Student Leadership Overview

Student Leadership is an important part of our vision and commitment to students. We have high aspirations for our students and believe that developing them as leaders plays a key role in community transformation and improving their life chances.

We aim to give students the confidence and oracy skills needed to navigate themselves in elite spaces later in life as well as the skills needed to lead and promote positive change in their own communities.

We will equip all students with the skills, abilities, attributes and qualifications to pursue a fulfilling career, contribute positively to their communities and be active, global citizens.

Student Leaders form an integral part of the Student Voice process and have the opportunity to meet regularly with the Academy Leadership Team and effect real change in the school. We aim to make our Student Leadership team diverse and representative of our student body. We expect Student Leaders to represent our TEMA values of Respect, Equality, Ambition, Care and Hard Work.

Student Leadership Structure

Our Principal Student Leaders are voted for by their peers and are given the opportunity and responsibility on leading on self-directed projects within the school as well as being important ambassadors for TEMA in the community.

This academic year we have introduced our Junior Leadership Team, the Y10 JLT members were interviewed by the Head Teacher before being appointed. They are given many opportunities to develop their leadership skills alongside supporting the KS3 Student Leaders.

All Student Leaders develop their skills through involvement in many opportunities outside of the classroom. This year we have some students participating in the Diana Awards training, team building activities and community work such as Feed My City and New Leaf Foundation. The Student Leaders support their year teams and their peers, they are the voice of all students and promote wellbeing, diversity and empowerment, they aim to continue creating a safe place and a sense of belonging for all students at TEMA.

You Said, We Did

This year, students have voted for the NSPCC as the charity we will work with as a school. Last half term, students donated ‘reach points’ worth a total of £66.20 to help the charity.