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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

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

28/02/25

We are proud to share that HASU is the TOP non-selective school in Sutton for Progress! We’re also ranked 49th nationally among all non-selective, co-educational schools for Progress 8.This is a testament to our students' hard work and dedication!#HASU pic.twitter.com/pdd9m6qRW3

28/02/25

We are so excited to be welcoming to to speak to Year 10 on Monday 3rd March in celebration of Pupils can pre order 'Girls of Little Hope' to have signed by Sam on the day. Speak to Ms Lock for more information 🤩 pic.twitter.com/VpA0OzWVeS

26/02/25

Product Design students met Gibsons to start a collaborative project. Gibsons described the aspects of designing, manufacturing and selling puzzles/games & job roles involved. We saw samples and discussed problems they've had to solve in developing games. Thank you Emily & Kate. pic.twitter.com/Hs77ellnaZ

26/02/25

We are so excited to be welcoming to to speak to Year 7 on Wednesday 5th March in celebration of . Pupils can pre order 'Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun' to have signed by Tola on the day. Speak to Ms Lock for more information 🤩 pic.twitter.com/yfgS5dVJI9

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The HASU Library and Celebrating Literacy

 

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.

At Key Stage 3, regular Library Lessons ensure that all students are inducted into and feel comfortable within the Library. These sessions are run jointly between the English team and our Librarian.

The Library is stocked with an array of fiction and non-fiction, with regularly changing themed displays and recommendations.

More information about the HASU Library can be found on its own page here. Library logo

The HASU Library X account can be found here. 

Our Librarian, Ms Lock, is excited to support all of our students in their reading!   Librarian

Celebrations of Reading, Writing and Speaking

Literacy remains high on the agenda throughout the Academic year, promoted through whole-school celebration of calendar events including:

  • World Book Day
  • Performing Arts Week
  • World Theatre Day

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Other calendar events such as Black History Month and Holocaust Memorial Day are accompanied by reading challenges.

Alongside these ‘marquee’ events, termly reading competitions and initiatives are run by the Library team to encourage and celebrate reading. Recent examples have included our ‘Extremely Cosy Readers’ photo competition and ‘Cover re-creation’ challenge. Winning entries can be seen throughout the Library and beyond. 

Reading Challenges

Our team of Literacy Champions are central to keeping reading for pleasure at the heart of everyday life in the Academy. Pupils apply and are appointed as Literacy Champions, with each year group playing a part in promoting our reading culture through promoting challenges and competitions as well as supporting with the everyday organization and running of the Library. Roles include:

  • Year 7 Librarians
  • Year 8 Reading Ambassadors
  • Year 9 Reading Mentors
  • Year 10 Reading Leaders

On DEAR days during tutor time, Reading Mentors and Reading Leaders in Year 9 and 10 spend time in the Library reading with pupils lower down the school for Paired Reading sessions. These Literacy Champions are trained in ‘Before, During, After’ reading strategies and work as reading role models for the pupils they are paired with in Year 7 and Year 8.

 

 

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