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05/12/23

Thanks to today’s participating schools: Your students are so engaged and articulate! 🥰

05/12/23

See the impact of Academy on our students: https://t.co/DBnzCYGnYmIt is brilliant to see our students gain confidence and self-belief whilst learning about the opportunities available in .Thank you Riding a Dream for your support.

04/12/23

As a reward for their hard work a group of Yr9 and Yr10 students got to see the musical “Urinetown” at Mountview. The satirical comedy explored rising against corruption accompanied by captivating music and choreography pic.twitter.com/sXrdZpKBal

30/11/23

Join us for a theatrical showcase of creativity and storytelling in an exciting collaboration between young people from and Mountview's MA Theatre for Community and Education students 🌟Free admission. Book now 👉 https://t.co/fo7KNG14iT pic.twitter.com/ozB4C5sxpF

28/11/23

This afternoon, are in the West End to see 🎭. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity! 💙#YoungMusicians pic.twitter.com/LFpcZL9Yo7

27/11/23

Absolutely brilliant performance of Routes by at Fairfield Halls last night. As always, a delight to see current and former students sharing a stage 💙🎶 pic.twitter.com/vi0cwW6S0h

27/11/23

Absolutely fantastic getting a performance from Strings for our KS3 students on the programme. Even better for our students who performed with them. We're really looking forward to working with you more this year! pic.twitter.com/d5zJT9AcDT

16/11/23

Year 10 HAP students attend Advertising Unlocked workshop at Dentsu International pic.twitter.com/IhcjKoCoHb

15/11/23

Hope everyone enjoyed the film! Make sure to check out our Till: Mother of Movement resource to explore the film's themes and curriculum topics👉https://t.co/dSOTY5FUcA. Thank you for sharing!😊🎬

14/11/23

Year 9 and 10 students were privileged to attend an Into Film Festival screening of “Till”. The touching drama is based on the true story of Emmett Till, a Black teenager murdered in Mississippi in 1955, and his mother’s activism following his death. pic.twitter.com/lUxUoZofDx

08/11/23

As part of LEAP day students created a World Mental Health Team Park using a virtual budget of a hundred million dollars. Most used their budgets wisely some went bankrupt! pic.twitter.com/NCBRJ7YvfF

07/11/23

I loved it - thank you so much for having me! Some great questions at the end as well, I'd love to read their stories one day.

07/11/23

Amazing author visit at HAP: Gabriel Dylan presented his latest book Shiver Point -packed with chills and frills. His encouraging tips inspired students to write their own spooky stories! pic.twitter.com/tmJMXjiWYQ

04/11/23

And this afternoon spoke about his top spooky writing tips 🎃 pic.twitter.com/XlLETwFier

04/11/23

We've had a brilliant time today in schools with celebrating the launch of ! 👻Thank you so much to , and for being such brilliant new members of the Shiver Squad! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Wk0FwrbkCi

01/11/23

What an amazing start to the 7-week Netball 4 Change programme, HAP is so happy to welcome you back pic.twitter.com/Qmb3u9opIH

30/10/23

Ms Bergin accepts an award on behalf of the HAP Student council for their contributions to our Diversity Mark Bronze Award at the Diversity Awards hosted by pic.twitter.com/50TXdZ4idr

30/10/23

Massive congratulations to Mr Tate on winning awards for Teacher of the Year and Diversity and Inclusion Lead at the Diversity Awards hosted by pic.twitter.com/wpc9TwM7ze

30/10/23

Drumming, dancing and story telling pic.twitter.com/1eakAXN2KG

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Diversity

Our academy is a melting pot of cultures and personalities. Teachers and students hail from every corner of the globe. We have an EAL (English as an Additional Language) population of over 40%, all with different levels of proficiency in English: from no English to fluent in English and other languages.

Click HERE to see lots of news stories about how we celebrate diversity at HAP.

On any day at HAP you encounter people speaking Jamaican, Pashtu, Arabic or Yoruba, aside from the very prominent Spanish. At HAP we are about diversity. Regardless of where you are from, whether teacher or student, you can thrive and be successful. The ethos which undergirds what we do is captured by the acronym LEAP: Leadership, Enquiry, Aspiration and Perseverance. Day after day we LEAP towards our goals.

Throughout each academic year we celebrate LEAP Day which see students being exposed to knowledge outside the curriculum. In so doing we ensure we are creating global citizens.


LEAP Day celebrates diversity

For the first LEAP Day our theme was Celebrating Diversity. There was a buzz around the academy from the moment it was announced. Staff and students were challenged to wear attire that represented their culture. Each department’s offering saw diversity being interwoven into what students were learning. Different year groups were assigned to a department for the entire day. The last period was used for a fashion show involving students and teachers.

Humanities department hosted Year 8 students who focused on multiculturalism in the UK and the impact of migration on football. During the third period they organised an interclass football tournament which was a hit with all the students.

The English department had Year 9 students doing a writing piece on diversity followed by an oral presentation. In Science, students were allowed to be Crime Scene Investigators as they investigated the “murder of a teacher.” Using various analytical techniques, they evaluated the evidence from each suspect and determined who was the murderer.


Fashion show

The final event for all year groups was a fashion show held in the academy hall. Expectation and anticipation had been building all day while the rehearsals were taking place. PE, Drama and Music departments organised the fashion show with students from all year groups taking part.

South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Europe were all represented. Students and staff proudly paraded on stage in cultural attire, waving their flags to rhythms of their local music. The show was interspersed with dances from different cultures which revved up the excitement in the hall. At the end of the production no one moved from their seats. It is as though the students wanted more.

The students enjoyed every performance and greeted each with a rousing applause. Many remarked that this was “one of the best days ever”. This sentiment was also echoed by staff. It did not go unnoticed that some teachers got custom-made costumes for the day. Who could not manage full regalia had a flag of their native country. The feedback from staff was overwhelmingly in favour of having this as a recurring event on the school’s calendar.

“At the start of the term, I quoted Maya Angelou and spoke to all the students in assembly about the importance of Peckham's diversity, beauty and inner strength," said Claudette Bergin, Principal. "I also spoke to Year 6 prospective parents about our diverse multicultural Academy and..... there it all was - true to life and so brilliant!”