Health and Wellbeing

At Ark Academy we value the importance of meal times. We are committed to provide a healthy and nutritious meal for every child alongside the experience of eating meals in a small group alongside adults. We have an onsite kitchen where all our meals are cooked fresh each day.

Pupils learn table manners, how to hold cutlery properly, how to lay a table and have opportunity to experience discussion and dialogue over dinner with support from staff. We place great importance on all our pupils learning these important social skills and therefore this is a part of the school day which is planned for and shared with teachers and other adults.

We also run a breakfast club where children can get involved in a range of activities and receive a nutritionally balanced meal.

School meals

At Ark Academy, we are committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of our pupils and staff. We know that everyone experiences life challenges that can make us vulnerable and at times, anyone may need additional emotional support. This is more important now than ever. At our school we:

• help children to understand their emotions and feelings better
• help children feel comfortable sharing any concerns or worries
• help children socially to form and maintain relationships
• promote self-esteem and ensure children know that they count
• encourage children to be confident and ‘dare to be different’
• help children to develop emotional resilience and to manage setbacks

We make full use of our outstanding sports facilities. All students complete a minimum of 2 hours per week of PE in the curriculum. In addition, children in Year 4 also have swimming lessons weekly. We run a range of sports clubs each week and every student are encouraged to take part in a minimum of one sports club per week. Alongside this we ran a vast number of sports teams; providing students with the opportunity to compete against other schools.

Sport