Hartismere School

Est. 1451. An outstanding coeducational secondary school & sixth form college and England's first academy

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School Aims, Values and Ethos

Sharp minds. Big hearts

The aims of our school are simple:
To provide the best quality teaching and learning experience for our students 
To help our students make a real contribution to our Community


School Aims

We want students to experience the best quality of teaching and learning. We want to help them to make a significant contribution to the Community. These are achieved within the context of a firm yet understanding and caring school environment.

Values and Ethos

Education has a very long history in Eye and the surrounding villages. The grammar school was founded in 1451 and there are indications of the presence of a School even before then. 

The school has occupied a number of locations but is now situated in a beautiful rural campus in the middle of the Suffolk Countryside. The modern school is a mixture of older and newer buildings which are low rise and set around a central garden where the pupils spend breaks and lunchtime. 

Hartismere retains a traditional but friendly ethos combining high academic standards and rich extra-curricular opportunities with a caring approach to young people. 

The school’s motto: ‘Discamus ut Serviamus’ suggests our core values and ethos. The children both ‘learn and serve’. They receive a superb academic education which is rounded out by opportunities to give to and to become ever more a part of our Community.

In this section...

Video tour of the school

Vacancies

The school environment

History and Old Hartisians

School Plan and Map

Communication with the School

Hartismere Leadership Training

Welcome to Hartismere!

Hartismere School and Sixth Form College Prospectuses

See also...

Teacher of Science (Temporary - Full or Part time) from September 2024

Hartismere :: 1950s

Teacher of English: aspirant or established Lead Practitioner

Head of Year (with a specialism for teaching History)

Teacher of History (maternity cover from September 2024)

Teacher of English (Early Career Teacher)

Teacher of History

Part-time Teacher of Photography & Art

Teacher of English with responsibility for KS5

About Hartismere

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'Green' Careers that benefit the environment

Week beginning 20 Nov 2023: 'Life Lessons'

Science & Innovation

SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social & Cultural) Learning

Public Services

RSHE (Relationships, Sex and Health Education)

Week beginning 18 Dec 2023: ' Life Lessons'

Useful Websites

Apprenticeships, Further Education, Higher Education

Britten House (B) Week (20-24 Nov)

New...

Part-time Teacher of girls' PE

Bronze Expedition Letter 2024

My Examinations

How robots are taking over warehouse work

Artificial intelligence and assessments

Summer 2024 Exam Arrangements

National Apprenticeship Week 2024

School Policies

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Statutory Information Student Information Parent Information Staff Information Notices Learning Development Tour Job Adverts Examinations Apprenticeships Duke Of Edinburgh Sixth Form Diversity Governance Highereducation NPQH GCSE CS A Level Degree Gallery

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