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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 50 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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Celebrating 30 Years of Harris City Academy Crystal Palace

There have been celebrations at Harris City Academy Crystal Palace this week as the school marked its 30th birthday. The school opened in 1990 as one of the first independent state schools in England. It was sponsored by the philanthropist Lord Harris of Peckham and his family and called Harris City Technology College (Harris CTC). I...

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School-Led Network NPQ Programmes

The School-Led Network is proud to announce its appointment as a national provider of the new suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs). The School-Led Network encompasses Harris Leadership College, North East Teaching Schools Partnership (NETSP) including Newcastle University, Outwood Institute of Education and Star Institute. Together, these organisations share a vision of...

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Harris City Academy Crystal Palace students supported by will.i.am to learn robotics

Musician, tech entrepreneur and philanthropist will.i.am has made a generous donation to Harris City Academy Crystal Palace so that its students can study robotics. Will.i.am visited the school for his thought-provoking documentary ‘The Black Print&rsqu...

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Education Secretary and Children’s Commissioner visit Harris Westminster Sixth Form

This week, staff and students at

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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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More than the sum of our parts

We are not just individual students, teachers, leaders, support staff and partners giving their best each and every day. Together, we are more. Together, we are making a difference.

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

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