In this weeks assembly I discussed the values we want all our students to develop; Aspiration and Resilience. The assembly slides can be viewed here. These values evolved as a series of student and staff consultation last year and these words I would like to see etched on the lips of [...]
Harrow Way Community School is on a mission. Having broken all previous GCSE records and celebrated a fantastic Ofsted last year, Headteacher Michael Serridge is determined to see the school achieve an ‘Outstanding’ when the inspectors next come to visit. A series of initiatives have been introduced starting with a day [...]
Last week's quiz night was a great success and an excellent show case of House pride. Congratulations to the Hawks for having the most points for participants and the Buzzards years 11, 10, and 9 teams for landing 1st, 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
Former pro American footballer Jim Roberson is back at Harrow Way Community School, once again working his motivational magic with Year 11 students. Jim bases his captivating training on getting students to understand the ‘power of education.’ In his own unique style Jim connects with students, engaging them to consider how [...]
Students from Harrow Way have participated in county wide art exhibitions to commemorate the start of World War 1. An after school club saw students from years 7 and 8 created large scale poppies in card with poignant text and thoughtful embellishments. Year 9s made exquisite poppy collages from a range [...]
On Friday 3 October Harrow Way held its third annual Voice competition. Congratulations to Alanis Fell of Buzzard House for winning the junior category and Britney Enright of the Hawks for taking the senior title. Each winner has earned 90 points for her house and a £10 Blink Box voucher. Well done to all who [...]
On Monday 22nd September, Year 11 Geography students headed to the Dorset Coastline to aid them with there GCSE Controlled Assessment. They went to look at the physical geography of Durdle Door and the impacts of tourism in Lulworth Cove.
This season sees both the U16s and U15s boys’ rugby teams participating in the Hampshire Cup for the first time. On Wednesday, the U15s travelled to King Edwards School in Southampton for their first encounter. It was to be a bruising battle and the Southampton school proved just too good for [...]
The Secondary Geography Quality Mark: in recognition of excellence in teaching and learning in geography. We are delighted to announce that Harrow Way has achieved the Secondary Geography Quality Mark (SGQM), awarded by The Geographical Association. The SGQM award process encourages and supports schools to reflect on their work and strive for the highest quality [...]