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27/03/24

A wonderful day at the Latin Spelling Bee . Congratulations to Zoe for her 3rd place individual performance and to all the team for finishing in 5th overall. Huge thanks to for an amazing event! pic.twitter.com/DX2l6goOWW

27/03/24

Lovely weather for a lovely celebration 🎉🥳💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/AwroMXwVxn

26/03/24

✨ Character Merit Shop ✨Well done to our students! 💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/AdMfDPUMnz

26/03/24

Well done everyone! Well deserved prizes! We see the stationary set was chosen instead of Haribos! Great prep for our return from Easter! 📐📏💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/R5mGAI9S3O

26/03/24

✨Confidence, zest, kindness, responsibility and Grit in and around the academy✨! More students Cashing in their merits for prizes! ✅💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/DspLj83H11

26/03/24

They were excellent and challenging questions. Hope everyone had a great day https://t.co/g67seayuV9

26/03/24

Yesterday our Year 11 GCSE Citizenship students attended the UK Parliament - learning about its great history, engaging in debates and even had some thoughtful questions for Thurrock MP 💙💎 pic.twitter.com/RJxQzPiZgr

22/03/24

More HACH students claiming their prizes from earning merits!!! Well done and well deserved! 🤩💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/spoDRIWWm1

22/03/24

Looking forward to meeting the students in person at for the Latin Spelling Bee next week! 🐝🐝🏛️📗📕 https://t.co/o9tKfywXsP

22/03/24

The HACH DRAFT COMPETITION: an inter home-group ⚽ mini tournament, to determine the best home group! Winners will receive prizes! Of course we began with our pre-match ritual playing the anthem! 💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/e7aTF7sNs9

22/03/24

Countdown for the National Final of Latin Spelling bee 27th Mar.We are looking forward to welcoming 12 schools from across the UK.Below a spoiler of the day. pic.twitter.com/TBmxhrrpkl

22/03/24

Hellenic Bookservice will be in attendance at this year Latin Spelling Bee competition on the 27th March!The event is organised by Harris Academy Chafford Hundred We wish everyone taking part best of luck!Even though fortuna est imparatis, parati non eam requirunt pic.twitter.com/j6ARtIEVx0

20/03/24

Mr Doherty and his book gang📚! Camera shy students but breaking all odds by furthering their reading! Well done boys and girls🤩! 💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/2slK3mklGE

20/03/24

⚽ More Character merit prizes!Students used 55 of their merits to unlock the prize🏆 of "Book 45mins on the 4G pitch with 9 friends of your choice!"Today they enjoyed organized games with our pastoral team as referees! 💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/wA0hof1nHB

16/03/24

HACH 17 Kent College 14Everyone contributed well to defending, fought to get the ball back and this was excellent to see! We are super proud of you 💙💙 The progress is excellent ❤️, the defence was brilliant 🔥 and you have made it to the National Finals 🎉 which is fabulous!

16/03/24

A very persistent young man who never forgets how many merits he's earnt. Congrats Ryan! Come back to purchase more items using character merits, awarded via outstanding behaviour! 💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/8Xqygr1yvl

16/03/24

The Character merit shop is stocking up! Prizes are being rolled out to students!!! 🤩😋👀 💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/CB3iyKJKkJ

16/03/24

A happy claimant cashing in on his merits to purchase a kitted out stationary set🤩! Nice choice! 💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/SHU3usgtbv

16/03/24

The HACH DRAFT COMPETITION: an inter home-group ⚽ mini tournament, to determine the best home group! Winners will receive prizes! Of course we began with our pre-match ritual playing the anthem! 💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/e7aTF7sNs9

16/03/24

Our pastoral team have developed our students into being responsible re: litter, using the bins at all times. Shout out to our playground assistants, Mr Gogo & Mr Mcgee! The playground looks spotless after break & lunch time! 💎🔵 pic.twitter.com/mOmEA5u206

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Character and Belonging at HACH

Our culture is determined by how we operate in our community. Our strength of character determines how we think, speak and act. Therefore, we want to support every child on their path to good character.

We believe character is not genetically determined or fixed but that it can be nurtured and cultivated in the right environment. We respect children for who they are now yet believe that we can all be better versions of ourselves. This belief shapes our work with children.

We want to capture the essence of good character to help every child on their path to success. Being clear about our goals enables us to structure our character curriculum so that children have the right experiences to support their growth. Being clear also enables us to have those powerful conversations which help children navigate their adolescence and step into adulthood ready to be successful. We are a school for the future.

 

Belonging Full Narrative

 

Responsibility

The acceptance that we are accountable for our actions.

We say: “We are masters of our own destiny.”

We embrace responsibility as follows:

· We are punctual, prepared and ready to learn

· We look after our school environment

· We wear our uniform with pride

· We are accountable for our actions, especially when we get it wrong

· We do our best to manage our emotions

 

Confidence

The faith in our ability to meet our goals and shape our futures

We say: “I’ve got this”

We embrace confidence as follows:

· We find our voice and have the confidence to use it

· We work to recover from frustrations and set-backs

· We remain confident that our effort will improve our future

· We are ready to operate outside of our comfort zone

· We stand-up to injustice and do the right thing

 

Zest

An approach to a life filled with excitement and energy.

We say: “Bring the energy.”

We embrace zest as follows:

· We get started right away and avoid procrastination

· We ask and answer questions to deepen our understanding

· We invigorate others through our curiosity for powerful knowledge

· By taking our curriculum further through reading, homework and revision

· We Make our Mark through exploration of new passions and interests

 

Grit

Resilience, hard work and determination in our work.

We say: “Growing up means showing up”

We embrace grit as follows:

· We pay attention and resist distraction

· We work independently and with focus

· We try hard even after experiencing failure

· We stay organised and manage our time

· When a question is asked, we think hard and try to answer it

 

Kindness

Proactive, thoughtful actions and words to help others.

We say: “We choose kindness, even when its hard

We embrace kindness as follows:

· We respect and show appreciation for others

· We are tolerant of differences within our diverse community

· We are polite and well-mannered to adults and children alike

· We uphold a duty to look out for other people

· We celebrate the success of others

We celebrate examples of student character through our 'Character Merit' reward system. Students collect merits by demonstrating the character traits in lessons and around the Academy. These merits are collated by home group, and the winning home group each half term is rewarded with a celebration breakfast.

We also celebrate Character Traits throughout the year with Pillar Days. These days provide an opportunity for year groups to explore a character trait through the prism of a year group wide project. The goal is take aspects of different subjects that flow into discussion and reflection about that given trait. 

For more on how the Character Traits inform behaviours at our Academy please see the behaviour policy