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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

20/12/24

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

18/12/24

We had our wonderful Winter Concert tonight. Well done to all the performers and the Performing Arts Department for all their hard work! pic.twitter.com/cUO0h3gNAP

17/12/24

Year 8 learnt all about healthy eating today through the very exciting, inspirational and interactive . Thank you, chef Ben! pic.twitter.com/lmB3uca0fk

09/12/24

on the official Instagram 🤩 📸 🎄! What a wonderful evening! AtChristmas pic.twitter.com/BQPFHo2UjA

09/12/24

Our students were so happy to be part of this special occasion, thanks to . Thank you for inviting us, we will never forget this magical experience🎄💫 https://t.co/D9qf3lU6AO

06/12/24

with performing for the guests of arriving at Together at Christmas 🎄! We are so proud of our students! Thank you pic.twitter.com/9Lv5f969TN

06/12/24

The Year 10 girls handball team in action today with wins against East Dulwich Girls and Charter🤾‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/HfgA5KGKSD

06/12/24

Our Christmas tree is up and decorated, bringing some Xmas cheer to our reception area. Thank you for the tree! pic.twitter.com/8d0rli7HUe

06/12/24

students ready for their performance welcoming guests for Together at Christmas 🤩! We are so excited!!! An incredible opportunity, all thanks to pic.twitter.com/wo6HcSl1SH

05/12/24

Our annual winter recital is coming soon at St John’s Church on Wed 18th December. We look to seeing everyone there for a mince pie and a warm drink to celebrate our students’ musical talents! pic.twitter.com/ZuPauPWYxU

05/12/24

A hive of activity in robotics and MfL homework clubs this afternoon! pic.twitter.com/QqjUgAjLKr

05/12/24

Year 8s had Safety First sessions today from Metropolitan Police, London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service & TalkConsent. The sessions were engaging & elicited interesting questions. Thank you , pic.twitter.com/DqqmLFnmzY

05/12/24

Our annual winter recital is coming soon at St John's Church on Wed 18th December. We look forward to seeing everyone there for a mince pie and a warm drink to celebrate our student's musical talents! pic.twitter.com/Oak1JJP9zY

05/12/24

The U18b boys basketball team get their National schools campaign underway with back to back wins against Dulwich and Platanos this week 🏀 pic.twitter.com/cXIq71Kz0F

04/12/24

Year 12 students completed their first aid training with Zara from , learning how to deal with wounds, CPR, AEDs and lots more! pic.twitter.com/F6Fygj9nQq

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SEN & Disabilities

Thank you for taking the time to visit the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities section of our website.

The Academy has a clear core vision of ‘All Can Achieve’ with a commitment to ensuring that all students are able to be successful and are actively participating in all areas of Academy life.  

There is an ‘ambitious curriculum’, within which there are universal structures to develop leadership opportunities, e.g., ‘no opting out’, follow up questions and teachers directing and distributing roles within the classroom. Central to this is a commitment to embedding Quality First Teaching and Disciplinary Literacy across the curriculum.  

We believe all students have learning differences rather than learning difficulties, and it is our policy to identify and assess them and ensure that learning is supported and adapted to ensure outstanding progress is made by all students.

Senior Vice Principal overseeing SEN – Ms Carla Price
SEN Federation Consultant - Ms Karen Sitch
SENCO - Ms Atlanta Crawford
Deputy SENCO – Ms Jasmine Dwyer
SEND Governor - Mr Aaron King

Any SEN enquiries should be sent to info@harriscrystalpalace.org.uk, or by post addressed to the SENCO.

Our SENCO holds Parental SENCO Surgeries that parents and carers can book as in person or remote sessions. Click HERE to book a remote or in-person appointment.


We value our partnership with parents and carers.

There are a wide range of opportunities across the academic year for parents and carers to liaise with our staff, including the SEN team.  These include:

As outlined above, you can contact the SEN team by emailing, info@harriscityacademy.org.uk 


Information on the Local Authority’s Local Offer can be found at:

London Borough of Croydon : https://localoffer.croydon.gov.uk/kb5/croydon/directory/home.page
London Borough of Bromley : https://www.bromley.gov.uk/LocalOffer
London Borough of Lambeth : https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/lambeths-send-local-offer
London Borough of Lewisham : https://lewisham.gov.uk/localoffer
London Borough of Southwark : https://localoffer.southwark.gov.uk/


Further support and information

Organisations providing independent advice and support to parents and carers of all children and young people with SEND.

Croydon - https://www.croydon.gov.uk/children-young-people-and-families/find-support/support-directory/parents-partnership-pip
Bromley - https://bromleyiass.org.uk/
Lambeth - https://www.lambethiass.org.uk/
Lewisham - www.kids.org.uk/sendiass/services/lewisham-sendiass
Southwark - https://www.southwark.gov.uk/schools-and-education/information-for-parents/southwark-information-advice-and-support-team-sias


Other organisations providing advice and guidance for specific areas of special educational need:

British Dyslexia Associate - https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/
Speech and Language UK - https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/
Autism Education trust - https://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk/
National Autistic Society - https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/diagnosis
ADHD Foundation - https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/
ADHD UK - https://adhduk.co.uk/
Young Minds - https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

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