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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

15/08/24

🎉⭐️A* A A⭐️🎉 Really proud of Isaac going off to read Neuroscience and Psychology at pic.twitter.com/RHXjqb4iiw

15/08/24

⭐️⭐️⭐️A* A* A*⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really proud of Matthew going off to read Civil Engineering at pic.twitter.com/CSJu2SzJIs

25/05/24

🏆🥇YR 8 GIRLS CROYDON BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 2024🥇🏆 An amazing performance and a well deserved win. That’s 2 cups these girls have won this year, what a way to finish the season 🏀⛹🏽‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/gUvhXe0jLS

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Geography

Year 7

 

Link: Year 7 In Year Progression Plan

 

Assessment

Students will be assessed through a range of plenary tasks and formative assessments. At the end of each unit, students will produce an extended response to the unit enquiry question. This may be in the form of creative writing or an extended answer question. Students will also complete two summative exams per year.

 

Useful Links

KS3 Geography - BBC Bitesize

Time for Geography | Home

Welcome to Coolgeography.co.uk

Year 8

 

Link: Year 8 In Year Progression Plan

 

Assessment

Students will be assessed through a range of plenary tasks and formative assessments. At the end of each unit, students will produce an extended response to the unit enquiry question. This may be in the form of creative writing or an extended answer question. Students will also complete two summative exams per year.

 

Useful Links

KS3 Geography - BBC Bitesize

Time for Geography | Home

Welcome to Coolgeography.co.uk

Year 9

 

Link:Year 9 In Year Progression Plan

 

Assessment

Students will be assessed through a range of plenary tasks and formative assessments. At the end of each unit, students will produce an extended response to the unit enquiry question. This may be in the form of creative writing or an extended answer question. Students will also complete two summative exams per year.

 

Useful Links

KS3 Geography - BBC Bitesize

Time for Geography | Home

Welcome to Coolgeography.co.uk

Year 10

 

Link: Year 10 In Year Progression Plan

Link: Exam Specification

 

Assessment

Year 10 students will begin working towards OCR's GCSE Geography B specification. Students will be formatively assessed with regular exam-style questions within each unit. They will also sit practice exams at two points over the course of the academic year.

 

Useful Links

Time for Geography | Home

Welcome to Coolgeography.co.uk

GCSE Geography - OCR - BBC Bitesize

 

Useful revision guides

Grade 9-1 GCSE Geography OCR B Complete Revision & Practice (with Online Edition) ISBN:9781789080902

Year 11

 

Link: Year 11 In Year Progression Plan

Link: Exam Specification

 

Assessment

At the end of year 11, students will take their GCSEs using OCR's GCSE Geography B specification. Students will continue to be formatively assessed with regular exam-style questions and will complete mock exams over the course of the academic year.

 

Useful Links

Time for Geography | Home

Welcome to Coolgeography.co.uk

GCSE Geography - OCR - BBC Bitesize

 

Useful revision guides:

Grade 9-1 GCSE Geography OCR B Complete Revision & Practice (with Online Edition) ISBN:9781789080902

Year 12

Year 13