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17/01/25

Our Year 12 students at Durdle Door after completing a day of physical geography fieldwork on Chessil beach!#geographyfieldwork pic.twitter.com/n5WB9Nq30y

16/01/25

Our Year 12 students have been reflecting on their Human Geography fieldwork exploring regeneration in Boscombe, Dorset!🏘️🔍A great opportunity to analize real-world impacts and bring their studies to life. Fantastic work,everyone! pic.twitter.com/T7hLbJdtnl

16/01/25

A big thank you to Hayley Dawson for delivering an inspiring assembly to our Year 10 students about Post-16 Options! 🌟 The session provided valuable insights to help our students plan their next steps. pic.twitter.com/60PQiWcBBV

15/01/25

Huge congratulations to Zoe in Y12, who completed in Cyclocross and became the British Junior Women's Cyclocross Champion on Sunday!🌟👏 An incredible achievement-we are so proud of you, Zoe!#CyclocrossChampion https://t.co/bhkSKyq2iO pic.twitter.com/tBHxTI1QO8

14/01/25

We’re excited to welcome our Year 9 students and their parents/carers to the GCSE Options Information Event this Thursday.🌟 🕟 Gates open via the student entrance from 16:30 to 18:00. See you there as we help guide your next steps!#HASU pic.twitter.com/6HcKNJ2TCJ

13/01/25

Join Harris Federation for a day dedicated to exploring career pathways for teachers, at all stages of your career! Register here: https://t.co/D5brHBkB4q pic.twitter.com/hxnoAdKdx9

13/01/25

Having loved Safiyyah's War Aaila and Mobina were so excited to find more stories about Muslim girls on our library shelves🤩📚 pic.twitter.com/wcgAGBeqmJ

20/12/24

Our latest Newsletter is out now. Catch up on all the exciting updates at HASU. https://t.co/BZXFtiisec#HASU pic.twitter.com/gIlYHJLOAU

20/12/24

Our Xmas Jumper Day at HASU set the festive vibes off the charts! From reindeers to snowflakes, sparkles to pom-poms, everyone brought their A-game with their cozy and creative Christmas jumpers. Wishing all our students, staff, and families a very Merry Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄 pic.twitter.com/iFCzlCOZvI

20/12/24

Students from computing classes across the school took part in the annual UK Bebras competition in the month of November. We are very proud of everyone’s achievement.  A big well done to our 503 students who won Gold , Distinction and Merit Awards.🌟👏#HASU pic.twitter.com/idaXJWNhY2

20/12/24

The HASU Robotics Christmas Raffle! … and the winner is………. pic.twitter.com/IhrZdiw5dw

20/12/24

HASU Robotics Society hosted teams from across the SE of England to the INTO THE DEEP Scrimmage. It was another great day of co-opertition and collaboration. Thank you and good luck to all teams taking part this season! pic.twitter.com/s4KPRzmnT5

11/12/24

The dress rehearsal for our Winter Show was a great success! Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night!🎄 pic.twitter.com/mVj1HE24zy

10/12/24

🎶 Yesterday’s Year 7 Celebration Assembly was truly special! 🌟 The highlight? Their beautiful all-year singing performance – such talent and unity on display! 👏💛 Well done Year 7 – you’ve made us all so proud! pic.twitter.com/SfC6Qk9f4L

10/12/24

Field set up prep! pic.twitter.com/TA0UGpBTsE

06/12/24

Thank you to for visiting Harris Academy Sutton as part of UK Parliament week. Mr Taylor spoke to the Year 11s about his role of the new MP for Sutton and Cheam and how he represents the constituency in Parliament. pic.twitter.com/1CjfTSq4oS

04/12/24

🎉 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Celebration Evening yesterday! It was a fantastic night honoring our students' achievements.🌟Congratulations to all the award recipients – you’ve made us so proud! 🏆👏 pic.twitter.com/SosvAVv40V

02/12/24

Our big day tomorrow! Join us for our HASU Celebration Evening as we present the incredible achievements and successes of our students with a variety of awards.🏆 We’re excited to celebrate together and look forward to seeing you there!#HASU pic.twitter.com/jy8BjvQMVK

02/12/24

Sutton Community Awards 2024💜 🏆 Thank you to everyone who attended the Sutton Community Awards last night. It was once again a magical evening meeting everyone who was shortlisted. pic.twitter.com/hjt7fsddNB

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Our Library

“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.”
Albert Einstein

Our beautiful Library takes centre stage in the heart of the Academy, open to all students throughout the day as a space to read, work, access IT, browse and borrow books and engage with our fabulous Librarian Ms Lock. Our Lord Harris Reading Room provides a comfortable, tranquil space for students who wish to focus on their reading.

You can access The Library Catalogue by pressing the link below.

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The Library

Our Library is located in the centre of the building, just off the main atrium and isHarrisAcademyPromotionalShoot0222 7209 accessible to students throughout the day. The Library houses our wide and growing collection of texts, and includes:

  • Library reception, manned either by our Librarian or student Librarians, from where students can borrow and return books
  • The Library displays, sharing up to date reading recommendations, Library competitions, and more
  • Seating and tables at which to read or study
  • A suite of computers at which students can complete homework tasks or other study

The Library is open to students at all times outside of lessons:

Before School

8.00am – 8.25am

(8.15am – 8.25am on Mondays)

Break

10.10am - 10.30am

Lunch

12.45pm – 1.30pm

After School:

3.15pm – 4.20pm


The Lord Harris Reading Room (LHRR)RR1

For students seeking a comfortable, tranquil and relaxing space in which they can read uninterrupted, attached to the Library is our Lord Harris Reading Room. This facility was officially opened by Lord Harris of Peckham in May 2022. The LHRR houses additional texts, three computers for silent research and a plethora of comfy seating. The LHRR is a silent space, monitored closely by our Student Librarians and Prefects.

 


Our Collection

Our Library collection is arranged A-Z by the author's last name if Fiction or by Dewey number if non- fiction.

Books are categorised into:

  • Fiction/Young Adult Fiction /LGBTQ+ 
  • Speed Reads – Shorter fiction 
  • Classic and Challenging Fiction 
  • Poetry 
  • Graphic Novels & Manga 
  • Non–Fiction 
  • New Books

The Librarian also maintains a rolling set of 'featured books' shelves, containing curated sets of books as part of specific themes, competitions or celebrations. 

 


Borrowing Books

The rules for borrowing books are:

  • You can borrow up to three books at a time
  • You can borrow Fiction and Non- Fiction for two weeks
  • You can borrow Manga & Graphic Novels for one week
  • Loans can be extended by request.

The Library Catalogue

The Library Catalogue can be accessed via the Student portal (link), accessible to all students using their Office365 (@hfed.net) logins.

Students can also access the Catalogue by clicking the image below:

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The Catalogue allows students to search through our collection, access detailed information on our texts, receive recommendations based on their interests and reserve books. Students an also view their borrowing history to help them track their reading over time.

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Students are also encouraged to submit book reviews to our Librarian. Reviewers will be rewarded with Merits!

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Our LibrarianLibrarian

Our wonderful Librarian at HASU is Miss Lock. Having worked with books for 15 years, at Waterstones, Foyles, a small independent bookshop and a previous school library, Miss Lock is a fantastically knowledgeable resource for our students. She promises to Lock students in as readers for life, and guarantees that she can find any student, even those who claim they ‘don’t like reading’, a book they’ll love.

 

 


Library Social Media and Competitions

The HASU Library Twitter account can be found here. Through this account, the Library team share all kinds of updates and news.

At least each term, and as part of whole school celebrations and events, the Library organises and runs a wide range of competitions, aimed at encouraging a love of reading across the school and celebrating readers. Competitions are shared widely on the Library’s Twitter account.

Some past competitions can be seen below.

Reading Challenges


Library Lessons

At Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9) regular Library lessons ensure that all students feel comfortable within the Library and have access to its many resources. These lessons also give students an opportunity to borrow a new book should they have not done so recently, or ask Miss Lock for her expert advice. These sessions are run jointly between the English team and our Librarian.

For all students, their first Library lesson is a full induction into the Library, introducing them to the expectations, offer and catalogue, and giving them an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the collection.


For more information about the Academy’s Literacy provision, please see our Literacy page (here) and Literacy Policy which can be found in the Teaching & learning policies area.