News
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Friday 20 September 2024 Haberdashers' Borough Academy Students Reach Finals of National Write on Art Competition Congratulations to two talented Year 11 students from Borough Academy, Daria and Thurston, who reached the finals of the prestigious Write on Art competition, a national event celebrating the intersection of art and writing.
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Thursday 5 September 2024 Habs Reflections: Building a Fair and Inclusive Society - The Power of Education By Jan Shadick, CEO
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Thursday 15 August 2024 Celebrating Outstanding Sixth Form Results across our Trust
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Friday 19 July 2024 July 2024 Newsletter We have come to the end of another successful academic year. We are proud of all we have achieved together over the course of this year. Read our latest newsletter for a taste of what we've been up to in our final term.
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Friday 21 June 2024 Emily Gyimah Wins Silver Award for Head Teacher of the Year
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Friday 24 May 2024 May 2024 Parent Newsletter As we end another action-packed term, we share our highlights in our latest newsletter below.
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Monday 13 May 2024 Haberdashers' Crayford Primary Celebrate a 'Good' Ofsted Result
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Monday 22 April 2024 Good Ofsted for Slade Green Primary We are thrilled to announce that Haberdashers’ Slade Green Primary has achieved a fantastic result in its latest Ofsted inspection. They are rated as a 'Good' school with 'Outstanding' for Personal Development. The inspection, which took place on 28th and 29th February 2024, highlighted numerous strengths and commendations that truly reflect the dedication and excellence of the school community.
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Friday 9 February 2024 Parent Newsletter - End of Term 3 Below is our latest newsletter for parents and guardians with all the highlights for Term 3.
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Thursday 8 February 2024 Haberdashers' Knights Primary: A shining example of a Good school Congratulations to Knights Primary on their Good Ofsted rating
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Sunday 31 December 2023 2023 in pictures It's been another successful year for the Trust and our schools. We've squeezed our highlights for this year into 3 minute snapshot video.
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Tuesday 7 November 2023 Haberdashers' Borough Academy welcomes HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Haberdashers' Borough Academy celebrated its development on the Old Fire Station site on Southwark Bridge Road by being officially opened by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, on 7th November. A thoroughly enjoyable and exciting day for all staff and students.
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Wednesday 18 October 2023 Prestigious Artsmark Gold Award for Borough Academy Pupils and staff at Haberdashers’ Borough Academy are celebrating after receiving a prestigious Artsmark Award in a momentous year for the programme as it celebrates 20 years of arts, culture and creativity in schools.
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Friday 13 October 2023 Uniform United: Haberdashers' Slade Green Primary pupils lead sustainable movement Uniform United pupils lead a sustainable movement to support their school community
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Friday 21 July 2023 End of Term 6 Parent Message Find our last parent and guardian newsletter for this academic year below. Read on for all the highlights of this term including:
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Friday 23 June 2023 Young Stars Shine Bright in Primary Dragons Den Final Our first ever Dragons’ Den programme in partnership with Envision UK came to a thrilling close at the grand final on Wednesday 21 June at Haberdashers' Hall. The five teams of twelve Year 5 pupils, each from our five primary schools, wowed judges, parents and guests with their creative and engaging presentations.
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Thursday 22 June 2023 Oral Histories Project to Mark Windrush 75 To mark the 75th anniversary of the Windrush's arrival in Britain and create unique learning opportunities for our children and young people, the Trust undertook an oral histories project with students and staff
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Monday 22 May 2023 Ready, set go! Cross-Trust Primary Sports Day a great way to end the term This week started with energy and enthusiasm, as our Trust-wide Primary Sports Day took place at the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace. Pupils in Years 5 and 6 from all five primaries came together on Monday 22 May for a day of competition including events such as hurdles, sprints, javelin, shotput and long jump, and not to mention epic relay races and staff races!
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Monday 24 April 2023 Our first ever Youth Conference inspires students After today, I really hope people take away that they do have individual power and they can make their voices heard and also that there is a place for them in the climate movement and in protecting our earth. I really hope they realise just how valuable their experience, skills and ideas are in protecting our planet, and that there are so many different ways that they can be involved.
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Friday 31 March 2023 Women's History Month: Lets talk to our CEO As Women's History Month draws to a close, we spoke to our CEO, Jan Shadick, about who inspires her, what she feels we're doing as a Trust to towards gender equality and equity, and to get her advice for those aspiring female leaders amongst us.
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Tuesday 28 March 2023 Our first Primary Dragons Den has landed Year 5 primary pupils wholeheartedly embraced the opportunity to take part in our first ever Primary Dragons Den programme last week.
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Thursday 23 March 2023 Meet our Director of Digital Experience Gemma Lavin, our Director of Digital Experience, joined the Trust in October 2022, and is quickly making her mark on the digital, communications and technology landscape for the Trust.
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Tuesday 14 March 2023 Aiming for the Stars: Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock inspires students with the wonder of space As part of British Science Week and Women’s History Month celebrations, we were privileged to have Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, reknowned space scientist, science communicator and presented of the BBC’s The Sky at Night and CBeebies Stargazing, talk to students across Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South today.
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Wednesday 1 March 2023 Women's History Month is here! To mark the start of Women's History Month this March, we're talking to Emma Fearnley, our Director of Enrichment about all the work being done across our schools to promote gender equality in and out of the classroom.
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Friday 10 February 2023 End of Term 3 Parent Message Read our latest message for parents and guardians from our CEO, Jan Shadick, below.
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Friday 27 January 2023 Welcoming new faces at our recruitment fair We were delighted to welcome dozens of new prospective staff at our first ever recruitment fair on Thursday 26 January.
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Friday 27 January 2023 Meet our Livery Academy Awards Finalists Meet our Livery Academy Award finalists from Knights Academy
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Friday 13 January 2023 Good Ofsted for Crayford Academy Crayford Academy rated Good in all areas by Ofsted
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Friday 16 December 2022 End of term message to parents and guardians You can find our latest end of term message to our parents and guardians from Jan Shadick, our CEO, below.
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Tuesday 13 December 2022 Haberdashers' Knights Academy Win the Livery Academy Awards (First Heat) The Livery Academy Awards First Heat took place at Haberdashers’ Hall on Monday 12th December. The competition, which first started in 2013 and sponsored by the City of London Mayor, is designed to develop entrepreneurial and presentation skills among sixth-form students.
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Monday 5 December 2022 Annual carol service back at Southwark Cathedral All Haberdashers' Academies Trust South schools bring in Christmas together at Southwark Cathedral on Monday 5th December with a spectacular carol service.
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Friday 19 August 2022 Congratulations to the Sixth Form Classes of 2022 We are so proud of all our sixth formers and their fantastic results this year
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Wednesday 22 June 2022 National Windrush Monument Unveiling Ceremony 22 June 2022
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Friday 27 May 2022 Message to Parents - End of Term 5 Read the Trust's latest message to our parent and carers at the end of term 5, May 2022
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Friday 22 April 2022 Youth Advisory Board applications now open We're looking for two pupils from each of our schools (primary and secondary) across the Trust to represent their school and to ensure the voices of pupils are at the heart of everything we do.
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Friday 22 April 2022 New Principal for Hatcham College The Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Scott as Executive Principal at Hatcham College
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Thursday 31 March 2022 Message to Parents - End of Term 4 Read our message to parents and carers at the end of Term 4, March 2022.
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Monday 14 February 2022 Youth Advisory Board Shape Trust Values and Strapline The purpose of the Trust Youth Advisory Board was always to create opportunities for the ideas, opinions, knowledge and experiences of young people, in all their diversity, to inform and shape decisionsabout what we do now and in the future as a Trust.
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Monday 31 January 2022 Driving School Improvement across Haberdashers' Academies Trust South Our School Improvement strategy is built around our Haberdashers Model. This is a priority for all of our schools and as they strive to achieve our Vision for 2026 – every school an excellent school. Our model is built on five pillars:
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Friday 14 January 2022 Inspiring Careers Day Line up for Borough Students Many students probably feel like they should get into careers that pay well or are seen to be the most respected. So, it might have come as a shock to some of them when, at their Careers Day in November, they got to hear from some high-flyers in jobs and industries they weren't expecting. Take a look at the Career's Day film below to find out more.
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Friday 7 January 2022 2022: What's in store? We speak to CEO, Jan Shadick, as she reviews progress for the Trust so far and talks about priorities for the year ahead.
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Friday 29 October 2021 Borough's Lion King a Showstopper Borough Academy students performed a fantastic adaptation of The Lion King over three nights at the end of October.
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Thursday 14 October 2021 Livery Awards Enterprise Day On 5th October, the teams attended an Enterprise Day at Hatcham College. The day was organised to give the students an opportunity to learn more about the competition, get to know each other, listen to speakers, and develop their brand.
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Monday 11 October 2021 Mental Health Awareness Day The mental health and wellbeing of our students and staff is a priority for the Trust.Our schools place emphasis on teaching children about mental health and wellbeing,encouraging open conversations,andlearning aboutstrategies to lookaftertheir mental health.
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Saturday 2 October 2021 Student Insight - Downing Street Visit, Black History Month Haberdashers' Academies Trust South students visit 10 Downing Street to help launch Black History Month
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Friday 1 October 2021 National Inclusion Week with Julie Amory, Director of HR To celebrate National Inclusion Week we spoke to Julie Amory, our new Director of HR. Julie recently joined Haberdashers? Academies Trust South as the Director of HR in the Central Services team. She is responsible for the Trust?s people-related policies and strategies, of which Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is a priority. We spoke to Julie about her experience in HR, joining Haberdashers? Trust and the importance of inclusion in the workplace.
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Friday 3 September 2021 Outcome of the Robert Aske Legacy consultation Statement outlining the outcome of the Robert Aske Legacy consultation
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Tuesday 20 July 2021 2020-21 What a Year This year has no doubt been a challenge for schools up and down the country. We are so proud of the way our schools, staff and pupils and communities have responded to these extraordinary times.
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Monday 15 March 2021 An interview with Dr Tesca Bennett
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Friday 12 March 2021 New information about our founder
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Thursday 11 March 2021 Celebrating International Women's Day with Bella Towse As part of our International Women’s Day celebrations, we spoke to illustrator and Hatcham College alumnae Bella Towse about her experiences in the design industry and as a woman. She shed light on the challenges women face and offered advice on taking ownership of your future.
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Tuesday 2 February 2021 Former Chair of Haberdashers' Aske's Trust awarded MBE Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation Trust was fortunate to have Bruce Powell steer a number of key changes and development for the Federation when he served as Chair of the Trust between September 2012 – September 2019. Bruce is a member of the Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, the Trust’s chief benefactors.
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Thursday 28 January 2021 Launch of our EDI Statement of Intent We are very proud to have developed and launched our EDI Statement of Intent.
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Thursday 28 January 2021 New parent governor elections
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Friday 18 December 2020 Welcome to the new Knights Temple Grove Principal
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Tuesday 1 December 2020 Proud of our Federation Carol Service