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Children's Mental Health Week: This is Our Place!     Video  

06/02/26

The Glee Girls were fabulous and represented HGAED beautifully. Congratulations are due to each of them!        

28/01/26

Character - Courage - Conscience       

27/01/26

Our Year 10 students recently took part in an exciting and highly rewarding Mock Trial competition at the Inner London Crown Court. The day provided a fantastic opportunity for students to experience the workings of the legal system first-hand, inside a real courtroom setting.

23/01/26

Read the Autumn edition of our Newsletter! Keep up to date with life at HGAED via our website or through this link:  canva.com/design/DAG3KM6omC4…      

22/01/26

Some incredible art created by Margot, Roadah and Sarah.         

20/01/26

We celebrated Blue Monday today! Students got free hot chocolate and treats, quiz's and more to promote positive mental health a great day!     

12/01/26

Interested in learning more about HGAED Sixth Form? Visit our website via the link in our bio to learn more!        Video  

06/01/26

Welcome back to all of our students and staff! We hope you are well rested and enjoying the snow.     

06/01/26

Throw back to the Debate Mate launch! HGAED have a long standing history of success at Debate Mate and many of our senior members are Debate Mate National and Regional finalists.     

31/12/25

Happy New Year!  Video  

23/12/25

Wishing everyone a happy holiday and a restful break from all of us here at HGAED!     

16/12/25

Eunice, Tyra and Isla performed at the Hope Collective’s Day of Hope celebration. In memory of Damilola Taylor, students came together on the stage to advocate for young people’s hopes and ambitions for the future.        Video  

15/12/25

Meet 2 of our Head Girls - Eleni and Maxima! We are so excited to see the leadership they bring to our school this year.     

12/12/25

Our talented musicians were giving rehearsals their all yesterday, ahead of the big Winter Showcase!        Video  

10/12/25

Today we want to shout out our brilliant Volleyball team and coach!     

02/12/25

Miata Noah, Director of Pastoral Care introduced the Prime Minister Keir Starmer this morning before he delivered his 'Britain built for all' speech. Miata delivered an incredible speech about all the challenges that our students and all children living in poverty face.  Video  

01/12/25

A Day in the Life at HGAED!      Video  

01/12/25

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28/11/25

Our November edition of our Newsletter is here! You can read it via this link: canva.com/design/DAG3KM6omC4…

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Posted on November 20th 2018

"I'm a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here"

Scientist logoHarris Girls’ Academy’s Year 8 students recently entered a competition called ‘I’m a Scientist Get Me Out of Here’, with our involvement organised by Mr Anwer. 

I’m a Scientist is an online activity where school students connect with scientists. It’s an X Factor-style competition between scientists, where students are the judges. Students challenge the scientists over fast-paced online text-based live CHATs. They ASK the scientists anything they want, and VOTE for their favourite scientist to win a prize of £500 to communicate their work with the public.

This was a chance for our students to connect with real scientists. Our girls researched the work of a range of different scientists, intereacted with them, and decided who they felt had made the biggest impact on the communities around them. 

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HGAED scientist at work.

Interviewing and questioning

Students were encouraged to examine the scientists’ profiles and think about what they might like to ask them. It was a chance for students to discuss interesting things they have found out about the scientist and their work, and do research before their live chats with the scientist themselves. 

The live chat session enabled students to speak in real-time with the scientists.  Students used interviewing and questioning skills to help them make a decision about which scientist they felt had the most impact on society. This was a very engaging experience and enjoyed by all who took part!

Ask, Chat, Vote

The competition had 3 sections: Ask, Chat and Vote. 

Ask: students could ask the scientists whatever they liked. Questions were posted online to the scientists any time and they answered by the next day. Students left an email address and received an email when it had been answered. Questions and answers in the ‘Ask' section stayed on the site and students could look around and see what others had asked. 

Chat: There was a 30 minute live chat, where students typed their questions to the scientists and chatted in real time. The students were supported in preparing their questions but came up with great ideas and thinking ‘outside of the box’. 

Vote: Students decided which scientist should win a prize of £500 to communicate science with the public. 

Thanks very much to all who were involved to make this event happen, it is highly recommended!

Ms Jones, Assistant Principal

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