Harris named ‘Trust of the Year’ at the TES Schools Awards 2025 for our life-changing impact & exceptional outcomes
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Harris academies are setting standards of excellence and fulfilling high expectations
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Harris academies “are engines of innovation and social mobility.” The Times
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Harris has “improved the lives of thousands of my young constituents.” Siobhain McDonagh, MP
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“Behaviour is impeccable... It’s the behaviour you see when every pupil is thinking.” Schools Week
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“I loved learning, I loved studying. My school shaped me to be who I am today.” Musician Stormzy on his Harris education
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The Harris Federation is an education charity led and run by teachers. We opened our first school in 1991 and now run 55 primary and secondary academies in London and Essex, and train thousands of teachers per year from the Harris Federation and beyond.

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Harris Principals and senior leaders talk to the TES about h...

Harris Principals and senior leaders talk to the TES about how we are supporting persistently absent pupils to successfully return to school    

Principals and senior leaders from Harris have spoken to the TES about the introduction of Home-Academy Liaison Officers (HALOs) who help support pupils to return from persistent absence.   The success of the initiative has been noted by Academies across the Federation and beyond, as attendance, even in the most complicated cases, has increased because of our approach...
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Harris Academy East Dulwich Students and Parents Interviewed...

Harris Academy East Dulwich Students and Parents Interviewed by Baroness Floella Benjamin on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme

As part of BBC Radio 4 Today Programme’s Christmas Guest Editor series, Baroness Floella Benjamin visited Harris Boys’ Academy East Dulwich. The students eloquently explained how they approach a range of challenges in both their academic and personal lives, while parents discussed the difficulties of parenting through both the rise of social media and the challenging times o...
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Joining the Harris Federation

Joining the Harris Federation

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Happy & Successful Education

We have built our reputation on a family of academies that, across the board, are setting standards of excellence and fulfilling high expectations.

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Training & Careers

We provide world-class training and development for teachers and leaders.

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Find out more about some of the initiatives that are key to a Harris Federation education or career for our pupils and staff.

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