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Title: Welcome to VALENTINES HIGH SCHOOL In HarmonyAchieving Excellence


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Welcome to Harris City Academy Crystal
Palace All Can Achieve
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Steve Kenning Principal
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The Difference at Harris City Academy Crystal
Palace
  • An Outstanding School Ofsted 2007.
  • A proven track record.
  • Business backing and Sponsorship.
  • Students of all abilities do very well.
  • A Partnership with Parents.

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At Harris City we value thehighest standards in
  • Academic performance for all abilities and
    aptitudes.
  • Uniform.
  • Self discipline and behaviour.
  • Good manners, courtesy and respect for others.

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Our Vision
  • All can achieve
  • High academic achievement/21st Century skills

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  • Examination Performance 2009
  • Our best ever results
  • GCSE Results
  • 99 passed 5 GCSEs with A- C grades.
  • 82.32 passed 5 GCSEs with A- C grades
    (including English and Maths)
  • 100 achieved 5 or more passes.
  • Results are in the top 5 nationally.
  • A Level Results
  • 100 pass rate at A Level this year.
  • 82 of grades were A-C, 52 A-B
  • Vast majority of students progress on to
    universities
  • including Oxbridge.

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Our Future Expectations
  • 100 5 grades at A-C by end of Year 11
  • 84 5 grades at A-C (inc. English and Maths)
  • 97 attendance
  • Stay on in Sixth Form and go on to University

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Our most recent Ofsted Inspection said of the
Academy that
  • Students make outstanding progress and achieve
    substantially higher results than the national
    average.
  • Leadership and management are Outstanding.
  • Students feel safe at the College.
  • Students personal development is outstanding.
  • Students study hard, achieve extremely well and
    behave thoughtfully at all times.

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Winning is not a sometime thing its an all
the-time thing. You dont win once in a while,
you dont do things right once in a while, you do
them right all of the time. Winning is a habit.
Vince
Lombardi
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Everyone needs to......
  • Believe they have an unending potential to be
    better
  • Live THREE objectives
  • You are unique. There is no-one in the world
    like you - respect yourself!
  • Be self-directed
  • Take accountability for yourself and your
    actions.

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  • Skills for the 21st Century
  • Literacy - the ability to understand and use
    everything
  • Inventive thinking - adaptability, creativity,
    risk taking
  • High Productivity - prioritising, planning,
    managing, producing high quality results
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills

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The world is changing rapidly we need to
compete at the highest level
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A Challenging and Engaging Curriculum
  • A two year Key Stage 3 (Years 7 and 8)
  • Accelerated English, Maths and Science at GCSE
    (all students take these exams at the end of Year
    10)
  • Two or three year GCSEs/BTECs in a wide range
    of subjects
  • The opportunity for some students to take AS
    levels in Year 11
  • An extremely wide choice of Post-16 courses AS/A
    level, BTEC, International Baccalaureate

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We aim to deliver
  • High levels of performance
  • Opportunities
  • Skills
  • High aspirations
  • Self-confidence

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10 million redevelopment/refurbishment
  • Four new squash court classrooms
  • Major build starts on September 28th
  • New Sixth Form Block
  • New internal gallery/walkway
  • Additional and refurbished classrooms
  • New entrance

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The new internal gallery and walkway
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Harris Federation of Schools
Federation of 9 Schools including locally
  • Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
  • Harris Academy South Norwood
  • Harris Academy Purley
  • Harris Academy Merton

Federated Sixth Form of 1000 with widest possible
range of courses in superb facilities.
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Admissions
  • We are Harris City Academy Crystal Palace, do
    not confuse us with other Harris schools!
  • Complete Local Authority Common Application
    Form. (Also return our Supplementary Form
    directly to us if you have any special
    circumstances).
  • All applicants will be invited to sit a test
    which is not pass or fail.
  • Students are divided into 9 groups by ability.
  • Catchment Zone A 90, Zone B 10

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Thank You For Attending Harris City Academy
Crystal Palace Open Evening 2009
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