Overview

Character development runs through all that happens at this school. Ofsted, June 2025

At HSAEL, for children to become leaders in their chosen field, they will need much more than good exam results. Their qualifications will get them to the door of great opportunities, but the skills and experiences they accrue throughout their adolescence will mean they can have a positive change on their life and their community.

We want students to show:

• Growth by articulating confidently and with conviction; demonstrating grit to overcome challenges.
• Responsibility and Excellence by gaining a breadth of diverse cultural experiences, including opportunities for leadership.
• Ambition by aiming high, through establishing clear and challenging goals with a defined pathway.
• Compassion by fostering and maintaining positive relationships to build successful networks.

By the time students leave HSAEL they will:

• Visit an art gallery and museum.
• Watch a show at the theatre.
• Experience a residential away from home.
• Have encounters with different universities.
• Engage in debating and public speaking.
• Raised money for charity.
• Gained work experience in number of different settings.

Character and Community Trips and Visits Enrichment Club House Assemblies House Competitions SMSC Raising and Giving Debating and Public Speaking Student Leadership/Voice	Diversity and Relationships British Values Leadership Development Time Religious Studies Culture and Diversity Calendar Assemblies CED Days Community Days Safeguarding Curriculum
Wellbeing and Health Leadership Development Time Healthy Living Days Workshops CED Days  Physical Education Wellbeing Hub	Aspiration and Goal Setting Careers Education Careers Fair Work Experience Careers Advice CED Days Leadership Development Time External Workshops

 

Enrichment Clubs and Societies

Subject	Club	Competition/Qualifications	CED Trip	Non- CED Trip
English	Bedrock Homework Support Debating	World Book Day Creative Writing	Debating day Globe Theatre Jack Petchey Speakout	Hamilton Musical
Maths	Further Maths Club Sparx Homework Club	UK Maths Challenge	Maths Stem Day
Science	Science Club My GCSE Uplearn Science	House Science Competition	Year 7 Science Museum Natural History Museum
French	French Club	Gateaux and Crepe competition Mundo Vision	French Art Trip	Normandy Trip
History	Black History Month Workshop		History of Bow Imperial War Museum Tower of London Green Observatory Maritime Museum
Computer Science	Coding Club	House Coding Challenge		I Belong Computer Science
Geography	Be the Change Eco Active	Eco Active LK Garden Project	Geography Fieldwork
Religious Studies	Ethics Club	Ethics Cup	RS and Ethics Conference
Classics	Classics	Creative Writing Competitions	British Museum	Sir John Soanes' Museum
Art	Art Club Craft Club	House Art Competition	National Gallery Tate Modern Young V&A
Design Technology	Design and Engineering Club	House Design Technology Competition	Healthy Living Day, DT Stem Day
Music	School Choir School Band	Christmas and Summer Concert Mundo Vision	Arts Day	London Symphony Orchestra
Sport	Running Boys and Girl Football Table Tennis Boxercise	Newham and Federation Competitions	HSAEL Sports Day Epping Forest Walk	Horse Riding
Enrichment+	Chess Duke of Edinburgh Newsletter Homework Library EAL	Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver Award	Kew Gardens London Landmarks First Aid Training Year 7 Teambuilding Residential	DofE Bronze and Silver Expedition