Haberdashers' Advantage

Our pupils have a world of opportunities at their fingertips through our unique character curriculum: The Haberdashers' Advantage. 

Thanks to our staff, the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, our community, and our many partners, the Haberdashers experience for every pupil is like no other.  By giving them this advantage, we support our pupils to be happy, confident and successful individuals who will contribute to making their communities – and the world – a better place.

Haberdashers' Advantage Character Pillars

Through the Haberdashers’ Advantage, we develop our pupils’ individual characters. We do this through our Trust and school values which are derived from four key areas. These areas represent the holistic development of an individual character.

Intellectual: Driving them to pursue knowledge, truth and understanding.
Moral: Helping them to do the right thing.
Civic: Supporting them to be responsible citizens.
Performance: Enabling them to act with confidence.

Our Trust Values

Our Trust values are what shape our decision-making for the Trust Haberdashers’ Advantage. We firmly believe to ensure every school is an excellent school, we must provide opportunities for our students to dream, grow and create.

Together,
we dream

We are ambitious for ourselves and each other.

Together,
we grow

We challenge ourselves and empower others to continually seek improvement

Together,
we create

We celebrate our differences and our individuality, knowing these strengths make our community and the world a better place

The Haberdashers' Advantage
in action

The Haberdashers’ Advantage has a Trust-wide curriculum that develops the individual character of our students. To ensure equitable opportunities for our students the curriculum is focussed on three key areas:

Taught – opportunities to teach our Trust values and character pillars
Caught - policies and procedures that embody our Trust values and character pillars
Sought – opportunities to get involved in experiences and opportunities that differentiate students

Taught

Caught

Sought

Teaching & Learning

At Haberdashers' Academies Trust South, we align our teaching and learning (T&L) approach to Trust-wide principles, driven by our Vision 2026 of 'Every school an excellent school'. Our mission is to deliver 'excellence for every child and young person' through our core four Habs' Principles, ensuring each learner is: 

1. Ready to learn 

2. A knowledgeable learner 

3. A confident communicator 

4. An independent learner 

These principles, underpinned by our values (dream, grow, create) are integrated into our daily practices and routines.

Our School Improvement Model  outlines how we will achieve our mission to be a group of excellent schools, and for every child and young person in our schools to be successful in their lives. 

‘Individuals with Character’ (The Haberdashers’ Advantage) is one of our five key drivers for success. Offering our children and young people opportunities that will prepare them for life after school with confidence, resilience and know-how through the Haberdashers’ Advantage.

This is embedded into our policies and procedures at a Trust level and directly influences those at a school level.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.

There are many exciting opportunities for our students to develop their character in cross-Trust events. Click the links below to learn more about a selection of our events:

The Livery Awards

The Literacy Festival

Music events

Envision (primary and secondary)

The Youth Advisory Board

The Youth Conference

The Haberdashers’ Company Education & Careers Events

Intra-Trust Sporting Events and Sports Days

The Haberdashers’ Advantage across our Trust

It is vital that our schools can tailor their Haberdashers’ Advantage curriculum to meet the needs of their local contexts. Click on the icons below to learn more about each school.

Our Partner Organisations

We collaborate with many outstanding organisations to ensure our students are provided with a world of opportunities to develop their character. Some of our significant partners are below.

The Haberdashers' Company