Students at the Harris Federation make more academic progress than students at any other large multi-academy trust in the country, according to the latest league tables released by the Department for Education (DfE).
Kinetic Foundation works in partnership with the Harris Federation to deliver the educational component of our programme. We currently have 324 young people studying across 7 different Harris Federation sites, with numbers growing year on year. We are fully inclusive and can offer young people an education that is relevant to their academic level. We support young people that need a GCSE re-sit pathway all the way up to an Oxbridge candidate studying a traditional A level pathway. Harris Federation offers a wide range of vocational and A level subjects for pupils to enrol on and regardless of the course(s) pupils study, there is no clash with the training schedule – we do not believe young people should compromise on the courses they want to study to accommodate their football. Our success stories show that 98% of our participants graduate in to higher education or employment.
At each of our education sites we employ a full time Player Liaison Officer who is in school with our young people throughout the day. This member of staff is the pastoral point of contact for players and parents. The Player Liaison Officer will mentor the young people, deal with any punctuality or behavioural issues, arrange for work to be caught up on if lessons are missed for matches or trials and deliver additional 1-on-1 sessions during free periods.
Sir Dan Moynihan, CEO of Harris Federation: “At Harris, our mission is to transform the life chances of the most deprived and disadvantaged children – and the data shows just how well our academies do. Students from these backgrounds, from the poorest families in the country, don’t just make more progress than other disadvantaged students nationally, but more than all students nationally, and more than at any other large Trust”.
A massive congratulations to all students and staff for their hard work and dedication to achieve such excellent results and progress. We’re delighted to work with Harris Federation sharing the same belief that every young person can succeed. This latest data demonstrates the improved life chances we can give the young people we work with.