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18/03/24

The Great Big Footy & Booky Quiz. Our students did really well on the quiz, with 5 students who got 9 out of 10 questions right! We also held a 'Book Tasting', with different extracts from various books. Students really enjoyed this and championed their favourite book choices. pic.twitter.com/cFhxsHrjsG

15/03/24

This week we also celebrated 🧪Activities spanned across lessons, lunchtimes, and after school! We had demos, fun experiments, and a quiz for all students to take part in!Thank you to Ms Salmon and the whole science team for such a fun filled week! pic.twitter.com/2byOxERD3G

15/03/24

Fantastic recital this afternoon! With our first place winner reciting a whopping 263 digits of Pi!!!Fantastic effort by all of our participants and Happy Pi Day once again! Thank you to Ms Lee and her Maths team for organising pic.twitter.com/KVT1RsctXM

14/03/24

Happy Pi Day! It’s been fantastic wishing all of our students happy Pi day today! Here’s some of teachers in their Pi tees! Tomorrow, is our annual Pi Recital comp and we can’t wait! Last year’s winner, a former Y11 recited 177 digits of Pi!!! pic.twitter.com/53pK63TXoN

14/03/24

Historian Isaac Crichlow visited our Year 8s and Year 10s today to discuss his research on African and Caribbean cultures during and after transatlantic enslavement. They asked some great questions. Thanks Isaac for your time and energy.Truly inspirational! pic.twitter.com/62yHFTTAK9

13/03/24

🎶 We’re so lucky to have not one but TWO MiSST Together days happening today in different parts of the UK. 🙌 Students from a total of 6 of our partner schools are making music together in Oldham and Peckham! We can’t wait to hear them play! 🎺🎻#MusicEducation… pic.twitter.com/s4ULZIZO0x

13/03/24

Do you live in Croydon but attend a school outside of Croydon? You can request a voucher from the council through the voucher request form ~ https://t.co/LuKR0LwNY7 |

11/03/24

Last week our Student Voice baked and decorated an amazing rainbow cake to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month. Delicious! pic.twitter.com/W0by5ZIX03

07/03/24

Happy World Book Day from us to you! We hope you had a fantastic day celebrating reading and we look forward to next year! pic.twitter.com/7IRI0nczrH

07/03/24

The start of World Book Day today! Students were greeted by staff dressed in an array of character costumes! Here some of the Senior Team this morning! pic.twitter.com/XdghTQFVxm

04/03/24

Today is the final day of the tailored talks on Stop & Search for all students. have been fantastic in sharing with students on the rules and their rights of Stop & Search. Our final session was for Year 7 this morning. Thank you to the Mentivity team pic.twitter.com/4gDj9S9LIW

02/03/24

Thanks all! A great game and a great way to end the week! https://t.co/vEOYWZVdXY

01/03/24

Onyeka Igwe is an artist & researcher working between cinema & installation. She is born and based in London, UK and has exhibited across the world.Today she visited our KS3 & KS5 students and shared her short film 'No Archive Can Restore You' Thank you Onyeka! pic.twitter.com/0yp71vWArl

01/03/24

To mark the end of History Month, our LGBTQ+ student voice group made this rainbow cake!A delicious treat that was shared amongst students and staff! pic.twitter.com/TbAEYSuGYQ

26/02/24

Mr Barker, Academic Coordinator for Sixth Form, delivered a UCAS - Next Steps assembly today to our Year 13. As university offers continue to flood in, it’s important that they take the time to consider and reflect on their choices. pic.twitter.com/klk0raRvj3

26/02/24

Great to have our first training session happen this week with Ms Craddock, Mental Health Lead for Year 12s are doing a L2 STEM programme to work with and deliver hands-STEM workshops with Y5 from look forward to developing our partnership! pic.twitter.com/h6LHNniM7c

26/02/24

Mr Barker, Academic Coordinator for Sixth Form, delivered a UCAS - Next Steps assembly today to our Year 13. As university offers continue to flood in, it’s important that they take the time to consider and reflect on their choices. pic.twitter.com/klk0raRvj3

23/02/24

Great to have our first training session happen this week with Ms Craddock, Mental Health Lead for Year 12s are doing a L2 STEM programme to work with and deliver hands-STEM workshops with Y5 from look forward to developing our partnership! pic.twitter.com/h6LHNniM7c

23/02/24

Fantastic to see our students involved in the visit! https://t.co/cADvt3IjUB

23/02/24

Today is our Year 9 Options Assembly, delivered by Mr Manners, Mr Green, and Ms Bent. With Options Evening, around the corner, this is our first opportunity to share with students, the range of GCSE options on offer. pic.twitter.com/iGIsN4JUi7

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Curriculum

Introduction to the HIAC Curriculum

The curriculum will focus on firstly on making sure that students develop a deep body of knowledge. This knowledge will primarily come from the national curriculum. The focus in our curriculum planning will be the development of subject-specific disciplinary knowledge. We then plan to ensure that students develop the subject skills needed to apply and make sense of what the knowledge that they have gained.

The HIAC Curriculum intends to prepare our students, in rapidly changing world, for the next step in their lives. To encourage our develop confidence and talent in our students to ensure they are well-equipped to excel in higher or further education, training, and ready to meet the challenges of employment.

We believe that the HIAC curriculum should provide students with a broad range of educational experiences and opportunities. Through the academic curriculum and wider school life, we intend to guarantee that all HIAC students continue their development into well-rounded citizens, capable of contributing positively to their communities.

You can find our full Curriculum Policy by clicking here 

Key Stage 3

Key Stage 3 is now a 3-year Key Stage with students choosing their GCSE options in Year 9. This allows students to study a broad range of subjects in line with the National Curriculum over 3 years to ensure subject specific disciplinary knowledge is well developed to support students’ transition to GCSEs.

The subjects studied in Key Stage 3 are:

 

Subject

Lessons per week (one lesson = 50 mins)

English

6

mathematics

5

science

5

geography

2

history

2

religious education

1

PSHE

1

Art and design

2

music

1

Drama

1

Spanish/ French

2 (students are guided into preferences)

physical education

2

Total

30 lessons, 25 hours per week

Plus enrichment

From a choice given after school

 

Although Design and Technology is not currently taught as a discreet subject this academic year, aspects of the Design and Technology curriculum are taught through Art and Computer Science. However, Design and Technology will be taught as a separate subject from September 2020.

Key Stage 4 

Students at Harris Invictus Academy Croydon, from this academic year, will start their GCSE in Year 10. GCSE courses will form the basis of the curriculum at Key Stage 4.  Good advice and guidance on option choices is crucial at this stage.  In the spring term of year 9, the Academy will be addressing “choices and pathways”. Additionally, the Academy staff will interview students, where possible and parents/carers will have the opportunity to receive up-to-date advice and guidance in order to support their son’s/daughter’s options at this stage.  Senior leaders will support students in making their choices and will use Academy data and other information to help advise them on the most appropriate choices and provide guidance on the importance of the EBACC subjects.  We anticipate that students will be allowed to choose from the option blocks set up and where possible all students should be given their first choice. 

Core subjects that are compulsory for all students at Key Stage 4 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • Science
  • Religious Studies
  • Physical Education

     

    Students will be able to choose from the following options:

  • History
  • Geography
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Health and Social Care
  • Computer Science
  • Business Studies
  • Art
  • Graphic Communication
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Drama