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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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Vocabulary Across The Curriculum

Acquisition of vocabulary needs to underpin all reading, writing and oracy tasks, with subject specific as well as second tier vocabulary being explicitly taught so that students can absorb these into their own lexicon.


'No excuse' vocabulary

Across the curriculum, students will be taught how to utilise subject specific vocabulary through explicit vocabulary instruction and complex texts. Teachers are trained in how to ensure vocabulary becomes part of the student’s own academic dictionary and the knowledge retrieval element of our lesson pedagogy provides a platform for teachers to appropriately, space and interleave vocabulary learning across a specific unit of work.

Vocabulary is coherently planned alongside the curriculum to ensure a depth and breadth as students progress throughout the key stages – these words are taught in lesson, regularly revisited and tested, shared online so that parents can also engage with the language being learnt at home.

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Bedrock Vocabulary

We recognise that in order to fully engage with the challenge expected in curriculum texts, writing and oracy, students need to master a range of second tier vocabulary. In order to ensure this and to safeguard students from the literacy consequences of deprivation, we have embedded the digital programme Bedrock Vocabulary. Second tier vocabulary is explicitly taught through fiction and non-fiction texts online and students are then expected to apply their knowledge to pieces of writing to demonstrate their learning.

Students are carefully placed at the right level, using their reading age and curriculum assessment data, which ensures all students can access the same high expectations for language acquisition. To support teacher workload and still ensure our students receive the best possible mastery teaching, key words being learnt on the programme are sent to class teachers via the platform so that learnt words can be easily revisited to support retention. Students are also tested at appropriately spaced times on the Bedrock platform to prevent words being lost and ensure all words are embedded into their own lexicon.