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28/08/25

Well done Henrykh! pic.twitter.com/xcy7Q8fZpx

27/08/25

Well done Johanna! pic.twitter.com/WhYTPeET2x

21/08/25

99% of students secured a 4 or above in English or maths; 96% achieved 4 or above in English Language or Literature; 91% > 5 or above in English or Maths; 84% > 4 or above in English and maths; 87% of results were 4+ - 20 percentage points above the national average for 2024 pic.twitter.com/NAxYxUk5fD

21/08/25

GCSE celebrations as HSAEL students raise the bar once again! “We are absolutely delighted with these results which are testament to the hard work and dedication of students and staff at HSAEL." Principal Dan MacPherson pic.twitter.com/DJ2I72PM7R

14/08/25

Russell Group Offers for our students is actually 37% - so four times the national average! https://t.co/vKh29KJFM4

14/08/25

30% of students securing grades to attend a Russell Group university, more than 3 times last year’s national average. 100% of students securing A*-B in history, philosophy and computer science. 100% of students securing A*-C in English Lit, 25% above last year’s nat average.

14/08/25

Year 13 students are celebrating another record year of outstanding A Level results. For the second year running, A Level grades improved by a full grade in comparison to the previous year. #resultsdayhttps://t.co/zrsz2ICodg pic.twitter.com/IcuWaw03mQ

16/07/25

Do you love a musical spectacular? The Harris Federation of Music was an amazing stage performance with 3 talented singers and 15 musicians from Harris Bromley.#allcanwewill pic.twitter.com/JndhwfQl7B

30/06/25

Our latest Weekly Community Bulletin is out now. https://t.co/Zwajz4eTEO pic.twitter.com/uSjzjafhOj

23/06/25

https://t.co/ld7PeEGYVB "The school's Principal, Dan MacPherson, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) the Ofsted rating has given pupils "a real sense of pride", and credited them for making the school 'Outstanding'." pic.twitter.com/yn7fEiD69y

23/06/25

Our Weekly Community Bulletin in out now. https://t.co/GaGEaXCqBE pic.twitter.com/geiK9XseHD

16/06/25

Come and visit our “Outstanding” Academy Our Open Morning offers an opportunity for parents and students to meet the Principal, key staff, and current pupils, and to get a flavour of daily life at HSAEL. Follow the link or scan code to reserve your place.https://t.co/FVBQoP7dyo pic.twitter.com/Of3Tzs5cy2

16/06/25

Our Weekly Community Bulletin is out now. https://t.co/DG03umbAwV pic.twitter.com/ltD8IVSjbu

16/06/25

News of our "OUTSTANDING" Ofsted report in the press. Thanks to The “highly ambitious curriculum” was a key focus of the report. Inspectors praised the “broad and diverse” range of topics which students are taught...” https://t.co/CDwiYm4Clr pic.twitter.com/WKHXeQBSso

09/06/25

This week's Community Bulletin is out now on our website. https://t.co/6qWcxy7iMt pic.twitter.com/zXdmfFAByF

29/05/25

In the latest HSAEL blog post, Ms Wake, Head of History suggests that our curriculum 'is like a beautiful English summer garden, and at KS3, our students are budding with skills and knowledge by the summer term...' read the full piece on our website.https://t.co/tH6HiyVBEf pic.twitter.com/f0v7Gfck0n

19/05/25

In our latest blog post, 'The House HSAEL Built', we explore our unique approach to SEND and why we do things differently. We embedded SEND support into the very foundations of our teaching , ensuring every student thrives from day one.https://t.co/glbd4kqoV1 pic.twitter.com/jVHfEjk7R0

19/05/25

Our latest Weekly Community Bulletin is out now. https://t.co/FfDYUuSIOM pic.twitter.com/S2yehZ3yxp

12/05/25

Our latest weekly Community Bulletin is out now. https://t.co/u0lwSTeBfN pic.twitter.com/HcWudo2VLc

08/05/25

Best of luck to all our students starting their GCSEs this week, and well done for all your hard work! pic.twitter.com/S4EDZXu4Jm

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Leadership Development Time (PSHERE)

Leadership Development Time (personal, social, health and economic, relationship and sex education) will help students to be leaders in their chosen field because it helps them to aim high, by establishing clear and challenging goals with a defined pathway, demonstrate grit to overcome challenges whilst nurturing good physical and mental wellbeing in themselves and others. It also gives students the skill set to foster and maintain positive relationships to build successful networks.  

It takes students out of their comfort zone (and show growth) by overcoming challenges, all while nurturing good physical and mental well-being in themselves and others.  

It helps students tackle social injustice (and demonstrate responsibility) by exploring all aspects of physical and mental health, how to help themselves and those at risk safe on and offline. 

It helps promote ambition by providing support in establishing clear and challenging goals with a defined pathway. Students are guided to set and pursue ambitious objectives, understanding the steps required to achieve success in their chosen fields. 

It celebrates diversity (compassion) by teaching students to foster and maintain positive relationships to build successful networks.  

By valuing diverse perspectives, students learn the importance of empathy and inclusion. 

It helps students develop independence (excellence) by encouraging them to take initiative and make informed decisions about their future. This skill is crucial for personal and professional growth. 

Each term is themed around leadership linking with the Academy values of GRACE: 

Autumn: Aim high, by establishing clear and challenging goals with a defined pathway (Ambition and Excellence) 

Spring: Foster and maintain positive relationships to build successful networks (Compassion and Responsibility) 

Summer: Demonstrating grit to overcome challenges whilst nurturing good physical and mental wellbeing in themselves and other (Growth) 

The curriculum can be founder on the LDT subject page.

The RSE policy can be found here. 

When is it delivered?

Leadership Development Time is delivered once a fortnight in a 2-hour block, on a Monday week B. It is delivered at the same time to all students from Year 7-13.

How is it delivered?

Leadership Development Time is delivered by tutors who know the students best. An LDT (Leadership Development Time) lesson follows the HSAEL lesson structure and students are set fortnightly core knowledge homework, which is then checked at the start of each lesson. Students will receive a booklet at the start of each lesson to guide them through, which is then stored in the student’s leadership portfolio.

At typical LDT lesson will follow the below structure:

  • Read Now: Contextual safeguarding
  • Daily Review: Checking understanding of prior knowledge from previous lessons and homework.
  • Exposition: Delivery of new content focussing on that week’s topic.
  • Deliberate Practice: Split into DP1, 2 and 3 to ensure all students can access the learning and are challenged.

Key Topics

Key Topic

When is it covered?

Radicalisation and Extremism

  • Autumn 1 – Safeguarding Assembly (All Years)
  • Autumn 1 and Spring1 – Read Now (All Years)
  • Spring 1 – LDT Lessons (All Years)
  • Spring 1 – Safeguarding Assembly (All Years)
  • Summer 1 - BRAVE workshop (KS3)

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

  • Autumn 1 – Safeguarding Assembly (All Years)
  • Spring 1 – LDT lesson (Year 9)
  • Spring 2 – Read Now (All Years)
  • Summer 1 – IKWRO Workshop (Year 9-13)

Consent

  • Autumn 1 – Safeguarding Assembly (All Years)
  • Autumn 1 – Talk the Talk Workshop (Year 7)
  • Autum and Spring – Brook Workshop (Year 9-13)
  • Autumn 2 – UK Feminista Workshop (Year 9)
  • Spring 1 – Read Now (All Years)

Sexual Harassment

  • Autumn 1 – Read Now (All Years)
  • Autumn 1 – Responsibility Assemblies (All Years)
  • Autumn 2 – Safeguarding Assembly (All Years)
  • Autum and Spring – Brook Workshop (Year 9-13)
  • Autumn 2 – UK Feminista Workshop (Year 9)
  • Spring  – LDT Lessons (All Years)
  • Summer 1 – IKWRO Workshop (Year 9-13)

Mental Health

  • Autumn 1 – Safeguarding Assembly (All Years)
  • Autumn 2 - Emotional Wellbeing Workshop (Year 12 and 13)
  • Autumn 2 – Read Now (All Years)
  • Spring 1 – Kooth Workshop (Year 7 and 12)
  • Spring 2 – Absnt Mind Workshop (KS3)
  • Summer – LDT Lessons (All Years)
  • Summer 1 – Safeguarding Assembly (All years)

Domestic Abuse

  • Autumn 2 – Safeguarding Assembly (All Years)
  • Summer 1 – Read Now (All Years)
  • Spring  – LDT Lessons (All Years)
  • IKWRO Workshop (Year 9-13)

 

Safeguarding in the curriculum

Teaching our students about safeguarding is not limited to LDT lessons, assemblies and CED days. We are committed to never missing an opportunity to educate and empower our students with as much knowledge about the world around them as possible as they navigate their way to becoming young adults.  

We passionately believe that well-structured, age-appropriate preventative education with regards to safeguarding is most effective in the context of a whole academy approach. 

We have a vigilant and open culture, a place where students are prepared for life in modern Britain, that creates a culture of zero tolerance for discrimination and prejudice in any form.  

The safeguarding across the curriculum document can be found here.

Supporting students

At the end of each lesson students are provided with signposting for where they might seek support both internally and externally, based on the topics that have been delivered in the lesson. The LDT resources are added to the student SharePoint folder, where students can revisit the content of the lesson in their own time. For our SEND students there is a termly support session to ensure they are supported with their learning across all topics.

Supporting staff

Staff are supported in the delivery of LDT through regular CPD delivered by the safeguarding team and external agencies. Resources are planned centrally, and lesson visits are arranged during the LDT slot to support the delivery of these lessons. Less experienced tutors are paired with more experienced ones to ensure the LDT lessons are delivered effectively. 

Parents and carers

The LDT curriculum is readily available for parents/carer to view on the website and in each community bulletin the upcoming topics are shared including any key updates.

Parents/carers are free to withdraw their children from Sex and Relationships aspects of the LDT curriculum if they wish to do so. The only exceptions to this are the biological aspects of animal growth and reproduction that are essential elements of National Curriculum Science. To discuss this further please contact the academy: info@harrisscienceeastlondon.org.uk

External organisations

We work with a number of external organisations to compliment the delivery of some of the LDT topics. Please see below which organisations we have worked with and which topics they cover.

Session

Topic Link

Term

Target Group

Talk the talk year 7 transition support

Confidence , Friendships and Consent

Autumn 1

Year 7

Newham Road Safety Team

Road Safety

Autumn 1

Year 7

Just Like Us

Bullying and LGBTQ+

Autumn 2

Year 9 and 10

UK Feminista

Sexual Harassment and Consent

Autumn 2

Year 9

“To Be Continued” Theatre production & Workshop

Healthy Relationships and Consent

Autumn 2

Year 9 and 10

Emotional Wellbeing Assembly

NHS Discovery  - Anxiety and Exam Stress

Autumn 2

Year 12 and 13

Robbery, vaping and sexting assembly - SSO Education

Community Safety

Autumn 2

Year 7-10

Brook

Consent, Sexual Harassment, HSB

Autumn and Spring

Year 9-13

Odd Balls

Testicular Cancer

Spring 1

Year 7-13

Girls support Girls workshop

Confidence, Relationship and Body Confidence

Spring 1

Targeted year 9-11 girls

Tender

Healthy Relationships

Spring 2

Year 9

Growth Against Violence

Gangs, social media, weapons

Spring 2

Year 7, 8,9

Kooth Workshop

Mental Health

Spring 2

Year 7 and 12

Game Changer

Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and County Lines

Spring 2

Year 10 and 11

Absnt Mind

Mental Health, Body Image, Cyber Bullying

Spring 2

KS3

Voice Box CIC

Health masculinity and harmful behaviours

Spring 2

KS4 and KS5

Stand Up! Education Against Discrimination

Discrimination, antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate.

Summer 1

Year 7-10

IKWRO - Women's Rights Organisation

Forced marriage, child marriage, “honour” based abuse, female genital mutilation and domestic abuse.

Summer 1

Year 9-13

Change Grow Live Newham Children & Young People's Services

Mental health awareness and emotional well-being, building resilience and coping strategies, understanding and managing substance use, healthy relationships and positive decision-making

Summer 1

KS3 and KS4

Brave Programme

Newham Prevent

Summer 1

KS3