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03/12/25

LBB's upcoming winter HAF programme will run again from 22nd December to 31 December 2025 The programme offers free holiday club places, including activities and healthy meals for families with children 5-16 years old who get FSM. Book directly:  shorturl.at/uluNm

27/11/25

Well done to our Year 8 and Year 9 football teams, who both won their tense and entertaining matches, by 1 goal. Both our goalkeepers saving last minute penalties to hold out for the win! Great effort by all!

24/11/25

What a week at HAO last week! From advocacy and community engagement, assessments galore,  to student achievements and a little theatre magic – here’s what we’ve been up to in images 👇       

19/11/25

Well done to the Year 10 football team on their 7-2 win on Monday night in the Bromley League. Two wins from two, making it a successful campaign so far.

14/11/25

To support our learners, we delivered half-term masterclasses across a range of subjects, ensuring students had access to expert guidance and tailored sessions.  shorturl.at/kDBj2

14/11/25

With half-term now behind us, the past few weeks have been have been full of energy, learning, and meaningful activities. Our school community has been working hard, especially as students prepared for GCSE resit exams and Year 11 assessments.

11/11/25

Every November, our country comes together to observe Remembrance Day. It’s a time to honour the courage & sacrifice of those who served in the armed forces & gave their lives for our freedom. Today, HAO will join the nation in a one-minute silence to reflect & pay our respects.

03/10/25

and our parents and cares for attending information evenings. We look forward to the coming weeks activities.

03/10/25

1 month ago today we welcomed back our staff and students  as we all returned to school. It's been a busy couple of weeks, but we say thank you to all our visitors attending our open events...

25/09/25

All experiments were fully supervised by our Head of Science Ms Edward’s and Mrs Miller, our Science Technician

25/09/25

It’s the end of the evening and our catering student volunteers have some treats as they leave for home…yummy! Thank you to everyone that joined us tonight. Don’t forget we have another open morning tomorrow if you haven’t already signed up.

25/09/25

Business studies also got in on the quizzing action - can you guess the logos?

25/09/25

Music has some student vocalists tonight, playing instruments and singing in other languages. Whilst art, design technology are putting on a show as always

25/09/25

Looking down a microscope, can you tell what the objects are?

25/09/25

Science as always conducting some exciting experiments. Many of which our students will get to experience as they move from Y7 to Y13.

25/09/25

With some offering treats as prizes

25/09/25

Just some of the lovely works and activities available tonight from our Humanities dept

25/09/25

Our catering team on top form showing exactly what our students eat every day

25/09/25

Mr Carey giving his welcoming speech and explaining what HAO is all about.

25/09/25

The doors are open and catering students have started to prep a cake. Can’t wait to see how it turns out.

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Opportunities & Enrichment

At Harris Orpington Sixth Form, we understand the importance of offering our students as many opportunities as possible to prepare for their next steps in life.

To complement our academic curriculum, there are extensive co-curriculum opportunities throughout the school year to support students’ wellbeing and to improve and diversify their skills.

This includes:

  • On-site gym and training facilities
  • Annual trips to universities and the world largest careers fayre ‘Skills London’
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
  • Preparation for adult life including finance management, wellbeing and stress management.
  • One-to-one university application support with a dedicated careers advisor
  • Harris Experience Advanced- a programme for our most able students who are frequently invited to workshops and seminars along with trips to Russell Group universities
  • One-week work experience
  • Volunteering both within the Academy community and our local community
  • A structured PSHE programme
  • A dedicated culture slot each week (see sessions that have run below so far this academic year)
  • Support for students for specialist supplementary tests such as the BMAT and UKCAT
  • Weekly opportunities in a variety of fields sent to students each week for them to apply for. This could be additional work experience, grants to apply for etc
  • Student Leadership opportunities - we run several committees including charity and equalities
  • Mentoring younger students including peer reading

Picture1Sixth Form Culture Sessions

Examples of our culture sessions held so far this year.

  • Being an Adult in a School Environment
  • Student Leadership
  • Study Skills Sessions
  • For Jodie
  • Discover Programme
  • Nestle Mentoring Scheme
  • Moneywize
  • Just Like Us
  • Road Safety
  • Bromley Sexual Health
  • Bold Voices
  • Unifrog
  • Skills London