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08/03/25

Happy International Women’s Day 💫 At Kinetic Foundation, we’re proud to recognise and empower our Kinetic Girls every single day 💛🖤 We’re also proud to be fully inclusive regardless of gender, ability, financial situation or ethnicity and can offer young people an education… pic.twitter.com/PATR8Y9UIV

07/03/25

Congratulations to our HCACP community for all their contributions to the food bank. pic.twitter.com/1qEpslitew

07/03/25

We had the fantastic lead interactive sessions today providing knowledge, fostering social awareness & decision making skills around underage drinking. It was incredibly engaging; teachers & students were captivated from start to finish pic.twitter.com/jyFYc1a6Io

06/03/25

Last Friday was Jamaica Day! We celebrated with patois quiz in the morning and information about the day. We had jerk wings for lunch and staff celebrated with our Jamaican teachers in the afternoon with Jamaican treats. pic.twitter.com/hlwqdDOJN9

06/03/25

Congratulations to everyone who donated to HCACP food bank! A worth cause! pic.twitter.com/AnQSNJjxc3

06/03/25

Last month we celebrated Chinese New Year and the year of the snake with interactive workshops, quizzes, and a performance. pic.twitter.com/y6M9swuvz2

06/03/25

Happy World Book Day! Teachers dressed up to celebrate some of our favourite books. The English team also organised a variety of activities, from poetry competitions, to 'Frankenstein' treasure hunt, to memory lane book wall... plus much more. pic.twitter.com/xqsIcCjOHK

06/03/25

Here are our fantastic 2025 £1/€1.50 authors and illustrators wishing you all a very Happy World Book Day! pic.twitter.com/qluWc2gfju

10/02/25

A superb last couple of week for the table tennis teams. With qualifiers for the team National semi finals and London individual and national finals!!🏓🏆🥇 pic.twitter.com/qJMQMAB4Ix

10/02/25

After being crowned London Simmonds cup champions. The Yr7 athletics team put in an outstanding performance to be crowned South London Sportshall athletics champions and qualify for the finals next month. 🥇🏆 pic.twitter.com/x1PnEXBI4b

24/01/25

Congratulations to the U14 boys were crowned Croydon schools Basketball cup winners earlier this week. pic.twitter.com/G1YBkfCiQr

15/01/25

Congratulations to the U16 boys basketball team who were victorious in last nights Croydon Cup semi final. pic.twitter.com/NUQErv6Pzg

13/01/25

One of our proudest moments — watching these talented young people shine at for 's Together at Christmas carol service! A huge well done to the incredible students of 👏⁠ ⁠ 📸 Barney Curran⁠ pic.twitter.com/Rzozr2gUw2

10/01/25

Congratulations to the U14 boys basketball team on their semi final win in the Croydon cup. Onto The final in a couple of weeks! 🤞🏾🏀 pic.twitter.com/WgwGVboOil

20/12/24

We wish everyone in our community a happy and safe holiday. Should any student need us for any support, they can contact us using our safespace.org.uk email.

20/12/24

Yesterday, we wore Christmas jumpers for charity, the canteen put on Christmas lunch and the steel pans regaled us with tunes at lunch to celebrate the penultimate day of the term. pic.twitter.com/ciWvoAh6Bb

19/12/24

The basketball teams see out the term strong with the U19 and U16 boys and girls teams picking up wins in the school’s competition this week pic.twitter.com/nmIx25Nkzv

19/12/24

It was a delight to have Alex Wheatley come to speak to our year 8s last week. Such an inspiration-it’s always wonderful to have authors who we read come to give us insight into their novels. pic.twitter.com/beVudJM0lL

18/12/24

We had our charity basketball game today. Our U17 basketball team beat London Nautical: 104-56. Over £200 raised! pic.twitter.com/9KBAqvyVPK

18/12/24

Thank you to for letting us use your beautiful venue for our Winter concert this evening. pic.twitter.com/FH7xt2B6hX

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Careers Advice & University

Given that one of the aims of the Sixth Form provision is to prepare our students for what follows after their secondary educational experience, careers advice and guidance are an integral part of our offer.

In order to prepare students for professional life and the world of work, students will have access a wide range of opportunities.

  • Careers advice is high-quality, up-to-date and locally relevant. Subjects provide opportunities for good quality, meaningful encounters with the world of work.
  • Students are provided with regular and meaningful links with higher education and professions.
  • A complementary programme of masterclasses and lectures from the world of work and industry is delivered throughout the academic year.
  • The enrichment programme and co-curricular opportunities offer breadth and depth and allow students to engage with experiences beyond their usual interests.
  • Alongside the established careers programme, there are regular opportunities to meet the Federation Careers Advisor.
  • Financial health and financial planning sessions are delivered in order to prepare students for independent living.

Harris Higher Education Programme Booklet

Year 11 Harris Higher Education Programme Booklet.

This booklet, which is available from the Sixth Form, is part of a Year 11 to Year 13 programme of information about Higher Education. We hope that you will all find this information useful and that by reading the booklet, you and your family will find yourselves better prepared to make decisions about your future education and qualifications.  

For current employment and careers opportunities look on the Harris Careers Education website.

Download the Unifrog presentation - Key Stage 5

Unifrog is a one-stop-shop where students can easily explore their interests, then find and successfully apply for their next step after school.

UnifrogUnifrog will help you to explore your key interests and what career paths you can take to reach your goals!

This Key Stage 5 presentation will help you understood how Unifrog can support your future decision-making and career options, explore some of the exciting features of the platform and create your very own personal Unifrog accounts.

Click HERE to download the Unifrog presentation.

Life after sixth formSchool's Out - What Now? Preparing for life after sixth form

Click HERE to download School's Out - What Now? - the HCACP guide to preparing for life after sixth form.

You'll find advice and guidance for you whether or not you applied to university, or are now looking for a job. Plus tips on wellbeing and how to fill your free time.

Want to go to university?

Find out more about the information and advice UCAS has to offer, using the UCAS tool below.

Applying to university

Click HERE for an introduction to UCAS and how to get the best out of the system.

Click HERE for a guide to writing personal statements.

Click HERE to download a UCAS presentation which takes you through the application process.

Click HERE to download a UCAS presentation all about replying to your offers.

Click HERE for a Harris Federation guide to student finance.

The majority of our students decide to continue their educational journey at university. Every year several of our students attend some of the top universities in the country with many accepting offers at Russell Group universities as well as Oxford and Cambridge.

There is a comprehensive programme of UCAS support and guidance in order to help students with their applications and any subsequent interviews. Student UCAS applications at HCACP reflect informed and realistic aspirations and choices in order to optimise an individual’s chances of meeting the requirements of their course offers.

In order to ensure that a student is progressing towards the demands of the offer, regular course progress meetings and assessments mean that subject intervention and support are timely and targeted.

UCAS presentation for parents

We know parents often ask for information on the UCAS process. Click on the link to download a presentation developed by UCAS. It illustrates the benefits of higher education, outlines the application process, and advises parents on what they can do to support their child.