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11/07/25

Harris Federation Festival of Music! We are very proud of HAM music students who represented our academy on the first ever Harris Federation Festival of Music which took place in Fairfield Halls on 9th July 2025🎼 pic.twitter.com/xktxGXMfG6

11/07/25

WE ARE SO PROUD https://t.co/UhlFyjXun8

10/07/25

An unforgettable moment at today as our incredible ball boy, Karsten, had the honour of meeting Queen Camilla — with none other than by his side! 👑🎾🍓 pic.twitter.com/OMQ4CuYie6

09/07/25

This week, Yr12 SCCC scholars are at The Oval for work experience! Monday: partnership workshop – pitch a £1M Nando’s sponsorship to SCCC. Tuesday: promo for the SACS programme with our media & comms team. Harris Merton Scholars smashed it!#HarrisScholars pic.twitter.com/ac1EcXecLG

09/07/25

Yr10 GCSE Business students took part in a behind-the-scenes tour of operational excellence, & explored the wide range of career opportunities available at Lidl, gaining real-world insight into one of the UK’s leading retailers. A brilliant example of business learning in action! pic.twitter.com/JKTRifC7Kt

08/07/25

Over the last two weeks 42 of our incredible students have taken on the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award expedition - what an adventure it’s been! From navigating trails to building teamwork and resilience, they’ve shown true grit and determination💪👏 pic.twitter.com/USwkgAQn7o

08/07/25

Our top readers were rewarded with a magical day at the Harry Potter Studio Tour! Hard work and a love for books really do open doors — or in this case, Platform 9¾! 🧙‍♂️🎉 pic.twitter.com/C0yQa1HUfp

04/07/25

🎉 Day Trip to Lille! An unforgettable adventure with 47 amazing students exploring the beautiful city of Lille and its charming zoo! From cobbled streets to curious creatures, we made memories to last a lifetime.#Lille pic.twitter.com/SgIDrGROL3

20/06/25

🏆South Quadrant Federation Boys and Girls Athletics Champions🏆 What an incredible achievement from all of our athletes. Their hardwork, determination and team spirit truly paid off. Good luck to those who will go onto represent Merton at the Athletics Final 🙌🏼🍀🎽 pic.twitter.com/HN9OoiD6xX

20/06/25

Amazing performance from all of our relay teams. A huge congrats to our Year 8 & Year 10 girls and boys and our Year 9 girls relay teams for taking the win at the South Quadrant Federation Athletics! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💨 Teamwork makes the dream work🥇🙌 pic.twitter.com/RuOaMaRHKh

20/06/25

Total domination from our Year 10 boys 💪🔥 Crowned South Quadrant Federation winners after smashing both track and field events! A powerhouse performance all round 👏🏼🎽 pic.twitter.com/hXqpuYjyWx

20/06/25

Year 9 girls South Quadrant Federation Athletics winners 🏆🔥 An amazing performance showing determination and resilience in their track and field events 👏🏼🎽 pic.twitter.com/8sYJagQ8ZA

16/06/25

On Friday 13th June we had an ice cream van visit HAM to reward almost 700 students for excellent and most improved attendance. Well done to all involved! 🍦🍡 pic.twitter.com/sAV44UuYeM

02/04/25

Regional Final was a blast at Ursuline HS Wimbledon Well done to our finalists: 🥇Zayd Anwar, 🥈Agathe Lambert, Ursuline High School Wimbledon 🥉Stacey Digan, Find all photos on https://t.co/rPkPTWMkOF pic.twitter.com/QxRV3SUYvr

13/11/24

Members of the our student leadership body representing at the Mitcham Remembrance day service. pic.twitter.com/kM77l97O4D

22/08/24

⭐️⭐️⭐️9 Grade 9’s⭐️⭐️⭐️ We are so proud of Rouzana! She has done amazing, such a bright future ahead 🌟 pic.twitter.com/YRhzKfCm61

22/08/24

🎉🎉🎉HARD WORK PAYS OFF🎉🎉🎉 Exceptional performance from Manuchehr, Jael, Zhuri and Erin! 20 grade 9’s between the 4 of them 🤩🤩 We are so proud of all the work that they have put in 💪#achievementissuccess pic.twitter.com/KI4R2KR18w

22/08/24

🎉🎉🎉HARD WORK PAYS OFF🎉🎉🎉 Nariana achieving a strong set of grade 9’s! We are so proud of all the work that she put in 🤩#achievementissuccess pic.twitter.com/eW6VSSaybl

15/08/24

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really proud of our students going on to University in September to study Veterinary Science, Mechanical Engineering, Palaeontology and Primary Education ⭐️⭐️⭐️ pic.twitter.com/fpMpq9fe38

15/08/24

🎉⭐️A* A B⭐️🎉 Really proud of Maham going off to read Fashion Marketing pic.twitter.com/wicWT0moKD

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French

KS3 (Years 7, 8 & 9)

 

Link: Year 7 In Year Progression Plan

Link: Year 8 In Year Progression Plan

Link: Year 9 In Year Progression Plan

 

Students are assessed informally in class via vocabulary tests, questioning and milestone tasks. These check the understanding of key language and assessment skills.

Students also sit two sets summative assessments each year in which the following skills are tested: listening, speaking, reading, writing and grammar.

The following website contains the Federation MFL team’s vocabulary sets. Please find the relevant language and year group.

https://quizlet.com/HFLanguages/folders

KS4 (Years 10 & 11)

 

Link: Year 10 In Year Progression Plan

Link: Year 11 In Year Progression Plan

 

Students are assessed informally in class via vocabulary tests, questioning and milestone tasks. These check the understanding of key language and assessment skills.

Students also sit two sets summative assessments each year in which the following skills are tested: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The question styles reflect those of the GCSE exams.

The following links provide an excellent resource for students to review previously learned language and pre-learn the key terms for the current unit of study.

Theme 1 Theme 2 Theme 3

French GCSE AQA 1.1 Me, my family and friends (Foundation) 

French GCSE AQA 1.1 Me, my family and friends (Higher) 

French GCSE AQA 1.2 Technology in everyday life (Foundation) 

French GCSE AQA 1.2 Technology in everyday life (Higher) 

French GCSE AQA 1.3 Free time activities (Foundation) 

French GCSE AQA 1.3 Free time activities (Higher) 

French GCSE AQA 1.4 Customs and festivals (Foundation) 

French GCSE AQA 1.4 Customs and festivals (Higher) 

French GCSE AQA 2.1 Home, town, neighbourhood and region (Foundation) 

French GCSE AQA 2.1 Home, town, neighbourhood and region (Higher) 

French GCSE AQA 2.2 Health 

French GCSE AQA 2.3 Relationships and choices 

French GCSE AQA 2.4 Travel and tourism

French GCSE AQA 3.1 3.2 3.3 School/college and future plans 
  Other Speaking
 

French GCSE AQA Time expressions 

GCSE French Vocabulary - 1st 100 words - Personal Information 

GCSE French Vocabulary - 2nd 100 words - High Frequency Words 1 

GCSE French Vocabulary - 3rd 100 words - High Frequency Words 2 

AQA French 9-1 GCSE Exam - False Friends

GCSE French photo card phrases 
    Grammar
   

GCSE French Common Verbs (regular verbs) 

French GCSE AQA Conjunctions and connectives (linking words) 

French GCSE AQA Comparisons (more… than, less… than) 

French GCSE AQA Negatives