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30/03/25

Immensely proud of all three teams who took part in the 2024-2025 South East Regional Qualifiers this weekend! Congratluations to Team UK-451 and Team UK-520 "WINNING ALLIANCE" See you at Nats! pic.twitter.com/hHA9OSA8UH

29/03/25

Congratulations HASU Robotics! Team UK-520 and Team UK-451 Winning Alliance at the INTO THE DEEP SOUTHEAST REGIONAL ROBOTICS QUALIFIERS 🏆🇬🇧 Next stop UK National Championships! pic.twitter.com/7KlIdSYvoA

28/03/25

📝 Shoutout to our talented student, Allegra Gray!🎉 Allegra has been writing articles for the This is Local London website! Check out her latest piece here: https://t.co/mCybdRG6P5 👏✨#HASU pic.twitter.com/OlC3FY61lo

25/03/25

Preparations are well underway! Don't miss out- get your tickets and joins us at HASU on Wednesday 26th or Thursday 27th March for spectacular production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! See you all there! pic.twitter.com/LlK3XUXppa

24/03/25

Our Compass Award nominations are open! 🧭 Nominate your teacher, mentor, youth group leader or event volunteer and tell us how they've helped your team succeed. 🌟🚀 Submissions are open until 29 April. https://t.co/8jMQW8DIiD#MoreThanRobotsUK pic.twitter.com/FAGz02AtbL

19/03/25

Team 622 (28372) mentoring the team. Sharing their passion for building the STEM pipeline 😀 pic.twitter.com/1RycVqfA0L

19/03/25

🥉 Huge congratulations to our Year 7 Netball Team for finishing 3rd place at their residential tournament!👏🏐 An amazing achievement—well done to all the players for their hard work, teamwork, and dedication! 🎉💪#HASU pic.twitter.com/5FEyA6zEql

18/03/25

We had an excellent morning taking part in the regional heat. Very happy to come away as winners of the participation prize! pic.twitter.com/KP51RfU40Z

18/03/25

Team HASU & The Booklets are ready to quiz! pic.twitter.com/lGrIrXVe12

13/03/25

Congratulations to our winning Y12 team who together with East Dulwich students won the LSE Generate Enterprise Competition at the London School of Economics!👏 Their hard work and innovation have earned them an internship at LSE. Well done!#HASU pic.twitter.com/uf5F4In34c

11/03/25

Congratulations to our Scholars! Well done to Elizabeth and Raghav for being awarded the prestigious Arkwright Scholarship after a rigorous six-month process, showcasing their outstanding talent and dedication to engineering and design.We are incredibly proud!#ArkwrightScholars pic.twitter.com/7SWHMrYNcX

10/03/25

Last Wednesday,a team of Y10 students represented HASU in Physics Tournament .The event challenged students with a range of physics-based activities, including a practical experiment on simple harmonic motion and problem-solving tasks. It was a memorable experience pic.twitter.com/oxPko00pPg

06/03/25

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06/03/25

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06/03/25

Epic costumes from teachers pic.twitter.com/SLc31bnmhs

06/03/25

Here we go.! Years 7, 8 and 9 pic.twitter.com/hElH5qDBNQ

06/03/25

We have lots of fantastic costumes on show today - watch this space....! pic.twitter.com/g92NrKNFZb

05/03/25

Year 7 had a fantastic morning with learning about Nigeria, Onyeka and her friends and the superheroes who inspired them. The fun continued in the library with a book signing. pic.twitter.com/yIpHcG0iNt

05/03/25

🎤 On Monday, two Y10 pupils, Ramya and Ibrahim, represented HASU at the Sutton Regional Final of the Petchey Speak competition! They earned their spots in the final, showcasing powerful storytelling. We’re so proud of their achievements—well done!👏#SpeakOutChallenge pic.twitter.com/PXnQZPnCdw

03/03/25

Great afternoon with who spoke passionately to our Year 10s about the importance and power of storytelling. Sam also introduced us to her YA horror ‘Girls of Little Hope’. Story telling then continued with a group of students in a creative writing workshop. pic.twitter.com/I34VRsjQTn

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Citizenship

What is Citizenship?  

Citizenship at HASU is the study of the relationship between individuals and the state. Citizenship encompasses the rights and responsibilities that we all have as members of society and how we in turn are impacted by society around us. We study democracy, government and law as well as many more topics that prepare all students to become functioning and contributing members of British society.  

 

Why do we teach Citizenship at HASU? 

The Citizenship curriculum at HASU has been designed to give students a foundation of knowledge of the key pillars that allow society to function. Citizenship forms an integral part of HASU’s Personal Development Curriculum, with lessons taught during tutor time. In these lessons, students are provided with powerful knowledge and concepts of democracy and active citizenship, amongst others, that prepare them for later life. At Key Stage 3, this includes human rights, privacy, individual liberty and different types of electoral system. The topics covered ensure that all students gain understanding of society and the role that they play within it. 

 

At GCSE, this foundational understanding is developed and expanded upon. GCSE Citizenship students gain the ability to recognise bias, critically evaluate arguments, weigh evidence, and look for alternative interpretations and sources of evidence, all of which are skills that will benefit them in higher education and employment. Citizenship at HASU also develops students’ skills to allow them to create sustained and reasoned arguments, present various viewpoints, critical analyse opinions and plan practical citizenship actions to benefit society.  

 

How do we teach Citizenship at HASU? 

At HASU, Citizenship is taught by:  

 

  • Ensuring all students have a breadth and strength of knowledge of the key concepts of citizenship. This is supported by the use of comparative case studies which allow students to consolidate and demonstrate their understanding through their use and evaluation of specific and real examples. The use of retrieval practice and assessment for learning techniques such as questioning will also allow students to consolidate and broaden this knowledge and enable them to formulate and express substantiated opinions and judgements.  

 

  • Consolidating student understanding through practical activities, such as curriculum trips such as to the Supreme court and Houses of Parliament. Exposure to democracy in action is vital in allowing students opportunities to engage with practical examples of what has been only theoretical within the classroom. Students also study a topic on active citizenship, which allows students to become involved with community issues and try implement positive change within the local area. 

 

  • Developing skills to that students can form substantiated opinions, critically analyse alternatives viewpoints and to form conclusive judgements. This is done through classroom debate and discussion throughout the course. 

 

What exam board do we study? 

Students studying Citizenship at HASU follow the AQA Citizenship Studies (8100) specification. 

 

How do we assess students in GCSE Citizenship? 

Students will be assessed through a combination of practise exam style questions that reflects the variety of style and content breadth each citizenship theme covers. This can range from multiple choice questions, short answer, source analysis and extended answer questions. Formative assessments will be used to reflect students’ progress and understanding. It will also allow for supportive reflection of areas to improve and weaknesses which will allow students to improve and develop their responses. These formative assessments will take place twice per half term, with more formal assessments taking place twice a year, where practice exams will be sat with questions from the exam board.  

 

How do we use homework in GCSE Citizenship? 

Students will be set a variety of activities for homework to engage them with learning outside of the classroom. Homework will not only consolidate their classroom learning, through a mix of tasks ranging from quizzes and exam style questions, but they will also engage with case studies and research that can be discussed and dissected in the classroom following completion. Homework will also involve revision of previous topics, development of revision materials and practical work as part of the active citizenship topic.