Wicklea Academy
Awards
About the school's work
Essential Award January 2023 to January 2026
Congratulations to Wicklea Academy on achieving the Bristol Healthy Schools Essential Award!
Wicklea Academy has been working hard to take a whole school approach to promoting core health topics, such as mental wellbeing, physical activity, PSHE, and food and nutrition.
The school has demonstrated commendable efforts to ensure that all pupils are able to express their views and influence decisions on health and wellbeing.
Pupils’ ideas and designs have been used to create a feature wall in the new Library. Lunch menus are now based on pupils’ ideas. Playground equipment and after schools clubs are shaped through pupil feedback.
The school has signed up for the Eat Them to Defeat Them campaign to ensure that children across the school get involved and participate in trying new vegetables and recipes.
The school employed a full-time sport lead to ensure that pupils get an opportunity to try various sports and be active during breaks and lunch times.
Wicklea school invests in staff mental health and wellbeing by making changes such as in the marking policy to reduce workload, offering health checks, stress management sessions and social events.
Well done Wicklea Academy, keep up the good work!