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Year 8

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Eoliver

Miss E Oliver
Head of Year

Mjohnson

Miss M Johnson
Assistant Head of Year

KKN

Mr K Keelan
SLT Link (Assistant Headteacher)

Form Tutors

8B - Mrs K Waud

8R - Miss S. Jamieson

8C - Mr A. Rehman / Mrs M. Stewart

8Z - Miss G. Stone

Vision

We welcome the students back to the academy to embark on their journey in Year 8. We want the students to return enthusiastic about continuing their learning and look forward to the wonderful enrichment opportunities they will have this year.

We succeeded with attendance last academic year winning every week for the whole year. Let’s keep the title this year!

Year 8 Team

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Contacting the Team

If you have any questions or concerns about your child, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of the Year 8 team by leaving a message with Reception or by emailing our enquiry address with, for example, ‘FAO Miss Oliver’ as the subject.

We aim to respond to phone calls and emails as quickly as possible, and certainly within 48 hours. Please bear in mind that members of staff may have a day of teaching and may not be able to respond to non-urgent matters until the end of the Academy day or the following Academy day.

          By telephone:      0121-464 2737 (main school switchboard)
          By email:              enquiry@harborneacademy.co.uk

Inspirational Quotes

  •  “There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.”

  •   “Believe you can and you’re halfway there”
  •   “Never say ‘I can’t’. Always say ‘I’ll try’.
@@HarborneAcademy03:50 PM - 24th April, 2026 To see what’s been happening at the academy this week, please see the link below to our weekly newsletter:Read more
@@HarborneAcademy11:22 AM - 24th April, 2026 International Dance Day is celebrated annually on April 29 to promote global participation, education, and appreciation for all dance forms. Today we celebrated it in assembly. pic.twitter.com/6MABrDVVtZ
@@HarborneAcademy10:43 AM - 24th April, 2026 Our Year 7 students are studying The Peacock Garden, a powerful play exploring the partition of India in the 1940s, bringing history to life through research and creative learning. pic.twitter.com/31tAhgCmCU
@@HarborneAcademy09:36 AM - 23rd April, 2026 This week, our Year 8 students have enjoyed visiting Birmingham Botanical Gardens🍃🌷A wonderful chance to explore nature, support learning and spend time outdoors. pic.twitter.com/l186MXbSEr
@@HarborneAcademy01:56 PM - 21st April, 2026 Students in Year 10 have been getting ready for the yearly Geography Field trip to Carding Mill Valley by practicing how to collect data that they will use during the trip. pic.twitter.com/P8xxVOsCyB
@@HarborneAcademy12:36 PM - 20th April, 2026 Well done to Ryland and this week’s stars of the week! pic.twitter.com/x2ZI5oLEvE
@@HarborneAcademy12:35 PM - 20th April, 2026 Well done to this week’s stars of the week! pic.twitter.com/Z4Hj8tbx7E
@@HarborneAcademy12:30 PM - 20th April, 2026 Looking ahead to: International Dance Day pic.twitter.com/YfwZQXpvww
@@HarborneAcademy05:03 PM - 17th April, 2026 To see what’s been happening at the academy this week, please see the link below to our weekly newsletter:Read more
@@HarborneAcademy02:00 PM - 16th April, 2026 We’re so proud of Luca, who represented the and our school as an Ambassador at No.10, speaking powerfully about prejudice and discrimination. An incredible experience (and a Downing Street cat sighting too 🐾)! 👏✨ pic.twitter.com/cPNZHRPxLC
@@HarborneAcademy02:00 PM - 15th April, 2026 Huge congratulations to our three students involved in Birmingham Hippodrome’s youth production of SpongeBob SquarePants The Musical!🎶 An excellent show-they we’re wonderful, as always!🌟 pic.twitter.com/zMG4a7Eo3s
@@HarborneAcademy01:27 PM - 15th April, 2026 Year 8 students took their learning beyond the classroom this week, using anemometers on the playground to measure wind speed as part of their enquiry into whether Harborne Academy is a suitable site for a wind turbine. pic.twitter.com/QZhOnPcdE9
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