Harris Academy Bermondsey

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name = Harris Academy Bermondsey


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head = Ms Catharine Loxton
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street = 55 Southwark Park Road
city = Bermondsey
county = London
country = ENG
postcode = SE16 3TZ
LEA = London Borough of Southwark
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gender = Girls
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Harris Academy Bermondsey is a secondary school located inside the London Borough of Southwark district of Bermondsey. The school takes in girls between the ages of 11 and 16 and in 2006 the school joined a federation of schools in South London called the Harris Federation named after the Lord Harris of Peckham who is sponsoring them. Prior to its transformation into an academy, the school was known as Aylwin Girls' School.

Location

The academy is located on the A2206, on Southwark Park Road. The nearest train station is South Bermondsey which is on the South London Line and connects to Peckham and Crystal Palace, with a new station, Surrey Canal Road, possible on the proposed London Overground Orbirail connecting to Clapham Junction. The nearest tube station is on Jamaica Road called Bermondsey tube station which is on the Jubilee Line.

Uniform

The uniform changed in 2006 along with the name. Pupils were asked to decide what colours they wanted to wear on their uniforms and it was decided, through a vote, that pink was the most suitable colour. So the uniform since 2006 has changed to a navy skirt/trousers, navy suit jacket, long or short sleeved pink open neck Academy blouse, dark navy or black shoes, plain white, black or blue socks, plain dark tights and academy dark coloured coat, This is now for the whole school, but the school bag is optional for 9,10 and 11.

Student Clubs

Harris Academy Bermondsey has a very strong lineup of clubs that mainly focus on media and enterprise, but also include other subject areas. Here is a full list of the clubs available at the academy:

BMX Club3:15-4:30thursday KS3

Radiowaves

Radiowaves is the name given to the online student radio station at Harris Academy Bermondsey and across selected schools in the UK. One of the main reasons why the academy has a radio station is because of its specialist status as an Enterprise (media) academy. The station is made by Synergy, a national network of student radio stations in the United Kingdom. The radio station is mainly made by the students and features content such as radio programmes and podcasts about the school.

Harris Federation

The Harris Federation of South London schools is a federation of academies in three South London boroughs. There are seven schools in the federation, with plans for an eighth. The schools are all sponsored by the Lord Harris of Peckham, who is investing around £2 Million into them to make new facilities and for re-development of certain schools. The boroughs included are Southwark, Croydon and Merton.

External links

* [http://www.harrisbermondsey.org.uk/ Harris Academy Bermondsey]
* [http://www.harrisfederation.org.uk/ Harris Federation]
* [http://www.radiowaves.co.uk/station.aspx?lngSiteID=254 Student Radio station]

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