'While we have time let us do good to all’. (Galatians 6:10)'

Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Career Detectives

  Wed 17 May 2023

  On 10 May, Year 7 and 8 students became ‘Career Detectives’. They used their investigative skills to ask questions of our visitors from various companies, and tried to guess their jobs. We then reflected on why they had come to those conclusions. The event aimed to challenge stereotypes and introduce students to a variety of different jobs.

   

  Thank you to all the companies who supported our event. Year 7 and 8 really enjoyed it.

   

   

  

• Star School

  Tue 21 Mar 2023

  Find out more about Star School by following the link below

   

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3JbrKN2fw81cs6plzJ71xqd/star-school

   

   

• Inclusivity at our Core

  Mon 13 Mar 2023 Harris Academy

  Take a moment to watch this segment from BBC Midlands Today on how the investments we have made in IT are enabling our students to fully engage with their studies - even when it would normally prove impossible.

  
  In this clip, our student Alex illustrates the challenges he has faced and how they have been partially overcome thanks to an AV1 Robot.

   

  Full story here 

   

   

• Celebrating National Careers Week

  Mon 06 Mar 2023

  From 6 to 10 March 2023, we are pleased to be celebrating National Careers Week at Harris C of E Academy. During this week we aim to ensure students get an important insight to the future of work and further learning. Better informed students result in better decision making.

   

  We are pleased to be able to offer the following during National Careers Week:

  • Careers links within lessons.
  • Students can drop in to see the Careers Adviser in the library on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with any questions or for support with post-16 applications and work experience. They can also play our new careers board game and top trumps game, Panjango.
  • The library will have a display of career development books.
  • Students can enter the Guess the Job Quiz to find out some of the interesting jobs our staff members have had in the past. There will be a prize draw for a shopping voucher for those who successfully complete the quiz.

   

  You can find a Parents’ Guide to National Careers Week here and lots of resources on the NCW website here.

• Ski Trip Italy February 2023

  Mon 20 Feb 2023

  Back home. Thanks to all rhe staff and students for a great trip.

   

  All back safely for our final dinner at the hotel. We will be sad to leave. We will be departing this evening at 7pm local time (6pm GMT). We hope to be back at school for 8pm Saturday. We will update on the homepage. 

   

   

  Lots of fun on our last night with a trip out for pizza. We are heading back to the hotel for disco later.

   

  Tuesday - Students enjoyed a full day skiing but we did have a few slips and falls. They were very tired last night but they all still had great fun at our quiz. We have a full day again skiing and will then wander out later for hot chocolate. Sorry I have not added more photos yet but will try and do so tonight. 

   

  All arrived safely and had a fun first evening. We all had our first morning on the slopes. We will post videos and photos every day on this news page, wifi permitting.

  

• Library Careers Hub Re-Vamp!

  Thu 16 Feb 2023

  Exciting new resources are arriving for our library Careers Hub. We have moved to a new corner of the library where one to one meetings will be more private and resources are being refreshed. The books will enable students to research and equip themselves to make the best decisions for their future.

   

  We are also looking forward to the arrival of Careers games to encourage students to investigate and talk about a wide variety of job roles.

  

• Harris Careers Fair

  Thu 09 Feb 2023

  Our Careers Fair was a great success this week with representatives from a wide variety of companies, education/training providers and public services. Students from Years 9 and 10 visited during the school day and we were delighted to welcome many parents and carers after school.

   

  Thank you to the following organisations:

  • Moulton College
  • Stratford-Upon-Avon College
  • RAF
  • Warwickshire County Council
  • Army
  • Warwickshire Fire and Rescue
  • Warwickshire Police
  • Heart of England Training
  • XPO Logistics
  • Ask Apprenticeships
  • Siemens Energy
  • Pfizer
  • Rugby Free Secondary School
  • NEJ Stevenson
  • Barclays
  • Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply
  • Kantar Group
  • NHS
  • University of Leicester
  • De Montford University

  

• National Apprenticeship Week

  Tue 07 Feb 2023

  National Apprenticeship Week runs from Monday 6 February to Sunday 12 February. It aims to raise awareness of the many benefits apprenticeships can offer. It's a fantastic chance to learn about apprenticeships and explore your options.

   

  At Harris this week we have a visit from the Big WCG Apprenticeship Bus, a Careers Fair and drop-in sessions for students with the Careers Adviser. Teachers will also highlight apprenticeships linked to their subjects in lessons.

   

  More information about Careers at Harris can be found in our Next Steps Newsletter.

  

• Y7 Art Gallery Trip

  Wed 01 Feb 2023 Mrs Finnemore

  On the 25th of January a group of year 7 Art students were very lucky to spend the day exploring just some of the fantastic things our nearest City has to offer. They traveled by train from Rugby to Coventry train station and were given a very interesting and informative lesson on rail safety by the Avanti community rail officer Mr David Savage. 

     They then walked from Coventry train station through the City to the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum where the students had a brilliant time mimicking statues and learning about the art works on display. They had a guided workshop ran by an expert sculpture and got to have a go at creating there own molded statue busts using clay. Before sitting down in the cafe to a slap up meal of sausage rolls and chips! 

     After lunch we explored the Gallery some more and went to the permanent history exhibition where the students got to see what life looked like from the Victorian era up until modern day. The Herbert also had an exhibition of photographs showing "100 years of youth". Most of the year 7 students were shocked to see film camera photographs of 70's 80's and 90's teenagers enjoying themselves in night clubs and festivals... they couldn't quite imagine it to be their parents! Although they did all seem to very much enjoy the photobooth. 

    On the way back to the train station we stopped of at the Cathedral ruins where Mr Glendon-Doyle led the students in thoughtful contemplation explaining the blitz and the reasons for Coventry being targeted. 

    We then gathered in the new Cathedral where some students chose to write prayers and light candles and others quietly reflected on the day while marveling the beauty of the architecture.

  

• Warwickshire SEND

  Fri 27 Jan 2023

  www.warwickshire.gov.uk/send