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20/08/25

⭐️ Sixth Form Enrolment ⭐️ We will be open for enrolment between 11am and 4pm tomorrow, Thursday 21st August. Walk-ins welcome 😊 Take a look at our fantastic A Level results from last week here: https://t.co/M4Y92GqQE2

20/08/25

Tomorrow is GCSE results day! 📚Results can be collected between 9 and 11am from the canteen. We are looking forwards to celebrating with you! 🎉

14/08/25

Mahdi achieved an incredible 3A*s and 2 As, including an A* in Maths when he was in Year 12 and an A in Biology in just one year. What an achievement! ‘s engineering department is lucky to have you! pic.twitter.com/xaoqpLMaGC

14/08/25

Haneefa has achieved A*A*AA in her A Levels today after joining us two years ago with equally outstanding GCSE results from . She is off to study medicine at King’s College London! Well done Haneefa! pic.twitter.com/u9F0NjodV1

14/08/25

We are incredibly proud of all of our Year 13 students for their brilliant A Level results today. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavours at university and in apprenticeships! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/PTwj3z2zUn

14/08/25

A huge congratulations to AJ who has secured his place to read Economics at the ! pic.twitter.com/hMuZ6LUJNJ

03/10/24

We look forward to welcoming you to our Year 6 Open Evening tonight. The event will be from 16:30-19:00. The Principal's speeches will be at 17:00 and 18:00.

08/03/24

Happy International Women's Day! Special thanks to Ms Harris and Mrs Tyson for the kind staff gift this morning. pic.twitter.com/c0ZE5YUeFt

01/03/24

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29/02/24

Student briefings this week have been about kindness pic.twitter.com/xvVPQuY7FA

29/02/24

Year 11s have paused during their heavy mock season and taken time to show their gratitude to staff who are going above and beyond. pic.twitter.com/7e18Lc7rOp

07/12/23

REMINDER: It is Christmas jumper day tomorrow!

20/11/23

Some of our members of staff supporting children in need. pic.twitter.com/W8znHeDYbK

17/11/23

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16/11/23

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15/11/23

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15/11/23

Odd sock day at HARI This is a national event marking the start of Anti-Bullying week. This event celebrates our differences and what makes us unique! pic.twitter.com/4cBXiNZwXC

13/11/23

Lest we forget Our Riverside cadets laid wreaths to commemorate all who lost their lives whilst fighting for freedom pic.twitter.com/2H25FH2UYE

06/11/23

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06/11/23

Year 11 mock season begins; good luck! pic.twitter.com/Q62XCPV5ww

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Computing

All students at Harris Academy Riverside study Computer Science in years 7 to 9 to ensure they have a solid grounding in the subject before they choose it for GCSE.  

In Computer Science, students learn in depth how computers work and how programming can help us create applications. For example students make interesting computer programmes using 'Python' which is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language.  Students will also learn to use 'Kodu' where students create games on the computer via a simple visual programming language. 'Kodu' can be used to teach creativity, problem solving, storytelling, as well as programming.

Students will also be using 'AppShed' where pupils will learn to code by making games. The focus of Apshed's game maker is to teach computational thinking.

Students progress by increasing their understanding and knowledge of progamming through these programming languages by progressing from simple steps using templates to more complex scenarios.The curriculum is designed to increase student knowledge by sequencing sections of core learning over time. 

Students can progress to increasingly complex games powered by the underlying 'JavaScript' game engine.

Harris Academy Riverside has 3 brand new Computer Science suites with the latest Window 10 Software. Each student has access to a computer, a username and password to access the academy network. 

At Key Stage 4 students will be studying OCR Computer Science which includes the topics of : 

  • Systems Architecture
  • Memory
  • Storage
  • Wired and wireless networks
  • Network topologies, protocols and layers
  • System security
  • System software
  • Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental concerns
  • Algorithms
  • Programming techniques
  • Producing robust programs
  • Computational logic
  • Translators and facilities of languages
  • Data representation
  • Programming techniques
  • Analysis
  • Design
  • Development
  • Testing and evaluation and conclusions.