This week we saw the publication of the Department for Education’s latest School Performance Tables. Parents will know that in terms of the key performance indicator, Harrow Way achieved a record result in 2014 of 61% 5+ A*-C including English and Maths. This is a 7% improvement from the previous year [...]
Thursday 29th January, Venue: John Hanson School We took a team of seven boys from Years 8 and 7 for what was originally planned as a 7-a-side tournament. However, when we arrived, due to the popularity of the sport it was decided to make it 11-a-side. Our team sat out the [...]
It was over 18 months ago that the previous Year 11 Unicef Peer Educators came to see me, voicing their concerns about internet safety and other safety issues surrounding social media. Article 17 of The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states: Every child has the right to [...]
Harrow Way has been designated an Expert Centre for the Global Learning Programme. Global Learning Programme (GLP) Expert Centres are schools that have a passion and expertise for global learning and whole school development, together with strong CPD capability. As well as exemplifying global learning in their own school, the main role of an Expert [...]
Some Year 8 students have made it onto the Shark Trust's Wall of Fame, after raising £50 from a cake sale held at one lunchtime at school. the Shark Trust is the only UK registered charity working to advance the worldwide conservation of sharks through science, education, influence and action.
Harrow Way Community School Year 10 Enterprise Club students have reached the regional finals of the Real Business Challenge, a national business competition run by Coco-Cola Enterprises. The six students will be off to Brighton in February for one of only 11 regional finals, where they will work alongside business mentors [...]
A nursery and day care centre for vulnerable young children from a poor fishing village in Ghana has received a huge cash injection courtesy of students, staff and parents from Harrow Way Community School. Sandy Craig from Partner West Africa (PWA) collected the £1700 during a special presentation held at the [...]
Harrow Way Peer educators wanted to continue to raise funds for our partner school, Fayef International School in Ghana. They decided that they wanted to give them gifts for Christmas. As we can't easily send them parcels, we raised £450 of Virtual Christmas Boxes. Some of the money raised was put towards a trampoline. A [...]
Year 8 students have been given a copy of the Spring Term Homework Booklet today. This is also available to view at this link: Year 8 Spring Term Homework Booklet
Thank you to all participants in the Rainbow Trust Book Cover Competition! We were really impressed with all the entries received and it has been a tough decision to make. The winner has now been announced and congratulation go to Maddie Bowman for her excellent design. – Rainbow Trust Maddie’s Description [...]