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• Tuesday 7 December 2021 Christmas Lunch Menu - Thursday 16th December Please see the Christmas Lunch menu here
• Monday 22 November 2021 HABA Christmas Concert - 9th December @ 6pm The HABA Christmas Concert is scheduled for Thursday 9th December @ 6pm. Please come andjoin us for a mulled wine or a mince pie! See the Christmas poster here.
• Monday 22 November 2021 Y9 Careers Day - 19th November On Friday 19th November, Year 9 were off timetable from period 2 to period 6 to participate in Career's Day. Careers day is a unique opportunity for year 9 engage with professionals from a wide range of sectors including law, medicine, construction, hospitality, charity, the arts and business.
• Monday 22 November 2021 Goodbye to Grotto. Welcome Y7's It is with mixed emotions that we finally say goodbye to the Grotto site on Friday. It is a site that has served us really well for just over two years and I know the year 9s have some very fond memories of their time as the founding year group there.
• Wednesday 17 November 2021 Lion King Performances
• Wednesday 17 November 2021 Remembrance Day 2021 Students and staff marked Remembrance Day 2021 at the North Wing site. For the first time, we could gather together in the front courtyard outside of the newly refurbished Winchester House.
• Wednesday 17 November 2021 Coming Up - Y9 Careers Day - 19th November 2021 When: Careers day will take place on Friday 19th November
• Thursday 23 September 2021 The Africa Centre Collaboration 8Powell were treated to the most incredible workshop with the phenomenal Krar Collective singing and playing music on traditional instruments from Ethiopia. Students joined in playing the drums and learnt to dance some traditional dances. This is part of Borough Academy's ongoing relationship with the Africa Centre whose mission it is to educate through culture. They certainly achieved that as well as spreading huge amounts of joy!
• Thursday 23 September 2021 Shakespeare on my Doorstep Programme This week, our Year 9 students had the opportunity to visit Shakespeare's Globe for a 90-minute workshop and tour. The pupils got to learn about when the Globe theatre was built, what materials it was made out of and all about the different areas of the theatre and how the seating represented social status in the Elizabethan period.
• Thursday 23 September 2021 International Day of the Dot - 15th September Sept 15th was International Dot Day, a global celebration of creativity, courage and collaboration that began in 2009. It is inspired by the book The Dot by Peter H Reynolds and encourages creative collaboration ad self-expression.
• Friday 23 July 2021 Open Day Events - Register your interest Open Day- 9.15am-10.30am
• Tuesday 18 May 2021 School Photographs Deadline Extended to 20th May Please return your remittance to the school, along with the correct payment, by Thursday 20th May 2021. 
• Monday 17 May 2021 Lion King Rehearsals A recent Lion King rehearsal was attended by a professional choreographer! Vibe Arts Theatre School, led by West End professionals and alumni of both stage and screen, came to practice last Wednesday to assist students with a routine of steps, movement and communication for their final performance.
• Tuesday 4 May 2021 Bravo! Musical Instrumental Tuition Bravo! Musical Instrumental Tuition is well under way this Spring term.
• Tuesday 4 May 2021 Doorstep Shakespeare Year 8's are currently reading Romeo & Juliet, and have been working in collaboration with the Shakespeare's Globe on a project called 'Doorstep Shakespeare'. This is a bespoke programme designed just for our students!
• Tuesday 4 May 2021 Brilliant Club Scholars Programme Twenty-four students from Borough have begun an exciting new programme designed to give them a taster of university life - all before the age of 13!
• Wednesday 31 March 2021 HABA FIT Highlights
• Tuesday 23 March 2021 Bravo! Musical Instrumental Lessons Bravo! Musical Instrumental Lessons for Y8 will commence after Easter.
• Monday 8 March 2021 International Women's Day We are very proud of all the inspirational women and girls in our school, and across the Trust. Follow @HabsFed to keep up to date with the wonderful and creative ways our school and the rest of the Trust are celebrating this week!
• Thursday 11 February 2021 HABA Art & Drama Collaboration Video link documenting our recent Art & Drama collaboration @ HABA
• Monday 18 January 2021 Student Support During Home Learning It’s understandable that you may be feeling stressed and anxious at this time. We are here to support you. Please click on this Student Support During Home Learning link to access a guide packed with helpful advice such as:
• Wednesday 13 January 2021 The HABA Fit Challenge! Launched 12/01/21 The HABA Fit Challenge! Launched 12/01/21: 
• Friday 18 December 2020 Students showcase lockdown creative arts Borough Academy students have showcased their music, art and drama creations over the last term. Even over periods of lockdown and home learning, our amazing and resilient students have put lots of energy, enthusiasm and passion into creating some wonderful pieces. 
• Friday 18 December 2020 Newsletter - Edition 22 Please see our latest newsletter which celebrates the wonderfully eclectic achievements of our students.
• Friday 11 December 2020 Jumper Day 2020 See this link to view our tribute to Save the Children Jumper Day 2020
• Monday 7 December 2020 Home Learning by Mr Stow, Assistant Principal It is with a sense of frustration that the Borough Academy community finds itself back in the world of home learning.  Our previous experience from last year made us proud of the incredible resilience and work ethic of our students who managed to adapt and persevere with a new way of learning.  It also showed how innovative and dedicated our staff were in building a whole new skill set to teach via a computer screen. 
• Tuesday 1 December 2020 Federation Carol Service
• Thursday 19 November 2020 Humanities' Black History Month competition The Humanities' Black History Month Competition is now closed.
• Tuesday 17 November 2020 Art Carol Service WE ARE LOOKING FOR ARTWORKS FOR THE VIRTUAL HABERDASHERS' ASKE'S FEDERATION CAROL SERVICE ON DECEMBER 1ST. Please see the attached poster for how to enter....
• Wednesday 11 November 2020 Black History Month Learning & Celebrations In Music, students have been playing in African drumming circles music from Mali, singing songs from Ghana and Nigeria and dancing the South African Gumboot Dance. In Drama they have been looking at the rich history of storytelling and the Griots, whose role it was to pass on the stories and histories from one generation to another. The Art department is looking at African textile design and dyes as well as asking all students to contribute a piece of artwork about their chosen black history hero or heroine. The Humanities departments have challenged the students to conduct a research project on the history, geography, religions, storytellers and philosophers from the ancient kingdoms of Africa to the present day. Also, in French, students are looking at songs from Mali.
• Thursday 22 October 2020 Harvest Festival 2020 An important date in the Borough Academy calendar each year is Harvest Festival. Harvest Festival is a time to work with our local community partners and support them with small contributions to local food banks. Each year this helps our students make a very real contribution to the local community and reflect on how they are able to realise our motto “Serve and Obey.” This year our donations went to the Mana Day Centre and the Oasis Hub Waterloo. Both food banks were incredibly grateful to the generosity of our community and extended a huge thank you on behalf of everyone that is receiving donations.
• Thursday 22 October 2020 Topic Updates                   
• Thursday 22 October 2020 Welcome from Mr Watters, Assistant Principal
• Wednesday 14 October 2020 Letters to parents At HABA, we believe that Home Prep is an integral part of the curriculum. It supports the building of students' knowledge and understanding in the classroom. It also develops students' independent working skills which will be an invaluable tool in their adult lives. 
• Wednesday 14 October 2020 Homework at HABA - Home Prep At HABA, we believe that Home Prep is an integral part of the curriculum. It supports the building of students' knowledge and understanding in the classroom, it also develops students' independent working skills which will be an invaluable tool in their adult lives. 
• Wednesday 14 October 2020 Critical Worker Children Dear Parents/Carers
• Tuesday 13 October 2020 Welcome from Miss Monk, Vice Principal
• Tuesday 13 October 2020 Black History Month October is Black History Month and here at Borough it has been encouraging to see all of our students taking part in celebrating, exploring and studying black history and culture across the curriculum. In addition, watching their preparations for a special performance has been amazing (this will be filmed and shared with you shortly).
• Tuesday 13 October 2020 Africa Centre Collaboration We have been working in partnership with the Africa Centre, which is around the corner from our school. They will be sending artists, musicians, poets and storytellers into our school over the coming few weeks to work with our students, share their stories and celebrate together the culture and history of Africa.
• Wednesday 15 April 2020 Free School Meal Vouchers from Edenred
• Wednesday 25 March 2020 Scam Warning for Parents
• Thursday 27 February 2020 COVID-19 Advice for Schools
• Thursday 5 September 2019 Borough Academy celebrates building completion for temporary school
• Wednesday 14 August 2019 Open Days and Information Evenings
• Wednesday 10 July 2019 NSN House of Lords Free School Afternoon Tea
• Thursday 9 May 2019 Catch up with our newsletter - The HABA Telegraph
• Wednesday 6 March 2019 Welcome to our new website
• Monday 4 February 2019 Under the tent <img class="imageright" src="/i/photos/Capture_large.
• Wednesday 30 January 2019 New Year, New Developments...
• Wednesday 30 January 2019 Admissions & National Offer Day
• Wednesday 30 January 2019 New Year, New Developments...
• Wednesday 14 November 2018 Co-opted Governor Recruitment
• Wednesday 7 November 2018 Borough Academy applications closed
• Monday 22 October 2018 Application deadline - 31st October 2018
• Tuesday 25 September 2018 New October open day dates added
• Sunday 2 September 2018 Apply for Borough Academy
• Thursday 30 August 2018 Prospectus Now Available Our new prospectus is now available - click below to open an electronic version or email boroughacademy@haaf.org.uk to request that a paper copy is sent to you.
• Wednesday 4 July 2018 Principal Designate Appointed The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Declan Jones as Principal Designate for Haberdashers’ Aske’s Borough Academy.
• Monday 11 June 2018 Planning approval and capital funding secured It has been a busy few months and we are now pleased to announce that planning approval for the development has been granted and we have secured capital funding for the school.
• Thursday 7 June 2018 Public Consultation - have your say As part of the process of opening a new Free School, the Department for Education requires a consultation under Section 10 of the Academies Act 2010.
• Tuesday 23 January 2018 Borough Academy Update: Planning Committee, 30th January 2018 The planning application for the Old Fire Station site will be discussed at Southwark planning committee on Tuesday 30 January 2018.
• Tuesday 21 March 2017 Borough Academy Update: planning permission is now live We are delighted to announce that the planning application for the Old Fire Station site is now live on Southwark’s planning portal.
• Sunday 28 February 2016 New School Approved For the Fire Station Site The government announced in February 2016 that the Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation’s application to open a new secondary school in the old fire station site on Southwark Bridge Road had been accepted.

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