Haberdashers' Advantage at Hatcham Primary

Our pupils have a world of opportunities at their fingertips through our unique character curriculum: The Haberdashers' Advantage. ​ 

Thanks to our staff, the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, our community, and our many partners, the Haberdashers experience for every pupil is like no other.  By giving them this advantage, we support our pupils to be happy, confident and successful individuals who will contribute to making their communities – and the world – a better place. 

The Hatcham Primary Haberdashers’ Advantage develops the individual character of our students through our school values, which fall under four pillars: moral, civic, performance and intellectual. To ensure equitable opportunities for our students the curriculum is focussed on three key areas: 

• Taught – opportunities to teach our Trust values and character pillars
• Caught - policies and procedures that embody our Trust values and character pillars 
• Sought – opportunities to get involved in experiences and opportunities that differentiate students

Hatcham Primary School Values

Hatcham Primary Haberdashers’ Advantage Curriculum at Hatcham Primary

Our wider school offer, from personalised parts of the curriculum to enrichment clubs before, after and during school, provides experiences that allow our pupils to be well-rounded individuals enabling them to flourish and enjoy rich experiences and opportunities beyond the day-to-day life. Our children leave primary school culturally aware and equipped to access the global society we live in.  

We provide our children with the opportunity to engage in activities in school and outside of school that they may not necessarily have access to outside of school e.g. piano, guitar, cello, and violin lessons, football, fitness, tennis, capoeira, arts and crafts, cooking, debate, yoga, photography, Science club, multi-sports, dance, sewing and roller skating, orchestra, jazz band. We are building not only pupils who can achieve academically but also pupils with character.  

Our school’s thoughtful and wide-ranging promotion of pupils’ uniqueness, cultural development and physical well-being enables them to thrive in a supportive, highly cohesive learning community.  

Haberdashers' Hatcham Leadership programme

We recognise that our children are the leaders of the future and promote a range of opportunities where children can develop their leadership skills whilst also learning about the importance of democracy. We encourage all children to embrace the wide range of opportunities available to them valuing their voice, ideas and opinions and empowering them to help shape our school development.  

Some of our pupil leadership roles are long-standing, such as Head Boy and Girl, and House Captains. Other roles have emerged from the children themselves, such as the Eco Warriors, as a result of their own interests and desires to see action.