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22/05/25

Well done to some of our year 9 sports leaders for running a successful year 8 football tournament after school today! ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/2uWxFZkTy5

21/05/25

Well done to our year 9 rounders team for winning the Borough rounders rally last night and qualifying for Regional Finals 🔥! pic.twitter.com/EXFVWBT3U4

20/05/25

Well done to our year 8 girls football team at the football finals today! Finishing 3rd overall in the Harris Federation 🔥 ⚽️! pic.twitter.com/auvpAJHl9N

20/05/25

Our year 7 and 8 football girls have arrived at Crystal Palace Training ground for finals day! ⚽️ 🏆 pic.twitter.com/s1LQcY5KkC

15/05/25

Well done to our year 10 rounders team for winning all their games in tonight’s Borough Rounders Rally 🏆🔥 pic.twitter.com/zOFs4B7qaN

02/05/25

We had many wonderful entries to the Year 7 Art Competition - The world through my eyes - and here are the winning pieces. Congratulations to the winners and to all who entered, a real talented group. pic.twitter.com/iTLwiuJRDa

26/04/25

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26/04/25

Groups are all out walking - day 2! pic.twitter.com/9ftPoXIiFY

25/04/25

S’mores and getting ready for bed pic.twitter.com/QLi3LOcdA1

25/04/25

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25/04/25

All groups back at camp pic.twitter.com/sS5ECgZ2J9

25/04/25

Groups are steadily coming into camp pic.twitter.com/QVnFbyoHTe

25/04/25

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25/04/25

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze 2025 has started! pic.twitter.com/zqzlPluLQO

23/04/25

We are delighted to be taking part in the Beat the Streets programme. The game will be running from 23rd April - 21st May. More information will be given to students in form time. Good luck to everyone taking part! pic.twitter.com/jncXAxGpKT

03/04/25

Our prizes ready for the Easter raffle draw. Students will find out if they have won tomorrow morning at line up. Prizes are to be collected at the end of the day from the Network Area. pic.twitter.com/xCbJOQOHVS

28/03/25

⚽️🚨 PE ANNOUNCEMENT ⚽️🚨- year 7 boys football training on Monday 31st March is cancelled.

27/03/25

The National Reading Champions Quiz is an aspirational event that recognises and celebrates the book knowledge of more than 2,000 enthusiastic readers aged 10 to 14 each year. This year, 10 students participated, they all enjoyed the challenge. pic.twitter.com/2wjupmrwvY

25/03/25

All students who took part in the performance at did a wonderful job and made us all proud! pic.twitter.com/U89f5HDHUH

24/03/25

Some of our students taking part in show day at Thameside Theatre 🎭 pic.twitter.com/Vcn31OTS1r

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Destinations

At Harris Academy Ockendon we want to support our students to go onto ambitious destinations which meet the goals that our Sixth Formers set for themselves.

We know the demands of choosing a destination and regularly provide support and guidance alongside our Careers Advisors to help students make the ‘right choice’ for them, whether that be going into full-time employment, Apprenticeships or University.

UCAS

With the majority of our students attending Higher Education, we take students through the entire UCAS process with help including;

  • Selecting the most appropriate five choices for university
  • How to select a conditional and insurance offer
  • How to write a personal statement
  • How to apply for student finance
  • What to do on the day if they have not met their offer with dedicated staff going through clearing with the students
  • What to do on the day if they have exceeded their original offer and would like to apply elsewhere

Useful Links for UCAS

UCAS Homepage: 

https://www.ucas.com/

What to do if you are going through clearing: 

https://www.ucas.com/applying/after-you-apply/clearing-and-results-day

Student Finance Explained:  

https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/student-finance

Apprenticeships

With many of our students choosing to go into apprenticeships, we believe it is vital to help support our students with apprenticeship applications and helping them find the perfect apprenticeship that inspires and supports the next stage in their educational journey.

With this in mind, all students looking to apply for an apprenticeship receive one to one support with our designated Career’s Advisor through every stage of application as well as the opportunity to attend bespoke careers days to each student’s needs. We also support students to try and find degree apprenticeships if they so wish – which are in high demand due to the limited opportunities to obtain one.

Useful Links for Apprenticeships

Applying for an Apprenticeship: 

https://www.ucas.com/apprenticeships/how-apply-apprenticeship 

Finding an Apprenticeship: 

https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

How to Write an Apprenticeship Application: 

https://www.west-thames.ac.uk/images/documents/how-to-write-winning-application.pdf

UCAS Guidance

At Harris Academy Ockendon we firmly believe in supporting students throughout every stage of the UCAS application. Please see some of the guides listed below to help prepare you for this;