Hartismere School

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

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 At Hartismere our curriculum and wider work: 

In our work we develop the ‘building blocks of character’ (intellectual, moral, civic and performance virtues) necessary to help develop ‘flourishing individuals and society’. 

Intellectual virtues

Moral virtues

Civic virtues

Performance virtues

Character traits needed for right action and the pursuit of knowledge and understandingCharacter traits that enable us to act well in situations that require an ethical responseCharacter traits that are necessary for engaged, responsible citizenship, contributing to the common goodCharacter traits that have an instrumental value in enabling the intellectual, moral and civic virtues
autonomy, critical thinking, curiosity, judgement, reasoning, reflection, resourcefulnesscompassion, courage, gratitude, honesty, humility, integrity, justice, respectcitizenship, civility, community awareness, neighbourliness, service, volunteeringconfidence, determination, motivation, perseverance, resilience, teamwork

Flourishing individuals and society

These virtues are:

Documents

CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance) Including: Careers Fair - 14 March 2024 Careers Information for Parents Careers Information for Pupils

Service & Leadership Including: Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Pastoral Programme Including: Tutor Time (Life Lessons)

RSHE (Relationships, Sex and Health Education)

In this section...

Science

Humanities

Sixth Form course information

Technology and Food Studies

Languages

Computer Science

All Programmes of Study

Mathematics

Sport and PE

Business and Media

See also...

50 Things to Learn for Creative iMedia

Labour Market Information (LMI)

Careers Fair - 14 March 2024

Careers in Biology

Taking A Level Computer Science

Our curriculum

Programming software

Binary addition 1

Careers Information for Parents

Science podcast

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DofE Menu Plans

Hartismere Ofsted Report 2014 :  Consecutively  'Outstanding'

Hartismere Family Privacy Notice

Kathryn Schulz | Speaker | TED.com

Sixth Form Curriculum and Programme of Study

Welcome to Hartismere!

Year 11

Staff

BBC Radio 4 - The Science of Resilience

Bronze Expedition Letter 2025

New...

How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

Sixth Form Course Information

Expressionism

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Online safety newsletters

Film post-production explained

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Joint letter from Ofqual and UCAS to students, summer 2025

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Parent Information Student Information Notices Staff Information Personal Development SMSC Leadership Pastoral Curriculum Forms Revision Algorithms Apprenticeships Safeguarding School Nurse TIME History Free Year 8 Year 9 Tasks Dance Homework Transport Economics Pupil Premium

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