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19/11/24

Newly elected student council members inducted in today! Congratulations to all the students who put themselves forward and to those who were elected. We look forward to seeing what you do! pic.twitter.com/4g6M9suZld

19/11/24

Year 11 Week 1 11 attendance week 1 - attendance team giving out Y11 rewards pic.twitter.com/fdtdWBBYut

16/11/24

Brilliant day preparing for our performance welcoming guests to The Princess of Wales’ annual carol service ‘Together at Christmas’ 🎄 are so proud of our students representing at such a prestigious event. Thank you 💐 pic.twitter.com/ix3kgFrvQC

15/11/24

“Keep working hard and opportunities will come!” 🗣️ Kinetic graduate Khiani Shombe, who signed a professional contract with Southampton back in July, came and spoke to our boys before our match at Southampton’s training ground. Khiani spoke about his football journey so far,… pic.twitter.com/1MhzlHwGZt

14/11/24

Are you interested in a career in accounting or finance? Check out this amazing opportunity at the Deloitte Apprenticeship Insight Evening! pic.twitter.com/Urto9x0xGc

14/11/24

⁠The beautiful sounds of 's steel pans will be greeting guests as they queue outside the venue... pic.twitter.com/whTzOuUYB9

12/11/24

The Yr10 football team get their league campaign underway with a 1-1 draw against Thomas More this evening.Both the U13 and U16 boys table tennis teams are also crowned and will go forward to next week’s south London finals. Well done all 🏓 ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/RjXT44NZcy

12/11/24

Well done to Year 11 for a great set of mocks! Celebrating today with a cookie at break with Millie's cookies. pic.twitter.com/fLBqHtPvuV

08/11/24

Congratulations to all the students who won awards this week for best attainment or rising star. Over 150 awards have been handed out and it’s always wonderful to celebrate our students. pic.twitter.com/Gtlv1d411j

07/11/24

Apprenticeship talk for parents and carers on Wednesday 20th November . Please go to our website to register. pic.twitter.com/bUmq5EINyy

21/10/24

U18 girls have started their defence in the National College Cup with a win in over time against West London College. They have also gone on to win their first 2 games in the league. Well done! Can’t wait to see more games! pic.twitter.com/4UPjvXlLsW

21/10/24

Enrichment clubs were in full swing last week! pic.twitter.com/51RSA3zILt

21/10/24

Congratulations to our Year 8 basketball team for their victorious win against the Whitgift School. pic.twitter.com/kzkXm6inyK

18/10/24

Year 11 Holiday Intervention starts on Monday 21st October. Students have been given bespoke timetables. We look forward to seeing you then! pic.twitter.com/zx7D3TRtkc

18/10/24

We would to wish everyone a safe half term holiday. We will see you back at school on Monday 4th November. If a student needs any support, they can contact the school during the holidays using the safespace.org.uk email.

18/10/24

We had our Black History Month concert this week! What a wonderful way to showcase the talent in our school: steel pans, bands, pianists, rap & more! Congratulations to all the students who performed. Thank you to our head girl & boy for hosting. pic.twitter.com/kQtfYqd8bc

18/10/24

We had the wonderful Absnt Minds band come in to perform to our Year 9 and discuss mental health and body image. The students thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you for organising. pic.twitter.com/qJ9v2vPfyS

18/10/24

Thank you to Dr Anne-Marie Angelo who came in this week as part of our Black History Month celebrations from the University of Sussex to speak to Y12 and Y13 History and Politics students about the Black Power movement. pic.twitter.com/NWzvZyTJC4

16/10/24

What an incredible display of talent this evening for the annual Black History Month concert! 🙌🏾🙌🏿🙌🏽🙌🏼🙌🏾🙌🏿🙌🏽🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/542zx3XquK

10/10/24

Harris Federation launches it's powerful Apprenticeship Programme. For more details about our inspirational sessions goto https://t.co/9xWP3Z3d5e pic.twitter.com/3Kq2IOn0jx

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Our Curriculum

The Harris City Academy Crystal Palace Sixth Form curriculum provides an educational offer for students who have a breadth of subject interests.

The curriculum is designed for students who will thrive in an educational environment where the rigours and demands of the different subjects are embraced and taught in a supportive manner without compromising the academic challenges of Sixth Form study.

Whilst the majority of subjects on offer are A Level qualifications, some subjects follow an Applied General or Technical Level route, in order to support students who have specific vocational paths in mind or who have a preferred learning style different to that required for the A Level qualifications.

Whereas the A Levels are assessed predominately through external examinations, the Applied General and Technical Levels will have a greater percentage of coursework involved. A student can choose to follow either route or a combination of both. Whichever pathway a student follows, the aim is to build upon the foundation knowledge and skills gained throughout their KS3 and KS4 study.

At the point of enrolment, students are guided in their course choices so that they follow a cohesive and coherent programme of study where the content and skills of the individual subjects complement each other, as well as furnishing students with a depth of cultural, social and intellectual ideas.

Curriculum offer 2024-25

Courses on offer, subject to availability:

  • Art & Design
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computing
  • Ctec Music 
  • English Literature
  • Further Maths
  • Geography
  • Government & Politics
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • OCR Business 3 Diploma 
  • OCR Business 3 Extended Certificate
  • OCR Media Studies 3 Diploma
  • OCR Media Studies 3 Extended Certificate
  • OCR Sport 3 Diploma
  • OCR Sport 3 Extended Certificate
  • OCR Sport 3 Extended Diploma
  • Philosophy
  • Photography 
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Spanish

All courses are taught by subject specialists who demonstrate and model the proficiency and scholarship needed to be successful students of their chosen discipline. As well as being authorities in their particular subject, Sixth Form teachers are expected to be exponents of excellent pedagogy and classroom practice so that the classroom becomes a place where students are fully engaged and participate in a dialogical education informed by criticism, reflection and analytical reasoning.