Mental Health & Wellbeing

ACE Sports Support

At Temple Learning Academy we promote physical activity to support pupils with their health and well being. We use qualified Sports coaches to enhance outdoor provision during social times. Pupils have the opportunity to participate in football, dodgeball, dance, aerobics and a variety of other physical activities every break and lunch time. Ace Sports coaches also run 2 after school clubs on Tuesdays for KS1 and 2 pupils. They also run numerous sports competitions and tournaments throughout the year which our pupils participate in.

Student Councils

At Temple Learning Academy we value student voice and ensure it is represented through a variety of councils. We have Student Leaders, House Captains and Playground Buddies from Years 2-11 who meet regularly and feedback issues and initiatives. We have regular Student Voice Conferences across the Academy that allow all students to have opportunities to discuss key areas. In Primary TLA Talent allows students to share their thoughts with subject leaders around their subjects nand offer ideas and thoughts about key areas.

The Arts Council was launched in September 2022 and involves KS2, KS3 and KS4 pupils developing the Arts through a variety of leaning events and initiatives. They have entered work in 2 external competitions to date and won tickets for ‘The Awakening’, a city of Culture event at Headingly Stadium and more recently secured a 2 day workshop from The Commonwealth Theatre delivering ‘Off the Curriculum’ Art sessions. The two days involved external artists coming into school to work with a selection of KS2 pupils to deliver two Art training days based around critical thinking, themes selected by our students and skill development – TLA were one of only 6 schools in Leeds selected for this programme.

Social Times/breaktimes

We have invested in a variety of resources to support our pupils with purposeful, active play at breaks and lunchtimes. Playground markings and our ‘mile a day’ circuit encourage positive social interactions and healthy, active pupils. Pupils also have access to the ‘Scrapshed’ which helps develop imaginative play and enhance co-operation between peers. We have 10 playground buddies from across Primary who help support with games and friendships and ensure everyone is looking after playground equipment. We also have ACE Team who come in to support with our Sports offer over lunchtimes.