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08/12/23

Happy Hannukah to the Jewish community. May this festival bring you blessings, peace, and light. pic.twitter.com/HySs2392ed

08/12/23

Today marked the end of our interhouse PE competitions the winners for each year groups are as follows:Year 7 - Newton Year 8 - Wallace Year 9 - Whitlock Year 10 - Tovey Overall winners - Wallace & Strike 🏆 Excellent effort from all house groups 🥳 pic.twitter.com/Aua9TwTWDm

08/12/23

Year 10 and 11 showcased their musical talent during the Harris Academy Ockendon Live Lounge event. Well done to all involved. pic.twitter.com/k7tB9qN3wR

04/12/23

English Literature Oxford university taster day, hosted at Harris Chobham, with 8 of our year 10/11 students! Students came away with even higher aspirations than before, after enjoying various lectures & seminars on different genres of literature. A thoroughly enjoyable day! pic.twitter.com/Bjt47OW3aw

04/12/23

Interhouse competitions have started this week in PE with year 8 starting the week off competing in dodgeball and benchball. Excellent start to the competition. Which house will take the win on Friday? 🥇🥈🥉 pic.twitter.com/FRrD80zAOu

02/12/23

Y11 walking talking their way through English Language Paper 2 with Impress the examiner. Students working hard on a Saturday, with English teachers to support. pic.twitter.com/SOXre5q9SD

29/11/23

As part of raising awareness around men's mental health, here are some conversation starters to support people to start conversations about their mental health. pic.twitter.com/b97Y3MXi9F

29/11/23

This week students had an assembly based around men's mental health. It was great to hear stories from staff from describing their challenges & how they approach self care with mental health. Giving advice to our students & exploring the stigmas around asking for help pic.twitter.com/LFVlh3H8B2

28/11/23

As celebrate birth of Guru Nanak Dev ji, founder of the faith, we can all identify with his core teachings of truth, love, gender equality, working hard for an honest living, meditating upon the One and sharing with others.Best wishes all for a blissful . pic.twitter.com/ED9nEwG0lz

25/11/23

We are delighted to offer 5 fully-funded places on the January cohort of our Sustain and Grow group coaching programme to parent-teachers from ethnic minority backgrounds.https://t.co/gAtXLJEYRZBook your place soon as these tickets will go fast!Thanks to ! pic.twitter.com/ijbAi0y3k3

23/11/23

Year 7 football girls in their new kit tonight. Winning both their Borough games. Excellent start to the season ⚽️ 🔥 pic.twitter.com/kPpWZoaNu7

22/11/23

Year 11 students engaging in the Harris experience independent learning day. pic.twitter.com/1RIxwUfUKs

17/11/23

Our year 7 boys football team in their new kit last night ⚽️🔥 pic.twitter.com/bqJTHPh5kR

12/11/23

Happy Diwali & Bandi Chhor Diwas to all celebrating. An important time to reflect on our internal light and darkness, as well as the events taking place in our world today 🪔🪔🪔 pic.twitter.com/j6PQh0Tjv9

10/11/23

colleagues can enjoy fully-funded 1:1 coaching with the . Choose from our Accreditation, Parental Leave, Return to Work or Transition coaching to support you as you start and grow your family. Find out more and sign up at https://t.co/pBZxdoXZwJ pic.twitter.com/GiwiuAMoO1

10/11/23

This morning our year 10 sports leaders had hot chocolate Friday with Ms Rainey to receive their certificates and celebrate their success over the last year on the course. Well done to all those who qualified 🎉. pic.twitter.com/dgxqb2w2dO

04/10/23

U13 girls have arrived for their Essex cup match at The Billericay School ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/ZqVg7WrhGx

03/10/23

🚨PE CLUBS / FIXTURE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 - Wednesday - U13 Essex Cup girls football v Billericay (Away) Thursday - Girls Football club (moved from Wednesday due to the above fixture) Friday - Rugby - all years (moved from Wednesday)

25/09/23

Excellent turn out for all years netball tonight! Over 50 students at the club. Amazing start to our netball season 🔥 pic.twitter.com/fte57ArKQ0

25/09/23

🚨 P.E CLUB ANNOUNCEMENT this week 🚨 - Monday - All years girls netballWednesday - All years boys rugby 🏉 All years girls football ⚽️ Thursday - Years 7 boys football ⚽️ If you have any questions please see a member of the P.E department.

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Mental Health

Mental health head

It is always important to take care of our mental health, to keep ourselves healthy and look after those around us. This page is a reminder of how to set up good routines, tips on activities you can do to keep yourself well and motivated, along with advice on where to go to seek support.

We all have Mental Health

We All Have Mental Health is an animation video produced by Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.  It has been designed to give young people aged 11-14 a common language and understanding of what is meant by mental health and how we can look after it. 

Working from home tips

We know that most of our students will be studying in school, but for students who may find themselves studying at home it can be a real change from what you're used to and can be challenging in different ways. Where has all your focus and motivation suddenly gone? Everything is a distraction, from the TV, to the fridge, the washing machine, your pets and you’re oh so close to your comfy, warm bed!

But we know you don’t want to fall behind with your studies, so you’re going to need to create an environment for yourself that helps you block out all those distractions and get to work!

  1. Make a morning routine

The problem: Working from home means your morning commute is a breeze! No more setting your alarm hours before to get ready for lessons. Instead, you might find yourself getting up five minutes before you start. The problem is, this isn’t going to make you productive what-so-ever and it will be way too difficult to get back into a morning routine when you return to school.

The solution: Get up half an hour before your first lesson, maybe make yourself some breakfast and a morning drink, make your bed, let the sun (or the clouds) in by opening those curtains, and get yourself awake both mentally and physically for the day’s work.

  1. Get out of those PJ’s!

The problem: Perhaps you’ve got nowhere to physically go and don’t have to leave the house, so you find that you’ve not been bothering to get dressed in the morning?

The solution: Well, getting yourself dressed, hair and teeth brushed, will make you feel more awake and put you in a better mindset for learning.

  1. Make your own workspace

The problem: When we’ve worked from home, we’ve all just dragged the laptop over and stayed in bed, right?

The solution: Throwback those covers and set yourself up a little area where you can work, it’ll help make your work-life divide a lot easier. If you can, try to set yourself up a workstation that is not even in your bedroom so you can separate the space where you sleep/relax and where you work.

Use your dinner table, a desk, or even your sofa and coffee table. Make sure you’re sat up and comfy and have a chair with good back support and the environment is quiet enough to work with few distractions or temptations to do something else.

  1. Use your breaks

The problem: It can be really easy to get drawn into your lessons and your work that you forget where the time is going! You eat your lunch in front of your screen and try and work through it all.

The solution: Your brain needs to take breaks and rest, just like it would in a normal school day. Even if it is five minutes between lessons, make sure you take a break and stretch your legs with a quick walk around the house or the garden if you have one.

Work out what you’re going to do at break time and lunchtime; what snack will you make or what will you watch or play for half an hour? Why not try a Joe Wicks workout or take up Yoga and mindfulness? There are YouTube videos for everything- go ahead and try something new to take your mind off things.

  1. Find your balance

The problem: For some, doing a full day of work or online lessons and then completing homework at home can be mentally tiring. You may also find that your home circumstances change such as having to help look after younger siblings or if someone in the house becomes sick. This can add a lot of pressure on to you and if it is not sorted, you can burn out and become very stressed.

The solution: Talk to a teacher or pastoral manager if you’re struggling with your deadlines, or need help coping with the demands of work at school and the support you’re having to give your family at home. If they can accommodate you working different hours than usual, they will definitely help.

  1. Set up a chat call

The problem: When you’re at school, there are points in the day where you’ll chat and socialise. When you’re working from home you get less time to chat. If we are used to contact with friends, we can become quite lonely or sad if we don’t speak to anyone, without even realising it.

The solution: Suggest a video call where you and your friends can catch up and have a chat for half an hour, it gives you something to look forward to.

It’ll make you feel less isolated as well as motivate you and give you a boost.

Activities to stay motivated

  • HIIT, Pilates, Yoga – whatever exercise floats your boat that day
  • Walking – it's great to try and get some fresh air everyday so why not incorporate this into your challenge
  • Baking – get your sweat on in the kitchen by cooking up a storm
  • Gardening – this can be a great workout too!

www.YouTube.com  is full of great demonstrations on all these activities, from workouts with Joe Wicks to baking with Mary Berry. So go on, try something new and stay motivated! 

Online support

Staying at home and working from home can be stressful. No matter what, it is always best to talk to someone. That’s why we recommend the following online mental health support services.

https://kooth.com/                                                        giveusashout.org

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https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

Young minds are available to support young people or parents/carers, whether you want to understand more about how you're feeling and find ways to feel better, or you want to suport someone who's struggling, they can help.

https://www.childline.org.uk/

Childline runs a helpline for children and young people in the UK.  Calls to 0800 1111 are free.

https://www.annafreud.org/

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, works with infants, children, young people and their families, to provide support.

https://www.papyrus-uk.org/

Papyrus is a voluntary organisation supporting teenagers and yougn adults who are feeling suicidal.

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust is available for advice, information and support regarding your physical and/or mental health.  Click the following link to request contact. https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/e-drop-in

https://bestforyou.org.uk/

Best For You exists to make it easier for you to find the support you need. It includes information about mental health, and digital tools for anyone in the UK.