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19/09/25

Come and see what makes our Ofsted Outstanding academy so special. Our Open Mornings are Monday 22nd September, Monday 29th September and Monday 6th October 💙

19/09/25

Thank you to everyone who came to our Open Evening last night. We are looking forward to seeing you again at our Open Mornings, starting this Monday 22nd September 2025. See our website for details! Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich

06/09/25

I can’t believe my daughter is about to go into her 3rd year of uni. It feels like yesterday that she started her 1st day at . If you are looking for an outstanding girls school please attend one of our open days. When I look back it was the best decision I made! 🎓 pic.twitter.com/A17gkpOFyu

05/09/25

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21/08/25

An incredible set of GCSE results for our exceptional Class of 2025. Over 1/3 of grades at Grade 7+. This cohort epitomises sisterhood, loudly championing and cheering for each others successes. Today was no exception. We could not be prouder 💙

21/08/25

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14/08/25

Milestone for Harris Girls’ Academy as first student earns place at Oxford University Margot Henderson is set to go to Wadham College, Oxford University to study Art History. Dulwich @UniofOxfordhttps://t.co/7lV0etmiPh pic.twitter.com/LJEyAjryYG

14/08/25

Huge congratulations to Margot, who secured a place at University of Oxford to read the History of Art. Margot has been an exceptional student at HGAED since Y7 and is an inspiration to all! Well done Margot! 💫

14/08/25

Incredible results and destinations for our Post 16 students today. Huge congratulations to all - we are incredibly proud of you and your hard work and resilience. We cannot wait to see what the future holds! 💫

18/07/25

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11/07/25

Always a pleasure to see theatre at  . Our Y9s loved The Crucible.

11/07/25

Our new Y7 enjoyed the performances by our hugely talented HGAED Glee Club 💫

11/07/25

Exceptional from start to this stunning finale ✨ x.com/HarrisFedMusic/status/1943247316263276684

10/07/25

What an incredible evening! Harris Federation Festival of Music showcased the exceptional talent of our students. So proud of our HGAED choir 💫

25/06/25

Our brilliant Y8 English students thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the Guildhall Art Gallery for inspiration for their speeches. Thank you to the inspiring Ms Ore for her passion and making our students feel so welcome.

21/05/25

Excited to launch our brand new student magazine 'Words on the Rye'. Visit our website to access your copy!  harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk/10…

01/04/25

👧 This half term we have been working with pupils from as part of our EmpowerHer programme. These pupils were committed to coming at 7:30am every Tuesday to take part in various activities.#EmpowerHer pic.twitter.com/Qc17faEYA0

28/03/25

A visit to  is always inspirational. Listening to talks from legal experts then learning how to perform surgical stitches. Lawyers and Doctors in the making! 💙 

28/03/25

Y11 Thursday lunchtime football is a welcome break from their laser focus on learning. So many smiles from players to spectators! A joy to watch! 💙

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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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