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21/01/25

HABE sixth formers have completed an incredible 9,277 hours on since September, this is being completed either in free periods or as homework!

19/01/25

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16/01/25

📚✨ An exciting afternoon at Harris Primary Beckenham Green! We were thrilled to welcome Mr Shone and two of our former students from . They shared valuable insights into life at HABE, inspiring our Year 5s & 6s who hope to join in the near future! 🎓🌟 pic.twitter.com/4oW5mBjUkY

16/01/25

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16/01/25

Our Year 10 Harris Experience students have arrived at ! We are visiting the university to learn more about what Oxbridge is and meeting current students at the University of Cambridge to learn about their experience. pic.twitter.com/vdHacSR1vE

15/01/25

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12/01/25

Dear HABE I had the privilege to referee your u18 boy's team v Tunbridge Wells Grammar. Although the HABE team were beaten the way they conducted themselves deserves praise & recognition. You should be proud of the young men who represented their school today. # Referee

10/01/25

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03/12/24

Only a few days to go until the bookfair! Vouchers are a great way to pay for books, and mean students can collect their books on the first day of the fair. See attached for more info. pic.twitter.com/yx3jDx3n8v

03/12/24

Announcing the HABE autumn bookfair (5-11th December)! 100s of books and stationery items will be available, many at vastly reduced prices. What could be better than finding a book in your Christmas stocking? pic.twitter.com/Fk2NK5QVKD

27/11/24

Parent feedback on our Carol Concert I was hugely impressed with the quality of the performances at the HABE concert last night. The concert band were excellent by any measure - first class. The Yr7 choir, chamber choir and soloists were also incredible as was the Year 7 choir.

07/11/24

A-level History is always a popular choice at HABE, consistently producing excellent results for our students pic.twitter.com/hmU0fzRYeP

07/11/24

Our Politics department is rallying despite a very hectic few days, proving how relevant A-Level Politics is!#theHABEway pic.twitter.com/cZlgmYJIIJ

07/11/24

Our Business department offers, A-level Business, CTEC Business and A-level Economics pic.twitter.com/mmdtY3xGJ8

07/11/24

Our HEA High Flyers staff are here to help our students get to some of the best Universities in the country! pic.twitter.com/ADKC23j0PC

07/11/24

Our Social Sciences - A-level Sociology and A-level Psychology are always some of our most popular subjects with some of our most passionate teachers! pic.twitter.com/DwatLzrhNv

07/11/24

Our A-level Biology students are brilliant, demonstrating their dissection skills, and understanding of different organs! pic.twitter.com/0a5tbRAvee

07/11/24

We offer A-level Photography at HABE, with dedicated and passionate teachers! pic.twitter.com/E9lkcpgck8

07/11/24

Our PE department at HABE is outstanding, offering both A-level PE and CTEC Sport. Our PE department are looking lovely and tanned following their latest KS5 trip to Spain! pic.twitter.com/HQaCLbwOxJ

07/11/24

Our sixth form offers a Football Partnership with allowing students the opportunity to study and have access to high quality coaching and mentorship throughout their sixth form journey, come and see us in MFL3. pic.twitter.com/Obw0O0stmQ

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Reading at Home

Adding reading to your daily routine really supports both literacy and wellbeing – and can be very enjoyable too!

This page has some useful links to reading resources and other tips to help keep reading engaging and positive. Please do share your own ideas and experiences with us too, so we can all learn from each other.

If you have any queries concerning passwords, reading levels, reading tips or how to find reading materials, please email our librarian Mrs Healey via E.Healey@harrisbeckenham.org.uk


Accelerated Reader

Accelerated Reader is a great tool for all year 7-9 students to support your independent reading practice. Develop your reading skills most effectively by choosing appropriately challenging books.

When you have finished reading your book you can log on to Accelerated Reader using the link below and we will track your activity and reward you with Faculty Points for every successful quiz you take.

If you have any queries concerning passwords, reading levels, or getting hold of books, please contact our librarian Mrs Healey via E.Healey@harrisbeckenham.org.uk 


How often should I being reading?

The short answer is, as often as you like! During a normal school day, every student has a minimum of 20 minutes dedicated to reading. To help continue this habit while at home, we are encouraging students to aim to read at least 2—3 times a day for 20 minutes. if you can, including 20 minutes reading aloud to a parent, sibling or even a pet! Try and build in one reading aloud session each day.


HABE 50

Ten selected books for each year-group,  recommended by your English teachers to inspire your reading choices. 

VIEW HABE 50 SELECTION HERE


Bedrock Vocabulary

Reading will really help to keep our brains active, engaged and learning while our school is temporarily closed.  At Harris Academy Beckenham, all year 7-9 students have been using an online program Bedrock Vocabulary Learning to develop your vocabulary acquisition.

To make required progress across the programme, you must complete at least three lessons a week, which run for 20 minutes each. Your login and password details have been provided to you by the English Department. If you have lost these details, you can ask your parent or career to email Ms Woolloff (D.Woolloff@harrisbeckenham.org.uk) In the email please make clear the name of your English teacher so she can find your details.

Remember you can download Bedrock onto your phones and ipads too! The English Department will track your activity and reward you with Faculty Points for every green progress made each week.

Log into Bedrock here 


Reading Bingo! - KS3 Challenge

Book Review Template HABE

HABE Bingo KS3 - Reading Challenge

  • Print out the Bingo Sheet or save it to your computer
  • You can choose any of the tasks you would like to complete in your spare time
  • Fill out a book review for each book. Once you’ve done five, send your five book reviews to E.Healey@harrisbeckenham.org.uk
  • If you complete 5 tasks in a row you will get a certificate and win a prize!

Bromley Library online

Click HERE to view the list of local Libraries where great online resources can be found.


More books and audiobooks

If you have a subscription of Amazon prime, there is a great selection of free books, magazines and comics available. Here are two websites offering free online books and audiobooks

If you don´t have internet access please contact us and we will try to supply free copies. Don’t forget some students will have books from our school-library at home.


Guidance for parents

Here are a few other tips that you might try:

  • Read together with your child, reading out loud in turns. Could your child read to a younger sibling?
  • Try to keep the reading sessions fun and relaxed, perhaps by using different voices, or acting out scenes.
  • Ask questions and discuss the storyline, characters, language, setting. Guess what is going to happen.
  • Track your progress through our HABE reading at home log and send the results to our librarian for faculty points.
  • Keep praising your child, especially when they find reading difficult.

Remember, if you have any queries concerning reading, please email our librarian Mrs Healey (E.Healey@harrisbeckenham.org.uk) We're here to support you in any way we can.

And don't forget to tell us how you're getting on. This is new territory for all of us and it's great to learn from each other.