Session 3
Hammersmith Academy is committed to the development of the whole child and our comprehensive additional curriculum gives students a range of opportunities to complement and extend their education. Session 3 clubs help students to embody the Hammersmith Academy character. Session 3 clubs are enjoyed by all ages, and they provide students with a great opportunity to mix with others and learn new skills.
Session 3 Coordinators
Allow us to introduce the Session 3 co-ordinators for this academic year (2024-25). Ms Hendra and Ms Dodd took over the running of all things extra-curricular at the Academy in September. They oversee timetabling, student engagement, and student rewards for Session 3. They also lead the sessions for girl’s football and debate club respectively.
For an queries or questions about Session 3 at HA, their emails are:
The PE Department at Hammersmith Academy are some of the busiest staff regarding their extra-curricular provision.
They, as well as other members of staff from across the school, offer a variety of sports clubs including netball, football, cricket, dance, and basketball.
You can read all about the latest sporting successes in the different fixtures students compete in across London in the academy newsletter, The Academist.
Also extremely busy in their extra-curricular provision is the Music Department.
Whether your child plays a wind, brass, strings, percussion or keyboard instrument, the Academy has a group for you.
If it’s singing you’re interested in, there are also both Junior and Senior choirs, catering for all ages of singers from 11-18 years old. And last, but not least, a school musical every February. See image below of this years Matilda performance.
Our intellectual clubs are designed to complement our in-lesson curriculums and are run across a variety of departments.
They develop useful life skills for pupils and are also designed to prepare them for a variety of different careers. Debate Club, for example, offers extra practice of speaking and listening skills present on the English curriculum, but also useful for students hoping to progress into a variety of vocations from teaching, to law, or business. Science club, as another example, offers more time for students to run practical experiments outside of lesson time, and there is also open studios for any budding artists.
The final category of clubs we offer are what we refer to as HA character clubs. These are used to again develop important life skills through the programme of the 7Rs. Clubs such as board games, film and gardening help students to socialise in a respectful and reciprocal manner with peers from across year groups, who they may not see during the regular school day. This forges strong friendships which can be particularly helpful for new students to the school.
Session 3 Timetable (Spring 2025)
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Before School | Netball (Year 8- 13) |
Basketball (Year 8-13) | Boys’ Football (Year 8-11) |
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| Lunchtime | Junior Choir (Year 7/8) |
Pop Choir (Year 9-13) |
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| After School |
Gardening (Year 7-9) Science Club (Year 7-9) Art Open Studios (Year 7-11) Chess Coding International Politics Club Film Programming |
Dungeons & Dragon (Year 9) |
Craft (Year 7-13)
Board Games (Year 7-13) Rock Band (Year 7-13) Music Tech (Year 7-13) Film and TV (Year 8-10) |
Girls Football (Year 7-9) Latin Dance (Year 7-13) Debate (Year 7-9) Senior Choir (Year 8-13) Duke of Edinburgh (Year 10) Further Maths* (Year 11) Young Enterprise* (Year 12) |
Orchestra (Year 7-13) Dungeons and Dragons (Year 10) |
*registered students only
Intervention
In order to further support our Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 students during their preparation for GCSE, BTEC and A Level courses, we are offering a variety of Intervention Sessions. These allow students to access further support in their subject areas. Intervention Sessions are run by experienced and dedicated staff and provide an excellent opportunity for students to meet and exceed their target grades.
Intervention Sessions are either open to all or are ‘invite only’ due to the nature of the topic or subject. Interventions complement the learning that takes place in lessons and are usually focused on revision, coursework completion or developing study skills.
Rewards
Students who attend and perform well in session 3s weekly will be offered merits and uniquely designed Session 3 subject tokens. They continue this across a term, then they will earn bronze, silver and gold badges to be worn on their uniforms and presented in achievement assemblies at Christmas, Easter and Summer.
Session 3 Instagram
Visit our Session 3 Instagram page which has all the up-to-date activities and resources to help you complete the challenges. Teachers, Support Staff and students upload their experiences and leave messages of encouragement for the Academy community.