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Deborah Gostling

Harris Academy Clapham

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Academy Information

Academy Ethos

We believe that education is the key to social mobility. We pride ourselves on ensuring students achieve excellent academic outcomes and develop as individuals who become active citizens themselves.

In practice, we achieve this by delivering a broad, balanced, ambitious and innovative Curriculum which challenges students to think critically. The delivery of our exceptional curriculum is carefully planned and research informed.

We are passionate about developing teacher pedagogy and proudly place professional development and career planning at our core. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

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Our location

Harris Clapham is located in the heart of the London Borough of Lambeth, with high-demand for enrollment. We have an incredibly modern school building, equipped with the latest interactive technology in every classroom.  The Academy is ideally located close to the vibrant shops, cafés and restaurants of Abbeville Village, with both Clapham High Street and Brixton nearby. 

Transport links are excellent, with Clapham Common Station and Clapham High Street less than 15-minute walk from the Academy, or an even shorter bus journey. Many of our staff live in the local area or commute from across London using the North Line and Windrush line.

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Our Benefits

We know our success is a direct result of the hard work and dedication of our teams. No matter what your role, by joining the Harris Clapham, you will be making a difference to young people and in recognition of this, you will be able to enjoy the tangible and intangible benefits of working at Harris.

In addition to the Harris benefits, we go the extra mile in protecting the wellbeing and work-life balance of our staff. As a member of our team, you will benefit from:

  1. Wellbeing support in line with the DFE Wellbeing Charter.
  2. In-house therapeutic support to ensure staff have quick access to resources dedicated to their wellness
  3. Early finish on a Friday
  4. Two-week October half-term
  5. Regular dialogue about workload and how to manage it effectively
  6. No-email policy between hours of 19:00 and 7:00
  7. No more than 90 minutes of meetings in a week
  8. A meeting-free week every half-term
  9. Protected time for examiners
  10. Paid examiners
  11. Free private healthcare plan
  12. Cycle to work scheme
  13. Leave for your unavoidable medical appointments are fully paid
  14. Free tea and coffee in the staffroom, plus free lunch and refreshments on INSET days
  15. Internal promotion and progression opportunities
  16. Staff CPD breakfasts
  17. Instructional coaching
  18. CPD planned for the term a year in advance
  19. ECT programme through the NioT
  20. Harris subject networks and conferences
  21. Coaching culture – we have a number of staff with coaching accreditations
  22. Regular and sensible performance management – working with you
  23. Focus on effective outcomes rather than time spent
  24. Clear communication and manageable deadlines
  25. High-quality staff induction programme
  26. Regular recognition and celebration of staff excellence
  27. On-site IT technician offering full time tech support
  28. Weekly time set aside for planning & preparation as department teams
  29. Only two assessment entry points per year (to reduce administration workload)
  30. Manageable and flexible lesson planning expectations
  31. ‘Live-marking’ policy and whole-class feedback to reduce workload
  32. Additional time for leadership responsibilities
  33. Teachers are not required to do lunch duty, but if you opt to, you’ll receive a free lunch
  34. Pastoral manager for each year group who does not teach and focuses on student issues
  35. Rapid and effective support with any student behavioural issues arising
  36. All SLT teach, including the Principal
  37. Centralised detentions sat by SLT
  38. Low-stakes lesson observation (not graded)
  39. Learning walks in place of formal lesson observation (not graded)
  40. Unique modern buildings (e.g. newly built, light-enhancing, well-equipped)

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to encouraging and sustaining a positive and supportive working environment for our staff, and an excellent teaching and learning experience for our young people. As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and ensure that everyone is equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.

Our work will impact many generations to come, and our staff come together from all backgrounds and walks of life, to inspire young minds. We promote an inclusive culture that embraces the valuable and enriching contribution that all of our community make. We continue to be proactive in uplifting and supporting all voices at Harris.

Career Development

We embrace a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, putting career progression opportunities to the forefront. Many of the wider leadership team have been internally promoted, and we have a track record of retaining trainees and moving them onto middle leadership positions. Staff know that ambition at HACL is something to be celebrated and we invest time and resources in ensuring all staff feel that they are growing and always developing.

We have a culture of learning across the staff body, ensuring everything we do is research and evidence based to maximise the effectiveness of our time. All staff are supported to complete NPQs and have the opportunity to be selected for a Lead Practitioner role. All middle and senior leaders meet regularly for extended leadership CPD, which has included completing the content of the NPQSL together as a team and participating in an external coaching programme.

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