff. This lady knows her stuff and has worked with children & young people for many years. Get in touch to see how she can support your children and staff @BrayEsme #Harrisfed https://t.co/uzQSVFcDve
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02/10/20
It has been a great informative day on Teams, Read Write Inc, differentiation to wellbeing session. Well done to these wonderful team who always seek to improve their practice.Go Team HPAD!! @HarrisFed https://t.co/ew26iVuNTT
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02/10/20
Staff having fun with Teams this morning.Our CPD offer as part of our contingency plan.We are ready to teach our children either actual or virtual! @HarrisFed https://t.co/DveVHvXfd3
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28/09/20
What a great way to start the week! Dartmoor class orienteering session on the playground. #harrisfed https://t.co/ZHTBWthv1y
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04/09/20
Our staff role playing the new arrangements for dismissing children at the end of the day. Go HPAD! #harrisfed https://t.co/5GbCNjushh
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03/09/20
Year group bubble welcome back assembly. So many tips to help us deal with change. The wellbeing of our children and staff is our priority. #harrisfed https://t.co/GEC4T17INZ
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Especially at such a young age, it is important children are taught and looked after in the right way for them. Our staff support each child to be the best they can. This section of our website describes what education here is like.
The aim of our teachers is always to deliver lessons that children enjoy and feel motivated by. We believe that all lessons should be creative, not just arts subjects.
We want all of our pupils to be confident readers, writers and mathematicians. Our teachers make sure these areas as well as the rest of the National Curriculum are taught in ways that engage the natural sense of curiosity that children have.
The result of this is that children become eager, confident pupils who understand the joy of learning and are prepared well for academic success.
With each week, term and year being so significant in a child’s life, consistency is particularly important in their primary education.
As part of the Harris Federation, which has its own training school for teachers, our staff receive outstanding professional development to make sure that standards are consistently high in every classroom.
We want children to retain their individuality and be treated the right way for them.
We step in quickly if a change is needed. For some children, this might involve one-to-one support if they are finding something difficult and for others it could mean stretching them more to keep them interested. As an Academy parent, you would be welcome to discuss your son or daughter with us at any time. We also send reports home every term.
We welcome children of all abilities and want them to enjoy school and thrive. For children with special needs, one of our first steps is to work with their parents and other specialists to create a plan for supporting them. Our approach as a whole is reviewed with children’s classroom teachers, relevant specialists and parents every half term
As children progress through the school, one of our aims will be to make sure we give them a ‘head start’ for the rest of their education.
Once they reach Years 5 and 6, they will begin to be taught by specialist subject teachers, just like in secondary school. They will also be taken by their teachers to use specialist facilities such as science laboratories at the nearby Harris Secondary Academies.
As well as engaging them in the excitement of the subject at hand, these experiences help prepare children for a successful transition to secondary school.