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28/03/25

Medicine and Dentistry Society is the newest addition to Student- Led societies. Student leaders Hasna J and Nikolas T are doing an amazing job providing useful tips on how to get into Medicine and Dentristry and creating a space for likeminded students. Keep it up!

28/03/25

Our Vice Principal Mr Lloyd gave an assembly this week titled “Thinking About Your Future” This assembly encouraged students to reflect on the future they envision and the steps needed to fulfil their ideals. pic.twitter.com/JYW3a5qLjM

28/03/25

This week our Heads of House led a series of celebration assemblies. Heads of House celebrated students who had the highest attendance and those who received the highest positive behaviour points. All students praised will also receive a certificate next week! pic.twitter.com/B0mrwAxKVY

28/03/25

In Art Enrichment this week students learnt how to make Origami. Here’s one of our Year 12 students proudly showcasing her finished piece. pic.twitter.com/zllr7SSa3l

28/03/25

Medicine Society is the newest addition to Student- Led societies. Student leaders Hasna J and Nikolas T are doing an amazing job providing useful tips for getting into Medicine and creating a space for likeminded students. Keep it up! pic.twitter.com/TiVQiQOGDC

28/03/25

A Trip to Cambridge by Nicholas T “The trip to Lucy Cavendish College was such an amazing experience. Overall, the trip made me even more excited about my own ambitions and what’s possible in the future.” pic.twitter.com/MjVdDSTRVE

13/03/25

Congratulations to all students who took part in our Arts showcase. The event was organised by two Year 13 students and the drama studio was full. The showcase included drama scripted performances, singing, dancing, piano playing, live art, poetry and spoken word. pic.twitter.com/cqpLj6yX0A

13/03/25

This week our new Medicine and Dentistry society was launched by two of our Year 12 students. Exciting times ahead - watch this space! pic.twitter.com/Z4yiZ5lHvO

13/03/25

Wishing a blessed Ramadan to all observing from our Student President! pic.twitter.com/OQoYm4aPec

13/03/25

Many of our students are fasting — whether for Ramadan or Lent — showing incredible strength, patience, and resilience, especially during exams. We’re proud of our diverse community coming together to support one another!

07/03/25

Thank you to everyone who made it to our Careers Open Evening last night! As an Outstanding Sixth Form, we provide our students with life changing experiences and career opportunities. It was great seeing prospective students experience a snippet of that last night. pic.twitter.com/3S1LwXSWF0

04/03/25

Why do you teach? As Denardo from Harris Academy Beckenham says, "It is not just to teach my content but to actually touch lives and make them better".#NationalCareersWeek pic.twitter.com/1vMTYNlgym

26/02/25

Great things happen here! pic.twitter.com/2ToLnRNuel

26/02/25

8 days until our Careers Open Evening! Sign up today using the link below to secure your slot https://t.co/yvWyCVzIgh pic.twitter.com/GOd8eZ1lc9

14/02/25

Harris Clapham Sixth Form - an outstanding 16-19 provision in the middle of Lambeth, changing trajectories for amazing students. And there’s a QR code to apply - what more could you want? pic.twitter.com/1NimIcVecY

13/02/25

As a result, the quality of education does not vary significantly between different subjects or teachers and is of a consistently high standard. Leaders communicate information to governors extremely well so that together they can make informed decisions about improvements.

13/02/25

In partnership with Harris Federation, they check all aspects of the provision including the quality of assessments, the results of internal and external examination and the quality of teaching.

13/02/25

In our recent inspection, inspectors found that Governors and leaders have an excellent understanding of the strengths and areas for improvement at the college. This is because leaders have exceptionally rigorous quality monitoring in place.

13/02/25

Today is National School Governors' Awareness Day and we would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to our governors for their commitment, enthusiasm and contribution.

13/02/25

Our fabulous governor, Richard Hughes, led his third week of filmmaking workshops with Harris Sixth Formers from Orpington and Bromley. The students handled a professional film camera and learnt scripting & narrative techniques used in documentary filmmaking pic.twitter.com/rgdS0IVLke

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Meet the Executive Principal

JHA2Being Executive Principal of Harris Clapham Sixth Form is a tremendous honour both because of the vision with which I’ve been entrusted and because of the students I work with each day.

I was educated at Silverdale Comprehensive School in Sheffield and then at Oxford and Harvard Universities. I found several things difficult about the transfer from school to university: the pomp of the buildings and the confidence of the other students was intimidating; the wealth of opportunity was not something I was used to; and, having done well at school, I was unused to finding study difficult and was therefore ill-equipped to work resolutely through a problem or to seek advice and support from other students.

I do not think that these experiences are unique and am delighted that students leaving Harris Clapham go on to study at top universities in the UK and abroad will be better prepared than I was: the breadth of the Cultural Perspectives courses will prepare them to look for and take opportunities for enrichment and inspiration and the pitch of lessons and quality of peer group will ensure that they learn both to find things difficult and to seek help when they need it.

It is a privilege to be part of this community, to have an opportunity and an excuse to learn with the students: to make my own knowledge more extensive and more exact; to be challenged critically to defend my own assertions and be scrupulous with my assumptions.

Since graduating from Harvard, I have taught in many schools in England, Wales and Australia and have taught many students of all abilities and backgrounds and I am determined that all young people should have the scholastic opportunities that are enjoyed by the most privileged. Harris Clapham students come from all backgrounds: each of them brings their own intellect, experience and viewpoint and comes ready to learn from their peers as well as from their teachers. It’s very exciting and, if you are an ambitious London student, I hope that you might want to join us.

James Handscombe

You can follow the Executive Principal of Harris Clapham and Harris Wesminster Sixth Forms on Twitter

You can also read his assemblies given at Harris Clapham and Harris Westminster Sixth Forms here