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09/12/24

Well done to year 7 girls football team. Starting the season off strong with a 7-0 win! 🔥 ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/zjQweFWwMg

08/12/24

Year 7/8 girls on the football trip to the emirates are on the way back home. ETA to the academy is 5:30pm traffic dependent.

08/12/24

Seated and ready for kick off at the Emirates! Thank you Lord Harris for the tickets ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/3WzXPZ89aQ

08/12/24

Our year 7/8 girls have arrived at the Emirates for todays game ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/NDuyhdJzAH

03/12/24

Y7 Christmas markets trip are on the way home. ETA 6.30 - 7pm pic.twitter.com/VrSDcoxvee

29/11/24

HAOC Students having fun learning from . pic.twitter.com/Dve1LkgFhg

25/11/24

Well done to our year 8’s on their first game of the season with a 11-4 win 🥳 pic.twitter.com/GE57rBVxT9

13/11/24

Some students from years 8 - 10 visited High House Production Park to explore the ideas of costume and stage design. We were lucky enough to see real life set being built, painted and assembled for The Royal Opera house. Then students were able to design their own costumes. pic.twitter.com/pw2UCyL2gg

05/11/24

Sixth Form Open Evening – Thursday 21st November 5.00-7.00pm.We are delighted to welcome internal and external students to HAOC for our Sixth Form Open Evening, where you will have the opportunity to meet with staff and current students.https://t.co/f9lPmUCgtG

05/11/24

Sixth Form Open Evening – Thursday 21st November 5.00-7.00pm.We are delighted to welcome internal and external students to HAOC for our Sixth Form Open Evening, where you will have the opportunity to meet with staff and current students to find out more about our Sixth Form.

08/10/24

Year 10 drama students have all created wonderful homework based on Drama Practitioners we have been studying this half term. Here are a few excellent examples. pic.twitter.com/cS6fJ9k7p8

04/10/24

Three of our talented students have had their final Harris in Harmony rehearsal today ahead of next weeks performance! Can not wait to watch them. pic.twitter.com/lJDXHJYHGP

03/10/24

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01/10/24

Year 10 were lucky enough to experience a workshop by last Friday, in which they got to explore the use of movement and the written word. This will enable them to be more physical in future projects! Thanks hope to work with you again soon. pic.twitter.com/aQ7PGDjAdg

25/09/24

🚨 U16 Netball Rally 🚨 was due to take place on Monday 30th September. This has been postponed. Netball club will continue as normal after school on Monday.

23/09/24

HAOC is welcoming Yr 6 students into the academy for an Open Evening on Thursday 26th September from 5.00-7.00pm. We look forward to seeing you there! For full details and to BOOK YOUR PLACE click below. https://t.co/Ef6Ki9a8EO

19/09/24

Some of our sports leaders completing a blindfolded obstacle course to work on their communication and teamwork. pic.twitter.com/Rl9CRNLYPh

17/09/24

Exciting and positive start to Year 7 Performing Arts Enrichments today. pic.twitter.com/RpGXWEH9Pc

16/09/24

Excellent turn out for netball club tonight. pic.twitter.com/UK850o8QYn

16/09/24

🚨 ⚽️ Year 10 boys football training is CANCELLED tonight. Please see a member of the PE department if you have any questions. ⚽️ 🚨 All other clubs are going ahead as normal.

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Writing and Vocabulary

Writing and Vocabulary

Subject Team Leaders have selected and sequenced tier 3 (core knowledge) and tier 2 vocabulary within their curriculum. This vocabulary is embedded in curriculum maps and much of it is added to homework knowledge organisers at KS3. This vocabulary is then explicitly instructed using the process ‘select, define, demonstrate, practice’ to make vocabulary stick. Students will ‘parrot’ vocabulary back, which is proved to enhance metacognition and help students to retain and broaden their vocabulary.

Script Club Enrichment sessions run as part of the KS3 curriculum for those who have selected it and enables students to be creative with the writing and production of their own script.

Poetry and creative writing competitions are held throughout the year; students have the opportunity to have their work published internally and borrowed or sold in the school library. Competitions always run in conjunction with national or international celebrations such as Black History Month, LGBTQ+ History Month, International Women’s Day or World Book Day.

World Book Day 

For World Book Day 2024 we marked the event by holding a short story writing competition for students in key stage 3 to take part in.

They were tasked with writing a short story of no more than 200 words and were provided with some suggested ‘sentence openings’ to get them started.

We received many wonderfully creative stories, which made the judging process a tough one, but we eventually chose our top 3, who have now had their winning pieces published here on the school website as well as in the school library.

Huge congratulations go to

1st place: Cherry Van Schevensteen, 8 Cook

2nd place: Georgia Wilde, 8 Tovey

3rd place: Ronnie Sycamore, 8 Tovey.

To read all 3 top entries please click the link below:

WBD Short Story Competition Winners 2024