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15/10/25

And we’re off! pic.twitter.com/eEvVkjE3Qn

15/10/25

Open Evening 2025, Tuesday 11th November, 16:30-19:00. More information in the picture. We look forward to seeing you!#HCL6F pic.twitter.com/2OLbexAoEt

13/10/25

A reminder that Sixth Form Open Evening is on Thursday, November 6th. Internal students from 1630-1900.https://t.co/85YShwnNw7 External students from 1730-1900.https://t.co/SaLLY6XEMr#Open Evening Form pic.twitter.com/AKJugVC8gL

13/10/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Mollify, v. appease the anger or anxiety of (someone). e.g. "nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify the local conservationists"#HCL6F

11/10/25

Another great day in NYC for HABE Performing Arts students. Today we have done a stage combat workshop with broadway actors 🎭, seen the Statue of Liberty 🗽on the Staten Island Ferry ⛴️ and done a spot of souvenir shopping! Last day tomorrow!

09/10/25

73 of our wonderful students off to the London Docklands for their Geography Field Work.  Have a great day everyone!     

09/10/25

Our final open morning is this morning! Book on here:  harrisclapham.org.uk/38/anno…

08/10/25

Our STEM Club students took innovation to the next level today—building their own robots! 🤖 pic.twitter.com/v5LUpMuteM

08/10/25

Our brilliant Activity Studio.

08/10/25

We are so looking forward to our open evening tonight!   

08/10/25

On Friday, 30 students from Years 7 to 13 proudly represented our school at the Merton Cross Country Trails. They ran 2.5km for Years 7–9 and 3.6km for the senior runners. Well done to everyone who took part, your hard work and commitment made our school proud! pic.twitter.com/Vm8L1DLnPN

06/10/25

Only 2 Open Mornings left! No booking needed — just come along and see what makes our Academy special. We can't wait to welcome you! pic.twitter.com/BhB93SVf8B

05/10/25

Year 12 Open Evening is on Thursday, November 6th. Internal students from 1630-1900. External students from 1630-1900 If you are an external student, please complete this Microsoft Form for attendance:https://t.co/SaLLY6YcBZ#AllCanWeWill

04/10/25

Harris Clapham Students Shine on Unforgettable Ski Trip to Italy.  harrisclapham.org.uk/28/late…

04/10/25

The Scholars Programme  . Unlock your child’s potential with a Harris Scholarship. Find out more at our Open Evening this Wednesday 8th and on our website.  harrisclapham.org.uk/2042/ha…

03/10/25

Everything is Possible; when you CARE.

02/10/25

What a Great Trip to China.  harrisclapham.org.uk/28/late…  Well done to our fantastic Head of Languages. Looking forward to the Next stop. Salamanca, Spain February 2026.        .

22/09/25

We held our secondary transfer meeting last week and had a great turn out. Thank you to all of the schools that came along. pic.twitter.com/S83uh1aYSM

10/09/25

Remember to sign up via our website for one of our open events so we can show you what Harris Clapham has to offer. ⭐️Open Evening: Wed 8th Oct: 4pm - 6pm ⭐️Open Mornings: Tues 7th, Wed 8th and Thurs 9th Oct: 9:15am - 10am harrisclapham.org.uk/38/anno…  

05/09/25

What a fantastic first week back! It has been great to see students settling in, reconnecting, and diving into learning with energy and enthusiasm   

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Teaching & Learning

We want every student in our care to share in our vision that ‘everything is possible’. They will be supported to do this by us ensuring that we offer them a world-class quality education.

The Clapham Commitment, which applies equally to staff and students alike, encourages us all on our journey to become the best version of ourselves we can possibly be.

We have made conscious and deliberate decisions both in terms of the actual subjects we teach our students as well as the content delivered in those subjects. For example, we have chosen for all students to study both Chinese and Spanish as research tells us that the ability to speak these two languages (in addition to English this significantly increases meaningful employment opportunities in the future.

When students join us in Year 7, they will all study a wide range of subjects. To read more about the content of each subject, please click here.


Homework

Homework is an essential part of ensuring that our students remember and know more about the information our teachers have taught them.

Research tells us that our short-term memory is very, very limited in terms of how much and for how long it can remember things. Students completing revision homework every day will help them in the transference of knowledge from their short-term to long-term memory. The idea is that homework reinforces learning in the classroom.


Supporting students’ literacy 

All students, including those with literacy difficulties, will be supported across the curriculum to develop the subject-specific reading and writing skills they need to progress with their learning in that subject.  This improves students' ‘disciplinary literacy’.  Subject teachers teach students key vocabulary, support students in their ability to read demanding texts and instruct students in how to write accurately and convincingly in each subject area. 

For students who have a persistent difficulty with word-reading accuracy, a structured phonics programme, such as Toe by Toe or Alpha to Omega will be followed, which will allow these students to secure the phonic knowledge which is an essential element of reading.  If difficulties with reading fluency or reading comprehension persist despite a student having secure phonic knowledge, further investigation of the underlying causes of this difficulty will be needed.  It might be that a student's reading comprehension needs support within the classroom or it may be that students’ speech and language skills need to be considered. 

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