Harris Academy Greenwich (formerly Eltham Foundation School) is a

coeducational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...

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and

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with academy status, located in the

Eltham Eltham ( ) is a district of southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is east-southeast of Charing Cross, and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. The three wards o ...

area of the

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, England.

History

Eltham Foundation School was converted to an academy status in September 2012 under the sponsorship of the

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and was renamed Harris Academy Greenwich. Previously it had been a

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controlled by

Greenwich London Borough Council Greenwich London Borough Council is the local authority for the Royal Borough of Greenwich in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Greenwich is divided into 23 wards, electin ...

. The school continues to coordinate with Greenwich London Borough Council for admissions.

Philosophy

Virtually all maintained schools and academies follow the

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, and are inspected by

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on how well they succeed in delivering a 'broad and balanced curriculum'. Schools endeavour to get all students to achieve the

English Baccalaureate The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is a school performance indicator in England linked to the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) results. It measures students' attainment by calculating an average score from specified subject grades. ...

(EBACC) qualification- this must include core subjects a modern or ancient foreign language, and either History or Geography. Harris Academy Greenwich operates a three-year,

Key Stage 3 Key Stage 3 (commonly abbreviated as KS3) is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14. In Northern Ireland t ...

where all the core National Curriculum subjects are taught. The school chooses to prioritise breadth of curriculum early on, so that students can widen their understanding and appreciation of the world, music, art and science, believing that through broad immersion, students will excel later in formal examinations. Later interactions with the world will be more fulfilling and successful.

Curriculum

Harris Academy Greenwich offers

GCSEs The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...

and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils in

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. In Year 10, students study a core of English, Maths, Science, History or Geography and a foreign language yet are able to shape their own curriculum by choosing from a wide range of GCSE options. Students in the sixth form have the option of studying from a range of

A Levels The A-Level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational au ...

as well as further BTECs. Some sixth form courses are offered in conjunction with Harris Academy Falconwood. The school has specialisms in sport, enterprise and communication, and has additional resources for the specialisms.

References

External links

Harris Academy Greenwich official website
{{authority control Secondary schools in the Royal Borough of Greenwich Academies in the Royal Borough of Greenwich

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Buildings and structures in Eltham