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12/09/25

We’re excited to announce that our Sixth Form Open Evening will take place on Thursday 9th October, from 5.00–7.00pm harrisockendon.org.uk/563/an…

12/09/25

Join us at our Yr 6 Open Evening taking place in school on Thursday 25th September 2025 5.00-7.00pm; Unable to make it? Come and visit on a Principal Tour: All events must be booked in advance. We look forward to seeing you there! eventbrite.co.uk/e/yr-6-prin… eventbrite.co.uk/e/yr-6-open…

12/09/25

Join us at our Yr 6 Open Evening taking place in school on Thursday 25th September 2025 5.00-7.00pm; Unable to make it? Come and visit on a Principal Tour:  All events must be booked in advance. We look forward to seeing you there! eventbrite.co.uk/e/yr-6-open…

08/09/25

PE clubs starting this week 🏈 ⚽️

18/07/25

Sports Day 2025 ☀️ ⚽️ 🏀

17/07/25

MMW: Hever Castle

17/07/25

MMW: Grangewaters

16/07/25

MMW: Leeds Castle

16/07/25

MMW: HAOC Escape Room

16/07/25

MMW: Macbeth & Stock Market Challenge 💰

15/07/25

Well done to all of our students who represented us today at the Harris Federation Finals 🔥 🏆 amazing performances and lots of medals 🥇

14/07/25

MMW Y9: teamwork

14/07/25

MMW Year 9 - Grange Waters. Facing fears and overcoming challenges!

11/07/25

The Harris Federation Festival of Music showcased some wonderful talent from across the federation. Our students loved every single minute.

09/07/25

Steel Pans playing Classical music! Soloists, Choir. Y5 electric guitar solo! The talent in our schools is amazing! Congrats to all of you, what wonderful performances. pic.twitter.com/TjYEnwK9KV

28/06/25

DOE Update ‘we will be 45 minutes ‘ until we reach Ockendon due to traffic

28/06/25

D of E Silver: day 3 is done! All packed up and on the bus. ETA back to school 1.45om.

28/06/25

D of E Silver Day 3: they are off early!

27/06/25

D of E: all back at camp.

27/06/25

Day 2 has started - perfect weather for walking.

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16-19 Study Programme

Harris Academy Ockendon's Sixth Form is proud to be fully compliant with the Department for Education's 16-19 Study Programme Guidance, offering a broad, balanced, and ambitious curriculum for all its students.

Qualification hours

Every HAOC student in the sixth form studies a minimum of 3 qualifications, which are either 3 full A-levels or a combination of 2 A-levels combined with one Applied General qualification equivalent to 1 A-level.  Each student is assigned a core learning aim, which is centred around their full-time study programme.

These are delivered over 5 periods per week of 56 minutes, which equates to a total of 5 hours and 25 minutes per week of face-to-face teaching.

Non-qualification hours

Every HAOC sixth form student has additional non-qualification activities included in their study programme. These include:

  • Enrichment for one period or 65 minutes per week
  • Academic reading and Citizenship & Religious Education for two mornings or 60 minutes per week
  • Work experience, both virtual and physical. Virtual work experience takes place over one full school day and physical work experience takes place over one full school week

Impact of Covid-19

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic led to lost learning time for students before joining the sixth form which continues to have an impact. In response, all HAOC sixth form students are timetabled to three private study periods per week, equating to 3 hours and 15 minutes. In addition, the school receives funds as part of the Department for Education’s 16-19 catch up fund, which is used to pay for staff over-time to run intervention sessions as well as external tutoring in exceptional cases where students require more bespoke, additional support.

This uplift in the number of hours in each student’s study programme is designed to ensure they are able to be successful not only in their academic qualifications but develop the cultural capital and life skills they need to be successful and thrive either in higher education or the world of work.