Harefield Academy News http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/ Latest news stories from Harefield Academy e4education Content Management System (CMS) Version: 3.2.2-r1 (www.e4education.co.uk) Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:50:1 GMT Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:50:1 GMT Living the Olympic and Paralympic Values http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=226 The Harefield Academy has already begun to embed the Olympic and Paralympic values throughout the school to ensure that the games really do leave a legacy for future generations.  To this end, each House and the Sixth Form have taken one of the 7 values each and have begun to develop a project linked to the value.

]]> Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:50:01 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=226 Post 16 Football Development Programme http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=218 Watford FC have proudly extended their post 16 programme
to include the Football Development Squad linked to a
professional club. The programme hosted at The Harefield
Academy will provide successful applicants with the
opportunity to be involved in a provision that closely mirrors
the programme offered to Watford FC’s scholars.
]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:44:58 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=218 Official Opening Ceremony of The Lord Adonis House and Presentation Evening 2012 http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=231 It was a double celebration at The Harefield Academy on the evening of Thursday 26th January. The Boarding House was officially opened followed by the sixth Presentation Evening since The Academy opened. As it was Lord Andrew Adonis who gave vital support to the boarding project when he was a member of the Government, it was fitting that the House has been named after him and that he was invited to open the building.

]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:16:29 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=231 Powerful Pool Performance http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=230 Before Christmas Daniel Brennand entered the Winter Hillingdon Open Meet and certainly made his mark!  Daniel (Year 8) produced one personal best performance after another and was rewarded with an impressive array of medals. He won gold in both the 50m and 100m backstroke, silver in the 50m butterfly, 50m breaststroke, 200m backstroke and 200m freestyle and added bronze in the 50m freestyle.

]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:36:40 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=230 ... And What Did You Learn at School Today? http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=229 Walking home with his mum from Parents’ Evening last week, Don-Bosco Rodgers (Yr 11) saw what appeared to be a mound on the pavement in the distance.  He suggested to his mum that they went to investigate, which they did.  The mound was in fact a man lying on the pavement with a near empty bottle of vodka and an empty box of pills by his side.

]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:51:04 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=229 Student Focus Group on a new initiative focusing on vocational education http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=228 We were only back a couple of days from the Christmas break when I was asked to participate in a Student Focus Group. This is where you get asked to give your view on certain things. 

]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:22:47 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=228 Year 10 Life Skills Assembly http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=227 On Friday 9th December, Only Connect Creative Arts Company gave our Year 10 students a powerful production at their Life Skills Assembly. 

 

]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:04:08 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=227 Year 7 Carol Service http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=225 On Wednesday the 14th of December all of our Year 7 students and a large number of staff walked through the village to St Mary's Church for the annual Carol Service. 

]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:21:48 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=225 County Selection for Lauren http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=224 Congratulations to Lauren O’Connor (Year 8) on her selection for the Middlesex County Swim Team that will compete at the Povoa de Varzim International meet in Portugal on 4th and 5th February this year.  

]]> Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:20:41 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=224 England Colleges Squad Call Up for Dan Carter http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=223  Dan Carter has at last been rewarded for his perseverance and determination! 

]]> Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:10:56 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=223 No Nail Varnish http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=222 No Nail Varnish

]]> Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:00:46 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=222 Lauryn Nwaeze Year 10 Jack Petchey Public Speaking Regional Winner http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=220 Students in Hillingdon were given a platform to air their views on a range of subjects during a special ceremony.

]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:36:19 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=220 Year 7 Diplomat Shortlist http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=221 Kane Gleeson, Caitlin Baker, Mitchell Adams, Emily Oakley, Jamie Adams, Jessica Walsh, Nathan Bishop, and Eve Middleton.

 
]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:44:16 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=221 An Email Newsletter Issued by Architects, LSI http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=219 Our boarding house was recently featured in the email newsletter issued by Architects, LSI. This newsletter focuses on Education buildings. 

]]> Tue, 6 Dec 2011 15:26:38 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=219 VICTORY FOR THA PUBLIC SPEAKERS http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=217  VICTORY FOR THA PUBLIC SPEAKERS

]]> Fri, 2 Dec 2011 15:20:00 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=217 Parents...Do You Need Teenager Coaching? http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=77 Check out the The DSCF Manual for Teenager Coaching, and see if it can help you.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:54:33 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=77 Year 11 Examination Week Details http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=216  Year 11 Examination Week Details

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:04:50 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=216 THE HAREFIELD ACADEMY WIN THE DOUBLE! http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=215 In April 2011 both year 7 and year 8 Football teams won the Borough Championship. 

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:51:35 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=215 Year 11 and 12 students visit Oxford University http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=213 On the 17th October 2011 a selected group of Year 11 and 12 students were taken to Oxford University. 

]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:45:55 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=213 LEWIS HOUSE WINS Inter House Sports http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=207 LEWIS HOUSE WINS IntLEWIS HOUSE WINS Inter House Sportser House Sports

]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:39:39 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=207 Variation on a Theme! http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=208 Variation on a Theme!

]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:36:27 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=208 History GCSE Battlefield Trip http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=212 At the crack of dawn on Thursday 3rd November 2011 44 GCSE year 9 and 10 History students left the Harefield Academy to visit the World War One battlefields in Ypres for three days.  

]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:11:16 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=212 Tae Kwon Do Success http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=209 Tae Kwon Do Success

]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:12:24 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=209 Table Tennis Squad - Rising Up the National Rankings http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=206 The last weekend of half-term saw a number of Harefield Academy students enduring a 7 hour drive to reach one of the biggest table tennis tournaments of the year in Stockton-on-Tees.

]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:18:58 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=206 Huge Turnout for Prospective Parents‘ Evening! http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=203 Hundreds of prospective parents flooded The Harefield Academy last night to find out more about The Academy following our successful OFSTED Inspection in July 2011. Year 7 students, Harry Wilcox and Eve Middleton, said it all in their opening speeches during the Principal’s talks.

]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:29:22 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=203 Game, set and match for Navratilova House! http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=204 On Wednesday 28th September, four students from Navratilova House were accompanied by Karen Raper (Student Manager) and Louise Davey (Head of House) to the offices of Goldman Sachs to meet the Sporting Legend Martina Navratilova. As part of our visit we were invited to take part in a conference complete with a Q & A session led by a senior executive from Goldman Sachs.

]]> Fri, 7 Oct 2011 16:54:52 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=204 THA Students make U14 Middlesex Football Team http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=202 THA students make U14 Middlesex Football Team

]]> Mon, 3 Oct 2011 11:14:09 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=202 Year 10 Life Skills Assembly http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=201 Shaun Attwood Tells a Cautionary Tale of Drugs and Crime

]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:27:23 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=201 Year 7 Settling in Evening http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=199 We were delighted to have such a huge turnout for our Year 7 ‘Settling in Evening’ on Thursday 22nd September. Parents were able to get a ‘feel’ for the rich curriculum The Academy has to offer and also had the opportunity to meet teachers and other parents.

]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:17:55 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=199 Prospective Parents‘ Evening 2012 Entries http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=196 Prospective Parents’ Evening for 2012 Entries

]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:23:50 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=196 We are a Good school with Outstanding features! http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=198 We are a Good school with Outstanding features!

]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:22:06 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=198 Year 7‘s First Day http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=195 Year 7's First Day

]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:11:46 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=195 ParentPay Payment Issues http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=194

ParentPay is currently experiencing difficulties in processing payments. The fault is intermittent and hopefully should be resolved shortly.

]]> Wed, 7 Sep 2011 15:17:34 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=194 GCSE Results Day 2011 http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=193

Students, staff and parents are celebrating The Harefield Academy’s best GCSE results yet with 48% of students achieving 5A* - C grades with Maths & English, and 88% achieving at least 5A* - C grades

]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:25:54 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=193 Sixth Form Summer Results 2011 http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=192 The Harefield Academy Sixth Form continues to go from strength to strength with another year of fantastic exam results from our Post 16 students.

]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:37:20 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=192 Perfect Performances in the Pool http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=191 The Harefield Academy swimmers can boast huge successes from their recent competition at Plymouth Leander last weekend.]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:13:14 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=191 Harefield crowned overall Table Tennis ‘Number One‘ Centre http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=190 Harefield crowned Greenhouse's overall Table Tennis ‘Number One’ school for 2011]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:12:47 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=190 Aaron Mather‘s Tae Kwon Do Success http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=189 More success for Aaron Mather in his martial arts field.

]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:58:48 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=189 Lewis are Sports Day Champions 2011 http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=187 Lewis House are crowned Sports Day champions in the closest sports day in history.

]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:29:48 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=187 Junior Maths Challenge Success http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=188 We’ve had fantastic success in this year’s Junior Maths Challenge with numerous students being awarded certificates for their capability in maths.

]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:49:29 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=188 An education in sculpture at The Grove http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=186 Art students visited The Grove in Watford to experience their sculpture exhibition

]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:43:15 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=186 GCSE Art - Collection Deadline http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=185
If you wish to keep your GCSE Art and Design work then please can you ensure that all work is collected by Friday 7th October of the new Academic Year 2011/2012.
 

]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:53:06 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=185 Year 11 Progress Assembly http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=183 Year 11 Progress Assembly

]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:43:04 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=183 Year 11 Prom 2011 http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=182 Year 11 Prom 2011

]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:42:14 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=182 Ofsted inspection this week http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=181 The Harefield Academy is being inspected by Ofsted on 13th/14th July 2011

]]> Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:25:08 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=181 Robyn dives into Great Britian team http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=180 Robyn Birch, Year 12, is continuing to prove herself as a talented diver.

]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:53:56 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=180 Twist and Pulse suprise our Top Achievers http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=179 The BGT runners-up dropped by to surprise our top achievers in an extra special assembly.

]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:23:29 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=179 Exhibiting Artistic Excellence http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=177 This Summer's Academy Art Exhibition proved to be our most successful yet and highlighted the blossoming artistic talent of our students.

]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:57:20 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=177 Academy is given ‘Most Improved‘ Award http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=178 The Harefield Academy is proud to announce it has been presented with a 'Most Improved' award from the Specialist Schools & Academies Trust.

]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:50:43 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=178 A taste of City life for students http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=176 We held the BP Trading Challenge on 27th May with 25 students taking part, all from top Year 8 and 9 maths sets. It was a chance for students to get a taste of life on the City trading floor.

]]> Thu, 9 Jun 2011 09:20:42 GMT http://www.theharefieldacademy.org/news/default.asp?storyID=176