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03/10/25

Proud of our Harris Academy Merton students taking action and raising funds for 💚 Supporting a great cause together! pic.twitter.com/6pefHKb0CI

26/09/25

This week, 50 of our Year 9 students visited Ypres. They explored WWI battlefields, memorials, and museums —learning about trench life, the sacrifices of soldiers, and the lasting impact of the Great War. A powerful experience of history beyond the classroom. pic.twitter.com/ruI8E6yQtA

21/08/25

We’re celebrating outstanding results at Harris Academy Merton🎉A huge well done to our students — we couldn’t be prouder of your hard work and success! pic.twitter.com/Ud4msc7Ofw

21/08/25

We’re celebrating outstanding results at Acadney 🎉 A huge well done to our students — we couldn’t be prouder of your hard work and success! pic.twitter.com/ThkTiclfcs

14/08/25

Beaming smiles and brilliant results for our Year 13 students at Harris Academy Merton! We couldn’t be prouder- the future is bright and the world is your oyster!  📚🎉⭐️ pic.twitter.com/VCeITBKlL0

14/08/25

Mimo received a fantastic set of results - vocational D* and B & A in A-levels. An exciting year ahead! 🎓🏫 pic.twitter.com/SIxmh1HipD

14/08/25

🎉 Big smiles and even bigger achievements for Diara — scoring A, A, C! 🌟 All that hard work has paid off, and we couldn't be prouder. Fantastic job, Diara — the future is yours! 💪📚✨ pic.twitter.com/X6bYCUpDhv

14/08/25

Huge congratulations to Ruwayda on her outstanding results- A*, A, A ⭐️🎉 she’s now taking the big next step in her journey, studying Pharmacy at ! 💊👩‍🔬 a great future ahead!! pic.twitter.com/KwKHXTwkM7

14/08/25

Sahara is off to the City of London to study Optometry with a set of amazing results - A*, B, B 👀🎉 Well done Sahara!! pic.twitter.com/WbsNixp3AE

18/07/25

A fantastic day this week at Lidl Warehouse-Belvedere! Students stepped into the heart of logistics, exploring the warehouse and witnessing Just-in-Time stock management in action. Students had full immersion into how modern supply chains work. pic.twitter.com/JfiHFFB9yA

18/07/25

Students wowed the Lidl Head of Sales Operations with their bold business pitches! After fierce competition, the top two groups were selected to go to the Lidl warehouse trip- Belvedere this week! Future entrepreneurs in the making pic.twitter.com/aab8woVu1H

16/07/25

Our amazing Year 10 Athletics medalists — their final competition before heading into Year 11! 👏🏼🎽 🥇 Princess – 100m⁰🥈 Kaidon – 100m⁰🥈 Ridhwaan – High Jump⁰🥉 Wilfred – 300m pic.twitter.com/FLF0lgHeqv

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

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Science

Year 7

Link to: Year 7 In Year Progression Plan

 

Assessment

Students are assessed in science through fortnightly progress tests that will assess the content they have studied in these lessons. Content from previous topics may also be included in these progress tests for revision purposes. This information will then be used to re-teach topics to students when required.

Within lessons, students will complete examination questions to assist them with the development of their examination technique which will be self or peer assessed to get immediate feedback on their work.

 

Useful Links: BBC Bitesize

Physics - https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zh2xsbk

Biology – https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/z4882hv 

Chemistry - https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/znxtyrd

 

Useful Revision Guides

AQA KS3 Science: Student Book Part 1

AQA KS3 Science: Student Book Part 2

Year 8

Link to: Year 8 In Year Progression Plan

 

Assessment

Students are assessed in science through fortnightly progress tests that will assess the content they have studied in these lessons. Content from previous topics may also be included in these progress tests for revision purposes. This information will then be used to re-teach topics to students when required.

Within lessons, students will complete past examination questions to assist them with the development of their examination technique which will be self or peer assessed to get immediate feedback on their work.

 

Useful Links

BBC Bitesize

Physics - https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zh2xsbk

Biology – https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/z4882hv

Chemistry - https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/znxtyrd

 

Useful Revision Guides

AQA KS3 Science: Student Book Part 1

AQA KS3 Science: Student Book Part 2

Year 9

Link to: Year 9 In Year Progression Plan

 

Assessment

Students are assessed in science through fortnightly progress tests that will assess the content they have studied in these lessons. Content from previous topics may also be included in these progress tests for revision purposes. This information will then be used to re-teach topics to students when required.

Within lessons, students will complete past examination questions to assist them with the development of their examination technique which will be self or peer assessed to get immediate feedback on their work.
 

Useful Links: BBC Bitesize

https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/examspecs/z8r997h

 

Useful Revision Guides

Collins GCSE 9-1 Revision - AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science Trilogy Revision Guide

https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008160791

Science pic 1

Year 10

Link to: Year 10 In Year Progression Plan

 

Assessment

Students are assessed in science through fortnightly progress tests which will assess the content they have studied in these lessons. Content from previous topics may also be included in these progress tests for revision purposes. This information will then be used to re-teach topics to students when required.

Within lessons, students will complete many past examination questions to assist them with their examination technique which will be self or peer assessed to get immediate feedback on their work.

 

Exams Specifications

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464

 

Useful Links

BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/examspecs/z8r997h

 

Useful Revision Guides

Trilogy: https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008160791

Separate sciences:  https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008160685

https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008160692

https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008160678

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Year 11

Link to: Year 11 In Year Progression Plan

 

Assessment

Students are assessed in science through fortnightly progress tests which will assess the content they have studied in these lessons. Content from previous topics may also be included in these progress tests for revision purposes. This information will then be used to re-teach topics to students as required.

Within lessons, students will complete past examination questions to assist them with the development of their examination technique which will be self or peer assessed to get immediate feedback on their work.

 

Exam Specification

Trilogy: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464

Separates: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse

 

Useful Links

BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/examspecs/z8r997h

 

Useful Revision Guides

Trilogy: https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008160791

Separate sciences:https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008160685

https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008160692

https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008160678

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Year 12 & 13 Biology

Link to: Year 12 In Year Progression Plan

Link to: Year 13 In Year Progression Plan

Link to: Exam Specification

 

Assessment

  • Students will be assessed regularly in lessons through use of past exam material
  • Students will also sit regular mini-assessments in lessons, on which they will be expected to achieve on or above their target grades
  • Mock examinations take place throughout year 12 and 13 as per the Harris Sixth Form calendar

 

Useful Links

https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/biology-revision/a-level-aqa/

 

Useful Revision Guides

Title: AQA Biology

Author: Glenn Toole, Susan Toole

ISBN: 9780198351771

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Date: September 2015

Year 12 & 13 Chemistry

Link to: Year 12 In Year Progression Plan

Link to: Year 13 In Year Progression Plan


 

Assessment

  • Students will be assessed regularly in lessons through use of past exam material
  • Students will also sit regular mini-assessments in lessons, on which they will be expected to achieve on or above their target grades
  • Mock examinations take place throughout year 12 and 13 as per the Harris Sixth Form calendar

 

Exam Specification

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/as-and-a-level/chemistry-7404-7405

 

Useful Links

http://www.a-levelchemistry.co.uk/

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/ap-chemistry

https://chemrevise.org/

http://www.docbrown.info/page13/page13.htm

 

Useful Revision Guides

AQA A Level Chemistry (2nd edition) (covering year 12 and 13)

Authors: Ted Lister, Janet Renshaw
Publisher: Oxford University Press (including Nelson Thornes)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-835182-5
Price: £42.00
Publication date: June 2015 - out now
Digital version - out now

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Online revision guides (free to print) available at https://chemrevise.org/revision-guides/

 

Year 12 & 13 Physics

Link to: Year 12 In Year Progression Plan

Link to: Year 13 In Year Progression Plan

 

Assessment

  • Students will be assessed regularly in lessons through use of past exam material
  • Students will also sit regular mini-assessments in lessons, on which they will be expected to achieve on or above their target grades
  • Mock examinations take place throughout year 12 and 13 as per the Harris Sixth Form calendar

 

Exam Specification

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/as-and-a-level/physics-7407-7408/spec-at-a-glance

 

Useful Links

https://www.iop.org/

https://isaacphysics.org/

 

Useful Revision Guides

A-Level Physics: AQA Year 1 & 2 Complete Revision & Practice with Online Edition (CGP A-Level Physics)