Curriculum Overview

At Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby, we’re passionate about learning in its widest sense.

Our mission is to ensure that our pupils value and enjoy their learning inside and outside the classroom. We’re focused on achieving the highest possible academic outcomes and the development of the whole person. We have an extensive sporting, creative and academic extra-curricular programme, allowing pupils to work independently and with others to promote the building of strong relationships with peers and staff.

Our house system is the lifeblood of the academy. It fosters competition, participation, belonging and student leadership. Older pupils help to organise and run events, leading by example and modelling the values we seek to prioritise.

The academy has worked hard to develop an ambitious and well-thought-out curriculum; it has been carefully planned and sequenced to ensure that knowledge and skills build on previous learning with key topics revisited and expanded throughout a student’s journey through the school.  

Our curriculum is designed around a knowledge-engaged approach; we clearly identify the knowledge that we require students to gain in each subject and unit of work. By distinguishing the powerful knowledge that we require the students to commit to long-term memory, we aim to provide clarity to students, parents and teachers.