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25/03/25

We've dressed up the library...Suddenly everyone wants to read Jane Austen!!!#allcanwewill pic.twitter.com/Somb1sUFWH

24/03/25

🏆HGABR WINNERS!📷 Students in Yr8 &9 won the mock trial competition on Saturday, prosecuting and defending a case at Magistrates Court! Phenomenal work girls 📷 pic.twitter.com/LWDCjKhJwV

24/03/25

These girls really are National Reading Champions. Well done, it was a tough quiz, but a fun day. pic.twitter.com/RXjeybmqvH

19/03/25

Hey Book Lovers! On Friday, we have two teams competing live at the regional championships for the National Reading Champions Quiz. It's a gruelling two hours. Good luck everyone!#allcanwewill pic.twitter.com/cXhkm7m4GL

18/03/25

Space Fever during HGABR Science Week. Our future engineers and astronauts loved their online meeting with Helen Sharman, a pioneering British astronaut.#science pic.twitter.com/RfH5nGLLUN

17/03/25

HGABR is blasting off at 2pm with Helen Sharman, Britain’s first Astronaut. In an online Rocket Workshop, the girls will be able to speak to Helen and listen to her adventures. Today Bromley, tomorrow the Moon!!!#AllCanWeWill pic.twitter.com/7FNlMEpt9U

14/03/25

On Wednesday we took our keen Year 8 and 9 scientists to the They had an amazing time 🧪🎈 pic.twitter.com/NmzHWUbwKS

13/03/25

Get the film camera out!!! Another highlight from our sixth form trip to Ravensbourne University.#filmmaking pic.twitter.com/h7Bs0eHQ4d

13/03/25

An amazing day at Ravensbourne University with six of our talented sixth formers and our fabulous governor, Richard Hughes. The students explored their passion for TV and film.#greenscreen pic.twitter.com/04tYebJFkw

10/03/25

Our future rocket scientists continue their research into spacecraft propulsion. This morning they launched their first water rockets into the sky above HGABR library. NASA watch this space... pic.twitter.com/1BFE0ULmIt

06/03/25

📚 World Book Day 2025 at HGABR was so much fun! 📚 our girls took part in a quote treasure hunt matching quotes, characters, books and teachers! Prizes awarded tomorrow…. pic.twitter.com/KHXtgzTBPY

06/03/25

Super shooting, amazing defence and awesome play from our Year 7 netballers yesterday evening in a 10-1 WIN! pic.twitter.com/XC7m9TutEv

06/03/25

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a student in possession of a good mind must be in want of a book on World Book Day. pic.twitter.com/U3z6XYPdXI

05/03/25

It's NEW BOOK WEDNESDAY! We are celebrating World Book Day every day at our library. Here is today's selection of new books, which includes Simon Schama's Rough Crossings and Antonia Fraser's Love And Louis XIV. pic.twitter.com/xJffyHQxMt

04/03/25

World Book Day madness. Every day this week, the HGABR library will have a table of brand new books. Today's collection includes the poetry of Philip Larkin & the wonderful Hija de la Fortuna by Isabella Allende. pic.twitter.com/3MBHxnR9d3

28/02/25

Grades that mean opportunity and choice over the future they desire. Our students continually amaze us by their hard work, dedication & determination. It is wonderful to see them take full advantage of all the opportunities available at HGABR. 2/2

28/02/25

We are so very proud that Harris Girls' Academy Bromley continues to be in the top 100schools in the country!We continue to be the top performing non-selective school in Students leave us with considerably higher grades than if they went elsewhere 1/2 pic.twitter.com/BsEOLI01nB

27/02/25

SHOOTING FOR THE MOON!!! This week, our potential Bromley Girls’ astronauts joined a live workshop with NASA engineer, Branelle Rodriguez. They traded questions about the Artemis missions to the moon, and how new Deep Space Craft are the next step to a manned expedition to Mars! pic.twitter.com/ZiRHDorDF5

20/02/25

Our year 12 students delivered a fantastic set of sessions for year 11s in the Sixth Form Sample. We hope to see all of you next year! pic.twitter.com/nQESnezgcc

17/02/25

We are en route to Beckenham. We should be there around 10.10pm

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Science

Our ambition is to instil a passion for science in every one of our students. In support of this, all students will follow a spiral curriculum. Through this approach they will be able to increase the depth of their knowledge and complexity of their understanding of the universe.

The science curriculum at Harris Girls' Academy Bromley encourages our students to develop knowledge across the five key concepts in science: cells, energy, interdependence, forces and particles. 

We follow the national curriculum to ensure our students are given a solid foundation in these key scientific concepts. The focus of teaching is to foster the four main skill areas for science:

  • scientific inquiry
  • problem solving
  • critical analysis of data
  • scientific literacy

By keeping these skills at the heart of our teaching, our students will be able to apply their knowledge to unfamiliar concepts and approach decision-making in a logical manner.

Encouraging such skill development will not only benefit students in the subjects of science, but these sought-after skills will benefit their performance in other subjects. These advantageous skills can be applied to any desired pathway upon leaving school, be it further education or career development in full time employment.

More importantly we aim foster a passion for science within each of our students and nurture a curiosity about the world around them, how it formed, how it survives, and how it’s changing. We want students to enjoy discovering new ideas and concepts in science and be able to articulate and explain them in an exciting way.  Our curriculum is uniquely designed to provide our students with the knowledge and tools that allow them to engage with the world fully, understand its past, present and future, and maybe even change it.

A more detailed breakdown regarding subject content can be found on the exam board website using the following links:


DOCUMENTS

Science Curriculum Plan

Science Careers

Textbooks and useful resources

  • AQA Biology AS and A2 – Heinemann
  • AQA Chemistry AS and A2 – Heinemann
  • AQA Science Chemistry – Nelson and Thornes
  • AQA Science Biology– Nelson and Thornes
  • AQA Science Physics – Nelson and Thornes