Celebrating Habs Aspire
You could inspire a young person to aspire using just four hours of your time. Have you heard of Habs Aspire mentoring programme? Earlier this week, Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South held the first ever Habs Aspire Mentoring celebration at Haberdashers’ Hatcham College with students from Haberdashers’ Hatcham and Haberdashers’ Crayford Academy! It was a great opportunity for […]
A lesson in resilience: Habs Athletics Tournament 2025
Even some rather wet and soggy weather fit for an English summer didn’t stop our brave competitors from giving it their all. We were delighted to return to Oxford for the 7th edition of the Haberdashers’ Athletics Tournament this year. Students from Year 7 to Year 10 gave us all a lesson in staying strong […]
Habs Girls welcomes HRH The Duke of Edinburgh for anniversary
EDUCATION NEWS On Wednesday 4 June, we welcomed His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT, GCVO, to officially commemorate the School’s 150th anniversary and officially open the Edinburgh Rehearsal Room. His Royal Highness’ visit celebrated the School’s milestone and highlighted its commitment to offering outstanding educational and partnership opportunities and the strong emphasis […]
New School to join the Haberdashers’ family
EDUCATION NEWS Lochinver House School to merge with Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools. From September 2025, Lochinver House School – an independent prep school in Potters Bar will join Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools (Haberdashers’ Boys’ School and Haberdashers’ Girls’ School). Why merge? Our schools are in strong positions, and the merger between Lochinver House and Haberdashers’ is a […]
Student Leadership Conference
On 12 May we welcomed over 90 student leader representatives to Haberdashers’ Hall, kicking off the annual student leadership conference, part of Haberdashers’ Advantage Character. The evening began with networking tips and challenges from Simon Lough (Member of the Livery ). This was an opportunity to network not only with the adults in the room […]
The Education Lecture 2025
COMPANY NEWS On 1 May our annual Education Lecture was held at Haberdashers’ Hall. Our annual Education Lecture is now part of the Haberdashers’ Advantage Working Together programme. The lecture is attended by our members, guests, school leaders and governors. The title of this year’s lecture is ‘Geopolitics, Education & Resilience: Building Stronger Societies in […]
HATS Youth Conference 2025
EDUCATION NEWS Youth Conference – What Belonging Means to Us Students from across the Trust unite for their Annual Youth Conference to explore the theme of Belonging. This event was support by Haberdasher members who volunteered their time and skillset to support the event. On Thursday 24 April, 400 students from all nine Haberdashers’ Academies […]
Haberdashers’ Character: Art
Visitors to the Hall are now greeted by an annually rotating exhibition of student self-portraits, initially students at Haberdashers’ Borough Academy, which for the first time ensures that students see themselves represented visually on the walls of the Hall. This is an important development in ensuring our visiting students feel the Hall is an inclusive […]
Haberdashers Futures: The legal profession
Haberdashers’ Futures: Law Part of the Haberdashers’ Advantage: Futures programme, in collaboration with the Old Bailey, this event connects Haberdasher students with legal professionals and gives them the opportunity to be immersed in a real court room. Thanks to the generous support of HHJ Judge Rebecca Trowler KC and HHJ Judge Anuja Dhir KC, this […]
Haberdashers’ Character: Music Festival
Music brings people together. Good music cannot happen without empathy and understanding. The nine schools represented here belong to a wider Haberdasher family, a community who’s ties we want to strengthen. Our purpose through the Haberdashers’ Company Music Festival is to foster a musical community between our schools, encouraging students to share their love of […]