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25/11/24

What a fantastic night at our Raising Achievement Evening! A huge success with an array of providers. So proud of our students for engaging with future opportunities! Thank you to and more! pic.twitter.com/VbB9J74hje

15/11/24

Thank you to for speaking to our Year 11s about their futures. Informative presentation on what they offer and some amazing extra curricular and university/careers support pic.twitter.com/c3vozPNdZT

16/10/24

It’s and our canteen is decked out in style, with different African and Caribbean inspired cuisines each day, building up to our big celebration on Friday 🇸🇴 🇯🇲 🇩🇴 🇬🇭🇳🇬 🇰🇪 🇸🇩 🇱🇨 🇲🇦 🇱🇾 🇪🇬 🇩🇿 🇸🇸 🇹🇹 What are other academies doing for ? pic.twitter.com/ddiiGIvNnG

16/10/24

Year 13 assembly and Mr Handscombe repented of his last, male-dominated, effort and tried to string a sequence of women together. Ella Fitzgerald, Bonnie Greer, Joan of Arc, Lakhsmibai of Jhansi, Lupita Nyong'o all "seamlessly" segued.https://t.co/2N3sP5usXM

15/10/24

Today's Year 12 assembly was from and quoted from Akala in order to encourage a reflective, interesting and constructive half term:https://t.co/zWG5KuugBu

02/10/24

Today's Year 13 assembly was on the difficulty of making choices and the importance of taking opportunities whilst they are here.There is a tide in the affairs of sixth-formers which, taken at the flood leads on to fortune...https://t.co/Izx5nQ7o9O

25/09/24

It’s open season at HLAW! Our wonderful enthusiastic student guides are ready to give tours. We’re open every day this week and next; see the school in action. Book on the link below:https://t.co/k6lO3DFCn9 pic.twitter.com/zSnDEEgGfr

17/09/24

Assembly today for Year 12 was Mr Handscombe and a Shakira-inspired self-referential assembly called "Try Everything"https://t.co/JAfqzpxmsr

12/09/24

Last week we welcomed our three Harris apprentices who will be working across our head office departments and academies. 👋 Meet Eliza, Amy, and Andrew!We hope you have the best time with us.#HarrisFederation pic.twitter.com/wvbC430o7E

11/09/24

Our students are on their way back from the Harris In Harmony rehearsals. 🎶🎹 We look forward to seeing them on the stage representing our academy! pic.twitter.com/cZ1WWRmc2k

10/09/24

Welcome everyone to a new academic year! Our academic year started off with assemblies. Ms Heuston our Head of School talked about the importance of bravery. Mr Handscombe our Executive Principal discussed how to navigate life challenges (through the art of juggling) 🤹. pic.twitter.com/b3uDFP32ZS

04/09/24

Today's assembly for year 13 was from Mr Handscombe and illustrated his circus skills (as a metaphor for managing the challenges of the new year)https://t.co/duUw76Bzxf

23/08/24

Congratulations to all of our Year 11s on their outstanding GCSE results. We are very proud of them all. pic.twitter.com/4saSTZGQZ1

23/08/24

Enrolment day at Harris Clapham and Westminster Sixth Forms, so good luck to offer-holders getting your GCSEs, we hope to see you later. On my way in I found a beautiful conker, which I’m taking to be a good omen. pic.twitter.com/UiO1rzFiB7

23/08/24

Today is day 2 of Harris Clapham Sixth Form enrolment for September 2024 - if you've just got your GCSEs and are looking for a challenging, supportive environment for your sixth form (particularly if you're in South London) then come and find us today between 10.30 and 3pm pic.twitter.com/Ltg9ybmP6b

16/07/24

I’ve just come out of the HCL6F rewards evening and, despite being rather hungry and definitely end-of-term sleepy, I am buzzing!Great guest star in Steve Leeson of but the highlight for me was Student President Ruweida’s vote of thanks - calm, clear, assured. https://t.co/mA2fTqhM5F

15/07/24

This was the induction assembly for prospective students joining Year 12 in September 2024 from our Executive Principal. Wise, striking, and occasionally rhyming words. https://t.co/aIZCYMCch6

15/07/24

Looking forward to our rewards evening at Harris Clapham Sixth Form - the third year is coming to an end and we have a group of amazing students to celebrate!

08/07/24

Happy Monday! Today at Harris Clapham Sixth Form we have an exciting Careers Day planned.To start the day off, our students had an assembly by our Vice Principal Mr Lloyd on the UCAS process pic.twitter.com/fknpg5FJIy

25/06/24

Last week Our Year 12 Sociology, Politics and History students enjoyed a tour around the UK Parliament today. Here are some of them in the House of Lords looking as noble as any of the 92 Hereditary peers who sit in the UK's second chamber! pic.twitter.com/5yr9ua6T83

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PRSHE, Assemblies and Tutorials

All of our work is focused on developing the Clapham Character that our students further develop as they join us. This includes a strong focus on developing leadership knowledge and skills, balanced with further learning on staying safe.

Personal, Relationships, Sex and Health Education (PRSHE)

As part of a student’s weekly timetable, they have two tutor sessions with their form tutor. During these sessions, tutors deliver PRSHE. Students learn in an age-appropriate way, how to keep themselves safe, physically, mentally and emotionally. Some of the content that students learn links to the ‘contextual’ risks that students face living in and around London. These include:

  • child criminal exploitation, including county lines
  • serious youth violence, including knife crime
  • child sexual exploitation, including that of boys
  • protection from radicalisation, extremism and terrorism

Students hear from a variety of agencies, including the police, about staying safe. Our PRSHE programme recognises that students are 16 to 19 years old. Other content will include the world of finance, personal budgeting and careers/UCAS (please see the tab with more details on UCAS).

Our programme therefore focuses on building from what students would have learned in secondary school, extending their knowledge and developing a deeper understanding as they prepare for employment, independence and their highly successful lives ahead.

We have a clear and cohesive strategy to ensure that academy has a culture of openess and mutual respect, a place where everyone is free from sexual harassment and/or sexual violence.

Please see our PRSHE policy in Teaching and Learning.

Assemblies

Assemblies tend to take place weekly. There may be whole academy assemblies or faculty assemblies led by a senior leader. A full assemblies programme is created for the year. The assemblies complement the PRSHE curriculum so everything flows together. Assemblies are one of the times when guest speakers come in to speak to students. This could be the Lambeth nursing team for example. Please see our Assemblies and Collective Worship policy in Teaching and Learning.

To read Mr Handscombe's recent assemblies at both Harris Clapham and Harris Westminster Sixth Forms click here

Tutoring

The tutor will be the first port of call for a student. There will be roughly 20 students in a tutor group. Every tutor will get to know their tutees really well. As well as delivering PRSHE, tutors support students by celebrating their successes and helping them manage the challenges of sixth form studies. Tutors will also liaise with parents and carers during the academic year.

 

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