Harrow Way Community School, alongside Aster Communities and Andover Rugby Club, organised and ran the 9th Andover and District Tag Rugby Festival recently. One of the largest tournaments in Hampshire, it welcomed over 400 children from local primary schools who enjoyed more than 130 matches! Split into two age groups, mixed [...]
On 6th May, the school voted in a mock election and the students were really enthusiastic about having their own say. Lots of subjects capitalised on this by having politically themed lessons and tutors have been debating the issues with their tutor groups all week. The school is buzzing with talk about the election and [...]
Please help us by voting for us in the Aviva Community Fund, we are seeking to build a bespoke Drama and Dance facility that will be a genuine community hub. The new facility will be a separate structure, providing a much needed dedicated space for performing arts lessons, as well as allowing independent access by [...]
On Tuesday 28th April, seventeen Year 10 students attended University of Winchester for a taster day. The day gave the students an opportunity to try TV Journalism, Media and Marketing, applied Psychology and Liberal Arts and to give students an idea of what university life is like. They then had the [...]
Hampshire County Council have released a case study video of Harrow Way on our work as a Rights Respecting school. The video looks at the recent work we have done on Internet Safety and Article 17 of The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Every child has the right to reliable information [...]
On Monday 27th April, 14 Year 9 boys as a reward for commitment to the school football team and training, went to Stamford Bridge. Along with their Year Leader, Mr Carter, they watched the FA Youth Cup final between Chelsea FC and Manchester City FC. Chelsea won 2-1 on the night, 5-2 on aggregate. The [...]
On Wednesday Miss King and Mr Carter took 15 pupils (12 Year 9 and 3 Year 8) to Oxford University, the trip was organised to Raise pupils aspirations. In Year 9 Mr Carter, Year Leader, has been working with 24 high ability students (All Stars), meeting with them fortnightly, discussing their [...]
On Wednesday 6th May all students are taking part in an election at the school to see who they would vote for if they were eligible to vote in the general election on Thursday 7th May. The idea is to get students engaged in politics – studies have shown that 50% [...]
Students recently visited Hillier Gardens near Romsey and were inspired by nature and the artists on exhibition in ‘Art in the Garden’. Some also visited the Forge in Shrewton where they gained experience in using blacksmith materials and techniques. Some pictures can be viewed here. […]
Sparsholt College students, with the support of Harrow Way Community School and Lions in the Community, planned, prepared and ran an outstanding Town Schools’ Football Tournament recently. Sixteen teams entered. Four teams from Balksbury Junior, three from each of Anton Junior and Portway Junior, two from the Discovery Federation and a [...]