On 11th November 2015, some Harrow Way students and staff got to experience Armistice Day first hand by visiting some World War One Battlefields in Ypres, Belgium. They ended the day by paying their respects by laying a poppy wreath at Menin Gate. Curriculum leader for History, Mrs C Essop, summarised [...]
Yesterday we held our House Public Speaking Competition - The Voice. Contestants had to speak in front on an audience made up of Year 7 students and staff. Senior winner was Year 10 Maddie Griffiths of Buzzard House. Junior was a tie between Alanis Fell (Buzzards) and Abbi Loader (Hawks) both in Year 9. [...]
Another great day was had in Barcelona on Wednesday, training in the morning followed by a swim in the pool. After lunch they all went to the beach and played some games before a bit of shopping in the local area. In the evening they headed out to the stadium which our matches were going [...]
After a 2.15am start on Monday, Harrow Way footballers landed safely in Barcelona. They started their trip with a bit of sightseeing. A fantastic tour of the Nou Camp, where they saw Ronald Koeman's boots and the Champions League trophies, followed by going to Las Ramblas for some free time. Tuesday has started by heading [...]
Year 8 students from Harrow Way Community School have spent the day as Tudors, with a little 21st century twist. The History students, learning all about 1500-1750, came off their usual timetable to enjoy a day of Tudor themed lessons from the Black Death in Science to the creatively named ‘Great [...]
On Friday 2nd October, Mrs Gibbs from the Art Department took Year 10 Art students to visit the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens at Ampfield near Romsey, where they viewed the “Art in the Garden 2015†exhibition including exhibits from Harrow Way students, collected visual information for their Natural World Form project, photographed and drew natural forms from [...]
Year 11 Geography students enjoyed a day at the beach last week - completing their GCSE controlled assessment data collection at Lulworth Cove. Students firstly visited Durdle Door, to study the magnificent arch formation. They then walked along a part of the South West Coastal Path (recently awarded the award for the most beautiful walk [...]
Over the Summer Holidays some of our new Year 7 students got the opportunity to take part in our Summer School. Over three days, they had a taste of school life at Harrow Way taking part in lessons and activities in Numeracy, Literacy, Science, History and PE. On the last day, students took part in [...]
On the last day of term, the school held a whole school assembly in the Sports Hall. The assembly was to run through all the events and amazing achievements from the past academic year. Prizes were awarded for the best attendance (student and tutor) and most stampers (individual student and tutor). Harrow Way Heads of [...]
On Monday 13th July we held our Key Stage 4 presentation evening to celebrate the success and a variety of achievements of our students in Years 9 & 10. Awards were presented for achievement and progress in every subject area. Year Leader Awards were also given out to two students for contribution and personal achievement. [...]