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03/12/23

A 6-2 victory for our U16 boys football team in the 2nd round of the Surrey Cup. After being down straight after the first whistle, the boys managed to pull it back and gain control of the game. Goals from Daejharn ⚽️ Jay-Jay ⚽️ and a hatrick from Jamal ⚽️⚽️⚽️MOTM - Jamal 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/oW7L7ZLqgK

30/11/23

Year 11 are making the most of expert advice on effective revision this morning 📚 pic.twitter.com/EN92hGXsWF

29/11/23

Passing the torch of leadership: Year 11 prefects share insights as they mentor new hopefuls through the art of impactful election speeches! pic.twitter.com/3unSsb7XSk

26/11/23

🏆 YR 10/11 MERTON BOROUGH BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 🏆 A smashing performance from our boys who were undefeated in the tournament. They will now proceed to represent Merton at the 🏀⛹🏽 pic.twitter.com/sX08tOL3UD

24/11/23

Year 10 Business and IT students at Skills London, the UK’s largest jobs and careers event for 14 – 24-year-olds! pic.twitter.com/snwt48j4QU

23/11/23

This week Yr 9 are baking chocolate brownies in Food Tech! pic.twitter.com/2AAY8Ov9iG

23/11/23

Prefects in action: Crafting the blueprint for an assembly that introduces the future leaders – a glimpse into the exciting journey of new prefect elections. pic.twitter.com/dwZekkDMXB

14/11/23

Our Year 10 boys football team played Forest Hill in the 2nd round of the London Cup today. A clinical performance with 4-1 victory puts them through to the next round🤞🏼🍀Goals from Daejharn ⚽️ Jamal ⚽️ and Zion ⚽️⚽️MOTM - Luis 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/ZMcSMe1Bqn

14/11/23

Yr 10 GCSE Food Tech students are cooking rice dishes this week pic.twitter.com/Lu092UkMhr

10/11/23

School prefects honor the solemnity of Armistice Day, uniting in remembrance as they lay a wreath at the Merton Armistice Service to pay tribute to those who sacrificed for peace. pic.twitter.com/0VbSVBWrLD

07/11/23

Our Year 7 Netball team have arrived at their first Borough Netball competition. A warm up and quick team talk before they get started 🍀🏐🤞🏼 pic.twitter.com/fPU1ByeBLb

06/11/23

Year 9 are studying vegetarianism and making veggie curry in Food Tech this week! pic.twitter.com/91IQbBWaGW

14/10/23

🏆 U16 Merton Borough Table Tennis Champions 🏆A smashing performance today at the borough competition. The boys will now go through to the Final Best of 8 next month. A massive thanks to Coach Jag who has progressed these boys so much! pic.twitter.com/VvRFixsk5j

13/10/23

Prefects designing the food of the future focusing on sustainability. Options include: butterfly wing crisps, ant breakfast bars and cell cultured meat pic.twitter.com/H5Iu4DOH3u

11/10/23

Yesterday the Year 9 Netball team competed at the Borough tournament. Out of 10 teams they came 3rd with only losing 1 game against a very strong opposition 🥉 Thank you for hosting 🙌🏼POTM -Genesis 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/IkWa7dwWFs

10/10/23

Yesterday some of our KS3 girls had an incredible day learning outside the Academy experiencing the wonders of Science at pic.twitter.com/FnzMr8hDJS

04/10/23

Two more stops on our trip! Firstly, Ypres Town to see the Menin Gate and then Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. Great day, packed full of history had by all. pic.twitter.com/6k0F794Jtk

04/10/23

Second stop - students visited Sanctuary Wood where they saw weapons and used stereoviews to look at original images from the war. They then spent time in the trenches! pic.twitter.com/5dUrWlH4BS

04/10/23

The Passchendaele Museum has been the first stop in Belgium for our year 9 historians. Students walked through the dugouts and engaged with many different artefacts from the World War. pic.twitter.com/tsDS5W6vxn

03/10/23

Year 11 Geographers are collecting data this week in Battersea to support their investigation on regeneration and it’s impact on the community pic.twitter.com/tK7dAiSDl1

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Overview

The curriculum of Harris Academy Merton is balanced and diversely rich, designed to meet the needs of all our students on their learning journey. Our curriculum aims to challenge, engage and support students to grow and develop the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to empower them to remove barriers to achievement. 
 

Key Stage 3 Curriculum

Harris Academy Merton offers a broad and balanced Key Stage 3 Curriculum which gives all students an equal opportunity to study a full range of subjects.

Subjects studied at Key Stage 3 include:

  • Art & Design
  • Computer Science
  • Design & Technology
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • French
  • Geography
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Physical Education
  • Religious Studies
  • Science
  • Spanish

Please visit our subjects page for more information and what students will learn in each subject.

  Year 7 Year 8 Year 9
  Lessons
per week
Hours per year Lessons
per week
Hours per year Lessons
per week
Hours per year
English 5 158 5 158 5 158
Maths 4 127 5 158 5 158
Science 4 127 4 127 4 127
History 2 63 2 63 2 63
Geography 2 63 2 63 2 63
French 2 63 2* 63 3* 95
Spanish 2 63 2* 63 3* 95
Design and Technology 2 63 2 63 2 63
Art 2 63 2 63 2 63
Computer Science 1 32 1 32 1 32
Religious Studies 1 32 1 32 1 32

*note students will select to study either French or Spanish

 


Key Stage 4 Curriculum

The Key Stage 4 Curriculum at Harris Merton is designed to give students a broad choice of subjects which prepare them for their next stage of education or training.

Subjects studied at Key Stage 4 include:

  • Art & Design
  • Business Studies
  • (CNAT) Creative iMedia
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • (BTEC) Enterprise
  • Food Preparation & Nutrition
  • French
  • Geography
  • Health & Social Care
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Media Studies
  • Music
  • Physical Education (Core & GCSE)
  • Religious Studies
  • Science (Combined)
  • Science (Separate: Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
  • Sociology
  Year 10 Year 11
  Lessons
per week
Hours per year Lessons
per week
Hours per year
English 5 158 5 158
Maths 5 158 5 158
Science 6 190 6 190
Core PE 2 63 2 63
Religious Studies 2 63 2 63
History 4 127 4 127
Geography 4 127 4 127
French 4 127 4 127
Business 4 127 4 127
Art 4 127 4 127
CNAT Creative i Media 4 127 4 127
Sociology 4 127 4 127
Enterprise 4 127 4 127
CNAT Health and Social Care 4 127 4 127
CNAT Sport 4 127 4 127
PE 4 127 4 127
Media 4 127 4 127
Separate Science 4 127 4 127
Drama 4 127 - -
Music 4 127 - -

Key Stage 5 Curriculum

At Key Stage 5 students have the opportunity to study up to three different subjects and have the opportunity to choose from a broad variety of A Level and Vocational courses.

Subjects studied at Key Stage 5 include:

Subject/Course Level
Applied Science (Level 3) Vocational
Biology A Level
Business A Level
Business Vocational (Level 3) Vocational
Chemistry A Level
Economics A Level
English Literature A Level
French A Level
Geography A Level
Health & Social Care (Level 3) Vocational
History A Level
ICT Vocational (Level 3) Vocational
Mathematics A Level
Media A Level
Physics A Level
Psychology A Level
Sociology A Level
Sport Vocational (Level 3) Vocational
  Year 12 Year 13
  Lessons
per week
Hours per year Lessons
per week
Hours per year
Block A 6 160 6 160
Block B 6 160 6 160
Block C 6 160 6 160
Block D 6 160 6 160
Pastoral 5 50 5 50
Enrichment 2 40 2 40

 Please visit our Sixth Form area for more information.