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11/12/25

On Tuesday evening staff and Sixth Form students came together for a heartwarming Christmas celebration filled with food, reflection, music, and festive cheer. The evening began with a delicious spread of food generously donated by staff and students.     

11/12/25

Our students have received revision work books to aid them in their preparation for exams. The CGP series are a great support for students in the study period!   

10/12/25

One of the most exciting BHM celebrations was the school-wide poetry competition, for which students were tasked with creating and presenting poems to mark this year’s theme of ‘Standing Firm in Power and Pride’. Congratulations to our winners and to everyone who got involved!

03/12/25

Congratulations to our Basketball team and their big win 56:16! 

03/12/25

What a great time at the Ice Rink for our Year 7 Trip!     

01/12/25

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Instagram. Follow us at harrisacademybattersea to stay up to date with all things HABS!

28/11/25

We are excited to release the November edition of our newsletter! You can read it via this link or access through our website in the bio: canva.com/design/DAG4B4j-ct8…

24/11/25

Thank you to everyone involved in the campaign to raise supplies for our fellow Jamaicans in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Your generosity and compassion have made a meaningful difference during an incredibly challenging time.

14/11/25

Today marks the last day of Anti-Bullying Week, and we’re learning how to recognise when someone might be experiencing bullying. Look out for changes in mood, behaviour, confidence, or friendships and always speak to a trusted adult if you’re worried about someone. Video  

13/11/25

Thank you to everyone who came to our 6th Form Open evening last night! It could not be done without the help of our brilliant students and amazing staff.   

13/11/25

Kindness costs nothing but changes everything. This World Kindness Day, let’s show how powerful kindness can be in person and online.       Video  

12/11/25

Today we’re standing up to cyberbullying. Every message, comment, and post matters, so let’s choose kindness, respect, and support online. Together, we can make the internet a safer place for everyone.       Video  

11/11/25

It’s Day 2 of Anti-Bullying Week, and we’re focusing on the Power for Good that each of us has. When we choose kindness, support one another, and stand up against bullying, we help build a community where everyone feels valued.      Video  

11/11/25

Lest us forget.

10/11/25

Today marks the first day of Anti-Bullying Week. The theme this year is 'Power for Good'.   Follow along this week to see what exactly the 'Power for Good' means and how you can prevent and respond to bullying.   Video  

04/11/25

Movember aim to change the face of men's health! Movember is uniquely placed to address this crisis on a global scale. They fund ground breaking projects all over the world, engaging men where they are to understand what works best and accelerate change.   Video  

03/11/25

Welcome back to Harris Academy Battersea! We hope you had a lovely half term.   

31/10/25

Happy Halloween!

24/10/25

Our Air Our Action! Wandsworth Local Authority are working with MP Smarter Travel to inspire student to travel sustainably around Wandsworth. They presented the 'Our Air Our Action' sustainable travel assembly, holding a workshop after!     

21/10/25

Celebrating Outstanding Success at the Harris Federation Year 7 Maths Challenge! We are proud to share the outstanding achievements of our Year 7 students who recently represented our school at the prestigious Harris Federation Year 7 Maths Challenge. We are incredibly proud!

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Homework

Homework is used at Harris Academy Battersea to reinforce learning in the classroom, allowing students to retrieve and apply knowledge from across the curriculum.

Homework helps students demonstrate their resilience through developing fundamental skills such as time management and organisation, eventually demonstrating mastery of material, and offers opportunities to show their integrity when completing without the assistance of a teacher. Homework gives students the opportunity for independent learning so they can thrive in a changing world.

The design of homework at HABS aims to avoid meaningless or "busy” work, as opposed to embedding knowledge through retrieval practice.

Please click here to download a "How-To Guide" for Satchel One, our new online homework platform.

Homework timetables

Below is the timetable for when homework is due and when it will be checked by teachers:

By year

By year

By department

By department

Each subject has an allocated day of the week where homework is set and checked by the teacher; if a piece of homework is set on a Monday, it will be collected the following Monday in the lesson.

The only exception for this are the online homework systems, Sparx, Teams, Languagenut, Seneca and Bedrock, where the deadline is 8:30pm the night before the new homework will be set. This will allow the work to be checked in advance of the lesson. For example, Year 7 Maths teachers will set homework on Friday 17th September on Sparx, the deadline will be the next Thursday on the 23rd September at 8:30pm.

If students lose their homework, spare copies can be collected from the subject's department or any teacher. Any homework that is not attempted will be recorded by the classroom teacher on the day that it is due to be checked and a sanction will be set.

Should there be any problems or issues, please email info@harrisbattersea.org.uk with your child’s full name, their year group and a description of the issue.

KS3 homework

At HABS, years 7, 8 and 9 will receive two types of homework. Online and project based homework.

Online homework

Year 10s will also be expected to complete Bedrock tasks.

Project based homework

Projects are an amazing opportunity for students to engage with the curriculum in a different way. Also, for the students to develop key skills they would need in KS4 and KS5. It will give them more ownership of their work and it's an opportunity to be creative and to showcase skills that are not often recognised.

KS3 students will receive one humanities project and one arts project each half term. The expectation is that it will span the time of the half term.

Click HERE to read our student online homework guide.

KS4 and KS5 homework

Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 will receive paper-based homework and study work. This will be set once per week for each subject. For every student, for every subject, students will therefore receive one piece of homework per week on green paper. Detentions will be assigned to Year 10 and sixth form students on the day their homework is due.