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29/11/24

Our annual Y7 bubble blowing event. Thank you to the Art department for organising - it is always a highlight for our newest students 🫧 pic.twitter.com/t76NlqbXVd

13/11/24

Looking forward to meeting our prospective students tomorrow for our P16 Open Evening https://t.co/1mN6Vqb4EY

13/11/24

A brilliant day for our Y7 Footballers ⚽️ Thank you pic.twitter.com/FEluOOj7nx

13/11/24

Thank you for the recognition 🙌 https://t.co/ngUiJMzsim

13/11/24

Wearing our odd socks with pride and celebrating our differences for pic.twitter.com/62tN9bqukR

17/10/24

More of the incredible GCSE and A level Art Residential. A trip to the and a private water taxi 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/2d4tb9Ye6y

17/10/24

It is not everyday you get invited to the Venice Biennale. An incredible opportunity for our GCSE and A level artists 🎨🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/oviopxdkih

17/10/24

Join us on Thursday 14th November to learn more about our exceptional 6th Form - 5.00pm - 7.00pm. pic.twitter.com/TAiaUsqq6o

16/10/24

Breakfast with Champions 🏆! Oriel 7A enjoying their Principal's Breakfast for the highest attendance in the whole school. Congratulations Ms Hassan, Mr Oviri, Mr Beresford and all of Oriel 7A 👏 pic.twitter.com/gbCcknaovV

10/10/24

Lunchtime fun in celebration of World Mental Health Day. Playing games made everyone smile 😃 pic.twitter.com/iR8RytYciE

10/10/24

World Mental Health Day at HGAED started with a hot chocolate and a chat because connections matter. Thank you to and our Mental Health Ambassadors for organising such a positive start to the day! pic.twitter.com/bhONAHAGI4

08/10/24

Our artists have arrived in Venice in style! 🛥️🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/06b8ocz03d

08/10/24

Join us on Thursday 14th November 5pm - 7pm to see our exceptional 6th form. pic.twitter.com/tx6UYn2diG

26/09/24

Looking forward to welcoming prospective students and their families this evening. pic.twitter.com/Ixf8XoX7am

25/09/24

"It is so inspiring to see a school champion positive mental health for the whole school community. I was very impressed by the insightful and considered feedback that the young women gave". Thank you for the opportunity pic.twitter.com/yYaiFNtrFh

25/09/24

Our brilliant students being presented with their Jack Petchey Awards! Congratulations all 👏 pic.twitter.com/Oe3Xsn7YpM

10/09/24

We had a great morning at yesterday! Pupils from Y7 & Y8 were helping us explore how to make healthy eating more appealing to secondary aged pupils. Thank you to Ms Holness for letting us visit right at the end of a busy term :) pic.twitter.com/lhXNCcZMCp

16/07/24

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16/07/24

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16/07/24

Harris Federation Sports Day Winners 2024! 👏🏆#whorunstheworld pic.twitter.com/FUtp19shwX

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Year 9 Options

Making curriculum choices in Year 9 is a very important process here at HGAED. It is an opportunity for you and your daughter to take increased control of the education choice on offer to her.

The options chosen for Years 10 and 11 will affect how your daughter will spend her time at school for the next two years. The choices made will also influence what options are available after Year 11 in terms of further study. These options will be studied alongside our core curriculum of English, Maths, Science, MFL, Core PE and PSHE.

It is vitally important to choose subjects for the correct reasons. Spend some time with your daughter thinking about what subjects she enjoys doing, what keeps her interested and motivated.


Good reasons for choosing an option

  • You are good at the subject
  • You think you will enjoy the course
  • It fits your career ideas and plans
  • It goes well with your other choices
  • It helps to give you plenty of choice post 16
  • You think you might want to continue studying it post 16
  • Your research shows that it will interest you and motivate you to learn

Bad reasons for choosing an option

  • Your friends have chosen it
  • You think it will be easy
  • Someone else thinks it is a good idea
  • You like the teacher you have now
  • You did not have time to research your options properly

Information for parents/carers

Below is a short video that we feel will help students and their parents/carers start discussing what options are best for their future aspirations.