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29/04/25

📅 SATURDAY 17 MAY Camberwell sets the table for another global feast! Eat Around The World returns to Camberwell Green with 80+ stalls showcasing our neighborhood's diverse flavors!https://t.co/QaF4kuXG3f#CamberwellFoodFestival https://t.co/e3KDF38BwM

29/04/25

Harris Academy Peckham judged Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted. https://t.co/5F41OYXkuc pic.twitter.com/IsPii71m6R

28/04/25

Nursery and Reception places available for September at Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park pic.twitter.com/T1wOfRz1gx

25/04/25

🚨 Thinking of teaching Primary or Secondary? Join NIoT’s free online webinar on Mon 28 April (12–1PM BST) to explore teacher training in London & the South East and how to apply. 🔗 Register: https://t.co/5MMU01WGtU#TrainToTeach pic.twitter.com/JmYMXDZXwP

24/04/25

This concert rounded up a musical fortnight for one of our brilliant Y11 students, Alimat, who spent part of her Easter holidays performing with at pic.twitter.com/ANjYTiAI1a

24/04/25

Amazing opportunity for our students getting to perform yesterday as part of the massed orchestra on the stage of the who all had a fantastic time and thoroughly enjoyed themselves playing with so many other young musicians. pic.twitter.com/zMvBZOKqfs

24/04/25

Thanks to everyone for another brilliant visit - great work from Yr 10 & Yr 11, and a wonderful welcome as always!

23/04/25

Memorial tomorrow for hero Folajimi who died while rescuing drowning woman from the Thames April 24 marks the 4th anniversary of his death#Bermondsey @livingbanksidehttps://t.co/9rkueGqTt4 pic.twitter.com/G3FXsR4dw1

23/04/25

are running their Southwark ‘Learning for Life’ Summer Programme, a FREE project designed to empower children aged 9-11 to develop crucial life skills to ensure a smooth transition to secondary school. Scan the QR code to find out more. pic.twitter.com/gu8wuPwm7L

22/04/25

The OneHub Youth Festival is the place to be for all young people of Southwark looking to have a blast 🥳 Get ready for a day filled with fun, music, and creativity 🎷 Peckham Levels, 30 May from 11am https://t.co/VAoBBxd6gc pic.twitter.com/JS5CiqhIg5

22/04/25

Today is Stephen Lawrence Day. A day to reflect, honour and celebrate the enduring legacy of Stephen’s life. Let’s continue shaping brighter futures together. Donate today and help us keep Stephen’s legacy alive. 🔗 https://t.co/8b6vb6XEhA#StephenLawrenceDay pic.twitter.com/RZ8bZYAfrJ

21/04/25

🚨 Just two days to go until our annual concert at the Barbican! Click the link for tickets. 🎫 We'd love to see you there! 🙌✨ https://t.co/z07n2YzBIf pic.twitter.com/Hf2O2xkEJg

04/04/25

HARRIS ACADEMY PECKHAM INSIGHT MAGAZINE SPRING 2025 https://t.co/UlVNB0kgop

03/04/25

Year 10 students learnt about ergonomics and collected anthropometric data on their hand. They then assembled robotic arms and used them completed several challenges such as building towers, transporting items of various size and weight from one location to the next. pic.twitter.com/qeQmqGIA4p

01/04/25

If your child gets benefits-related free school meals they can join one of our many Food and Fun holiday clubs (7 to 17 April). The weekday clubs across the borough (including in our leisure centres)and provide fun activities, plus healthy and free food.https://t.co/R0LI76PSTV pic.twitter.com/V9Ulj1TxaK

31/03/25

Thank you for the support! https://t.co/4L1P3ougCZ

31/03/25

Yr 8 King's Scholars had an exciting workshop day! They practiced suturing bananas and designed 3D containers to protect eggs in an engineering workshop. In the law workshop, they learned about basic law and argued cases as barristers. Future engineers & lawyers in the making! pic.twitter.com/zHRiKOxBoH

31/03/25

Watching students master sewing machines in DT class is inspiring! They're stitching creativity into every project, learning valuable skills, and having fun along the way. pic.twitter.com/n6m9IY1caa

31/03/25

Over the we worked with a fantastic group of at delivering our Inspirational programmes. We share their passion for innovative learning experiences, creating a learning dynamic that achieves outstanding lessons each and every time! pic.twitter.com/jp9RhzNpPk

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Posted on November 13th 2020

Tegan on Her Role in Creating 'The Endz' with the Multi-Story Orchestra

Tegan, a Year 11 student at Harris Academy Peckham and star of The Multi-Story Orchestra’s production of The Endz, tells us about the importance of telling a story through the eyes of those who experience it. Article orignally published on the Multi-Story Orchestra website.

‘‘Hello! I am Tegan, a fifteen year old girl who attends Harris Academy Peckham! In the past two years, students who picked GCSE Drama and Music joined together to create a play, known today as ‘The Endz’, with the help from the Multi-Story orchestra

‘The Endz’ is about a girl (who I performed) and a boy who are best friends (or rather, “forever g’s”). We showcased their childhood together though dance and song and then how they got older and both seemed to drift apart - the boy heading down a positive path and the girl heading down a dangerous and negative one.

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Tegan and fellow students performing in The Endz.

However, since they are and always will be “forever g’s” the boy tries to help the girl escape the horrible lifestyle she was now situated in, which unfortunately resulted in his death and the girl having to live with survivor’s guilt. 

Our play’s storyline was inspired by the tragic passing of a former student who attended our school and our play’s musical/spoken word aspect was inspired by Rapmans ‘Shiro’s story’ series on Youtube. 

One of our main goals was to break MANY stereotypes associated with our school, the youth now as a whole, who gang members target, victims of knife crime and much more!

I personally wanted to vocalise the fact that women are also targeted by gang members with the intent of them actually doing physical harm to others and not just the stereotypical “hiding the weapon” part that we often hear females in gangs are made to play. As a collective, we decided to make this play a real production, which showcased all kinds of talents, as we chose to sing, play instruments, act and include spoken word as if the whole play was one big narration.

I definitely believe that music played a huge role in the making of ‘The Endz’ as it was able to illustrate the severity of many situations. For example the first song in the play “forever g’s” – which includes an optimistic upbeat and shows the audience happy times and positivity – is a complete contrast to the last song in the play, “say goodbye”- which is melancholy, pessimistic and portrays to the audience a sense of devastation and guilt.

Additionally, multiple crescendos were added throughout the play, this amplified any time any characters were worried or about to make a serious decision. I feel like this also helped break down the fourth wall in our production and would actually make the audience members feel just as uneasy as the characters did at a chosen time.

The Multi-Story Orchestra really helped us form our play and make our ideas, which were initially just on paper, a reality. They were there to support us and give us methods in which it would be smartest to portray certain things but they let us be in charge. This definitely changed the dynamics of the play and actually made my peers and I feel empowered and that we finally all had a voice.’’

Tegan