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14/11/25

Today marks the last day of Anti-Bullying Week, and we’re learning how to recognise when someone might be experiencing bullying. Look out for changes in mood, behaviour, confidence, or friendships and always speak to a trusted adult if you’re worried about someone. 

13/11/25

Kindness costs nothing but changes everything. This World Kindness Day, let’s show how powerful kindness can be in person and online.      

12/11/25

Today we’re standing up to cyberbullying. Every message, comment, and post matters, so let’s choose kindness, respect, and support online. Together, we can make the internet a safer place for everyone.      

11/11/25

Odd Socks Day at HGAED! The mismatch of socks celebrate what makes our students unique and promotes kindness and inclusion.       

11/11/25

It’s Day 2 of Anti-Bullying Week, and we’re focusing on the Power for Good that each of us has. When we choose kindness, support one another, and stand up against bullying, we help build a community where everyone feels valued.    

11/11/25

Lest us forget.

11/11/25

Today marks the first day of Anti-Bullying Week. The theme this year is 'Power for Good'. Follow along this week to see what exactly the 'Power for Good' means and how you can prevent and respond to bullying.   

08/10/25

Come and visit our Ofsted 'Outstanding' 6th Form on Thursday 16th October from 4.30 - 6.30pm. Do make time to visit our joint site 

08/10/25

Our Y7 students absolutely loved the workshop! A great opportunity to share their experiences of starting year 7 💫 x.com/talkthetalkUK/status/1973368320733962336

29/09/25

Another brilliant Open Morning. If you missed out the final Open Morning of the season is Monday 6th October. See our website for details and sign up  harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk/10… x.com/HarrisGirlsED/status/1969031956735164823

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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Posted on February 28th 2023

Debate Club Competes At First Inter-School Competition

Debate Mate Update: we am so proud to announce HGAED debaters are 11th of 86 schools in the national Debate Mate Urban Debate League, and 9th of all 58 schools in London.

The Debate Mate mentor have been so impressed with our students and wrote a very encouraging email congratulating and praising our students. "It's an incredible achievement for them and a testament to their hard work and dedication," they wrote. "An extremely well-deserved placing! I've been telling every single person who will listen about what a pleasure it is to teach your students and how I'm so happy for them getting their passion for debating recognised."

Great work everyone!

Our after-school Debate Mate club has got off to a flying start this academic year with a large number of students getting involved.

Debate Mate aims to empower our students through the teaching of skills related to debate. We have two inspirational university students who act as our peer mentors in the club, leading the sessions and providing advice. Our current members have big boots to fill as some of our previous teams managed to win The Urban Debate League, as they were the highest scoring secondary school team across the nation.

Debate Mate

Through the sessions, students work on the rules and format of debates and participate in competitions against other schools. These sessions and competitions encourage students to work on skills such as teamwork and public speaking but also encourages them to further develop personal skills such as confidence and resilience.

First competition

Recently, our current team competed in their first competition of the year, travelling to Sydenham School to compete against five other local schools for the first round of the Urban Debate League. The motions were challenging and topical:

  • "This house would make Maths compulsory up to the age of 18"
  • "This house believes the monarchy does more harm than good"

Our students rose to the challenge and performed extremely well (especially considering this was the first time debating at a competition for some of them!) winning five out of six of the debates they took part in. A big well done to all students involved and thank you to Ms Morris and Mr Brown for their support on the trip.

The team is supported by Ms Halnan, Ms Morris and Mr Pooley from the English department. All of us have been so impressed by the inspiring attitude the girls take when grappling with some very tricky concepts. What has been most inspiring though is the supportive environment they have created within the club – it is a real privilege to be able to watch the students give one another feedback, support and create such a welcoming and friendly atmosphere within the club.

So a big thank you to all of the students involved for making it the success it has become and we encourage anyone who is interested in the club to come along – it is never too late to join!

Ms Halnan

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