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15/03/24

Great day for year 10 students. Visit to with and thanks to the staff and students making us welcome. Interesting Q&A and debate. pic.twitter.com/YHIkTZKN6r

15/03/24

ASME Clinic guided our students through the process of creating and marketing a skincare product for pic.twitter.com/yf8nRksi8R

15/03/24

A huge thank you to ASME Clinic for their brilliant careers event. Our students loved making their own skincare! 💜 pic.twitter.com/MyTsyWyhcF

11/03/24

A huge thank you to for celebrating with us. Our students loved learning about all the protective equipment officers use and were delighted to have the opportunity to try the shields! pic.twitter.com/3p5awMov6J

11/03/24

Capturing 💜 pic.twitter.com/PqgTtePL58

08/03/24

Our pledges were written collaboratively by students in their coaching groups. Wise words from our brilliant young women💜 pic.twitter.com/CRhmIIXIyi

08/03/24

Happy International Women's Day 💜 Excited to welcome 20+ companies to HGAED who will be delivering inspirational workshops to our students https://t.co/CEtlUEDcnY

06/03/24

Proud to celebrate International Women's Day on 8th March pic.twitter.com/ZbKP1EvfJJ

06/03/24

Fantastic morning for year 10 finding out about Great sessions, with wonderful views. Thanks to all the staff for their time. pic.twitter.com/hilotVQVLQ

06/03/24

An inspirational day for our Y10 students. https://t.co/d4htLdWwc9

28/02/24

HGAED Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall for Southwark Orchestra Day with . Always joyful and inspiring to be part of the wider Harris community🎶 pic.twitter.com/NmdfVNxVay

26/02/24

Zeus and Andy, the horses enjoyed all the attention at today's Met Police Day. Thank you so much for introducing our students to the incredible work these animals do 🌟 pic.twitter.com/RDewFs4Gqx

26/02/24

A huge thank you to the for taking the time out of their busy schedules to educate our Y7 students today. Our students loved hearing your experiences. We are sure you will be getting some recruits in the future! pic.twitter.com/e2A4cHI8pu

26/02/24

Our Y7 students had the pleasure of meeting Andy and Zeus the incredible horses. Thank you so much for introducing our students to the varied careers in the . An inspirational day pic.twitter.com/QtcV1onryB

26/02/24

Fantastic Southwark Final 'Speak Out' Congratulations to the winners, but couldn't be more proud of finalists. Confident, thoughtful and challenging. Brilliant!

26/02/24

Arrived looking forward to La Boheme. pic.twitter.com/Xz08jfRP1u

26/02/24

in our seats ready for . Very excited. Thanks for organising. pic.twitter.com/sOLrah4P5v

26/02/24

It was a pleasure having Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich in the Gallery yesterday looking at all things portraiture related including our exhibition Auerbach Charcoal Heads 🖼️ pic.twitter.com/DKcGscIWOJ

26/02/24

🎉Congratulations to both and on maintaining their Outstanding Ofsted judgments following recent inspections!Read more about their success here:https://t.co/cXhlAIPOFJ

21/02/24

🎉Congratulations to both and on maintaining their Outstanding Ofsted judgments following recent inspections!Read more about their success here:https://t.co/cXhlAIPOFJ

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Reading for Pleasure

There is a growing body of evidence which illustrates the importance of reading for pleasure for both educational purposes as well as for personal development.

Reading for pleasure has been defined by the National Literacy Trust as “reading that we do of our own free will, anticipating the satisfaction that we will get from the act of reading. It also refers to reading that, having begun at someone else’s request, we then continue because we are interested in it” (Clark and Rumbold, National Literacy Trust, 2006). All pupils get the opportunity to read a book of their choosing every Friday for 30 minutes during coaching time.

Reading for pleasure has social benefits and can make people feel more connected to the wider community. Reading increases a person's understanding of their own identity, improves empathy and gives them an insight into the world view of others (The Reading Agency, 2015). Further benefits include:

• Improved text comprehension and grammar

• Improved breadth of vocabulary

• More positive reading attitudes

• Greater self-confidence as a reader

• Pleasure in reading in later life

• Improved general knowledge

• A better understanding of other cultures


Recommended reading lists

These can be found on individual subject pages in the curriculum area of the website. They contain reading linked to the curriculum and suggested wider reading too.

Evidence suggests that there is a positive link between positive attitudes towards reading and scoring well on assessments, and that reading enjoyment is more important for children’s educational success than their family’s socio-economic status or their parents’ level of education.

Download Supporting your daughter’s reading progress: A guide for parents and carers with girls in Year 7. This explains what we do to support reading and how you could support your daughter’s reading progress too.

The School Reading List website is also an excellent source of suggested reading.


The library

Our library is a functional and highly-resourced space for students to access before school, during break and lunch and after school. It has a vast number of books that can be loaned, spanning a range of genres.

It is a quiet space that students can use to complete homework or coursework before and after school. There are ample tables and computers available, as well as our photocopiers for printing work and copying texts.

All students receive a loyalty stamp card and are challenged to read books to gain stamps: they receive one stamp for reading their own book and writing a review of it (handed in to the Librarian, Ms James, or the Head of English, Mr Jackson) and two stamps for reading a book directly linked to the English curriculum and writing a review on it.

A full stamp card is rewarded with places on trips and nominations for the Principal’s breakfast. The library promotes the Lit in Colour publication for schools by the Runnymede trust: https://www.runnymedetrust.org/publications/lit-in-colour


Book groups and societies

Throughout the year, there are many literacy opportunities for both staff and students to participate in. As well as World Book Day, termly reading and writing competitions and creative writing challenges organised by the English department promote reading and literacy across the academy.

The Autumn term poetry challenge was based on the Young Writers theme: https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/competitions/KS3-5. The poetry society meet every Wednesday lunchtime and the wider reading book group meets every Thursday lunchtime.

For further information on how literacy development is embedded across the academy, please see the Literacy at HGAED page in the curriculum area of the website.