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16/07/25

🌟 Exciting times ahead! Our Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award students are gearing up for their first day of the qualifying expedition. Best of luck to all participants as they embark on this adventure and showcase their skills! 🏕️✨     

15/07/25

Our Year 10 GCSE Business students explored London today, visiting the Bank of England Museum to learn about money management, followed by lunch in St Paul’s and a Marketing Workshop at Saatchi & Saatchi, one of the UK’s top advertising firms. 💰 🧑‍🎓💫

14/07/25

🎉 Exciting news from our Art department! We received a delightful surprise gift from the talented British artist  . He is generously gifting 50 schools one of his incredible “Art Aid Kits”! 🎨✨ Thank you, Stuart, for inspiring creativity in our students!

07/07/25

Day 1 of our Key Stage 3 Sports Activity Day was a huge success! 🎉 From exciting games to team-building challenges, everyone had a blast! 🏃‍♂️🤝 Let’s keep the energy high for more fun tomorrow! 💪     

04/07/25

RT  : Thank you  for an amazing sports day today! Children and parents in KS1 and KS2 had a fantastic time! 🏅 ht…

04/07/25

Thank you for an amazing sports day today! Children and parents in KS1 and KS2 had a fantastic time! 🏅 pic.twitter.com/mIK5AbbZW0

23/06/25

1st in long jump 🏆🏅

23/06/25

Year 7s smashed both their 100m🎉🎉

23/06/25

"Exciting day  with our Year 9 sports leaders hosting the nursery and reception sports day! ☀️ Lots of smiles and fun under the sun! 🏅😊      "

06/06/25

RT  : Yessss!!! 🙌🎼🎵🎸 smashing it as usual ☺️

06/06/25

Yessss!!! 🙌🎼🎵🎸 smashing it as usual ☺️ https://t.co/8TCoxHQSLO

28/04/25

At the Bank of New York HQ, the final five schools of the Young Enterprise Company programme presented their business journeys. HAGR won the Team Journey Award for best overcoming challenges, despite being first-year participants among competitors with 5+ years of experience. ✨

11/04/25

Congrats to our DofE students for completing their practice expedition last week! They tested their limits, built resilience, and showcased great teamwork in the outdoors.     

27/03/25

Today our Year 12 students shared their exam preparation advice with Year 11 in assembly this morning. 🎓✨

22/03/25

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22/03/25

🚨Sixth Form Applications Still Open🚨 A few reasons why we’re so popular. • 19% of grades A*/A • 53% of grades A*/B • 99% of grades A*-E • 76% got their first or second choice     university place! • Average A-Level grade = B-    Average vocational grade = Distinction

22/03/25

Massive thanks to all students, staff and parents who donated to this year’s HAGR red nose day. Fundraising total of £255. Students enjoyed decorating staff,  creating our 'Red Nose’ rogues gallery. ♥️❣️

19/03/25

Our Sixth Form students showcasing their entrepreneurial skills at the Young Enterprise trade fair, selling stylish bracelets. This experience enhanced their marketing and financial management skills while boosting their confidence and providing insights into the business world.

13/03/25

RT  : A true RTM artist! Were super proud of Miguel from  —a regular at RTM events who always steals the show. Ver…

13/03/25

A true RTM artist! Were super proud of Miguel from —a regular at RTM events who always steals the show. Very proud that he’s been offered a place to study music at uni next year! 👏 pic.twitter.com/uX13fNtjkR

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ELiSE – Europa life Submersible Explorer

 

Description

EliSE is a robot submersible probe designed to search the under ice oceans of the Jovian moon, Europa. The current version of EliSE is powered by two 6VDC motors and two 40mm propellers. The depth that EliSE operates at is determined by diving planes and a movable lead ‘slug’ that alters the trim of the submarine. The direction of the submarine is determined by a twin rudder system. All diving planes, rudders and slug are positioned by two servos.

EliSE is controlled by a PICAXE 28X1 micro processor, on an AXE020 board. EliSE is re-programmable via a UFR/ERF radio link and has 2 sonars for navigation/hazard detection, multi-frequency lights, and on-board data logger to record experimental data and a wireless video camera. EliSE is also equipped with two external sample probes – a rock scraper to collect samples of any algal or bacteriological mats that may be growing on rocks and a floating partical sampler to collect any floating organisms.

 

elise still 1

Competitions and appearances

  • Winner Big Bang Near me London Regional Competition 2014
  • Winner Big Bang Near me London Regional Engineering Ethos Award 2014
  • Finalist National Big Bang Finals 2015

Project Pipe

The development of EliSE is listed by prototype, below:

Mk I EliSE

Watertight hull, Drive systems, Diving planes and rudders, Wireless camera Concrete ballast tubes/skids, PICAXE mater control system, Multi frequency lights, first water tight test successful.

Category winner Big Bang Near Me, Winner NSEC Regional Engineering Ethos Award

 

Mk II EliSE

New skid/ballast system fitted, slug trim system developed and fitted, new deck made and fitted, rock scrape sampler and pelagic microbe sampler constructed and fitted.

 

Mk III EliSE

Sonars fitted, PICAXE sonar board fitted, Sonar board/PICAXE master board interface constructed and programmed, URF/ERF radio re-programmer and interface constructed an fitted, PICAXE data-logger and sensors fitted, maiden Voyage in a swimming pool.

Finalist National Big Bang Fair NSEC Young Engineers Competition.

 

 

 EliSE requires funding to allow further development.

 

Further marks of EliSE will have:

  • New aft dome
  • New prop shaft tube
  • New larger submarine propeller
  • Improved streamlining
  • Final ballasting

 

Estimated cost for these enhancements:

£300.00