FA standards pitch for hire.

Stonewall: Getting Started. A Toolkit for Preventing and Tackling Homophobic, Biphobic and Transphobic Bullying in Primary Schools

Stonewall: Getting Started. A Toolkit for Preventing and Tackling Homophobic, Biphobic and Transphobic Bullying in Secondary Schools

This LGBTQ+ A-Z of resources is designed to support Leeds City Council Children and Families Services Staff, and schools/settings, with accessing LGBTQ+ information, resources and agencies to support effective delivery of the PSHE curriculum. The document provides an “at a glance” resource to support Leeds City Council’s wider equality, diversity and inclusion priorities.

Diversity Role Models Resources for Schools/Settings - Best Practice Guide

Limited availability!

Friday 19th January 2024

Planet Ice Leeds

Y3/4 children

Groups of 10 (in the first instance)

Various slots available 9.30am-3pm

Limited availability!

Monday 5th February 2024

Tuesday 27th February (rearranged date for Guiseley)

Local high schools

Y5/6 children

1 squad of up to 10 (in the first instance)

After school

Blank template and examples of action plans and case studies from settings across the city.

Entries open!

Monday 4th- Friday 29th March

In school

All pupils from EYFS-Y6

KS1 Physically active learning

Fully booked!

Waiting list available

Thursday 7th March 2024 

Friday 8th March

LS-TEN

Y3/4 children

Groups of 10 (in the first instance)

Range of slots available during the school day

The Diana Award Anti Bullying Programme for Schools

Wellbeing cards - dip into this resource at any time to explore ways to promote and enhance wellbeing.

A lesson suitable for all year groups! Take your art lesson outside, using nature as your medium to create natural works of art. 

Anti Bullying Survey for Schools in Leeds

Mindmate Bullying Information

To reinforce and practice mental maths strategies

This two page quick guide will give you low cost and no cost ideas for how you can encourage more pupils to take up the offer of a school meal.

Book us in for a one-off session to introduce some playground leadership skills to a group of children.

Leeds City Council One Minute Guide to Bullying

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We are delighted to be working with West Leeds Activity Centre. This is a fun, action packed event giving Year 3 & 4 pupils the opportunity to experience a range of exhilarating team building activities in an outdoor setting at the West Leeds Activity Centre.

Tuesday 17th May

or

Wednesday 18th May

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.

Limited availability!

Thursday 21st March 2024

The Edge

Groups of 8 (in the first instance)

Various slots available

9.15am -3pm

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

This event  will support children to enjoy a riding experience in the countryside. It has been designed to cater for children who require an adapted bike in order to cycle. Slots will be offered to Active Schools+ SILCs in the first instance. MINIMUM AGE YEAR 5.

26th/ 27th May 2022

This document will support you to write your own detailed Physical Education Policy.

Fully booked. Waiting list available.

Tuesday 23rd April

Oulton Academy

Groups of 6 or 12 

9.15-11.45am

Ensure that all staff members in school know where children and young people can access support in the city and beyond. 

Fully booked. Waiting list available.

Wednesday 8th May @ Herd Farm Activity Centre 

Thursday 9th May @ West Leeds Activity Centre 

9.30am-12pm

or

12.30pm-3pm

Groups of 10 (in the first instance)

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.

This event is a great opportunity for your younger children to connect with nature and enjoy being physically active in the great outdoors. One group of 10 children per school.

Wednesday 22nd June or Thursday 23rd June

West Leeds Activity Centre

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

A great way to engage children with SEND in physical activity and sport.

Thursday 31^st March

9.30am – 12pm

John Charles Tennis Centre

All planned events for the academic year 2021-2022.

Fully booked, waiting list available!

Tuesday 21st May

Wednesday 22nd May

West Leeds Activity Centre

9.30am-3pm

Groups of 6 (in the first instance)

Looking for a fun way to teach statistics to your Year1s & 2s? This resource provides planning for teaching tally charts, pictograms, block diagrams and bar charts in a fun, physically active way!

Linked to the White Rose Maths Spring objectives for KS1.

Closing date has passed - please get in touch.

Tuesday 11th June

Temple Newsam

9.45am-12pm (staggered start times)

Any group size

Recommended for KS2

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED.

Closing date has passed. Please get in touch.

Monday 15th July 

John Charles Centre for Sport

12.45- 2.30pm

Up to 30 pupils from Y4/5

Tuesday 16th July

Scott Hall Leisure Centre

9.30-11.30am

Up to 30 pupils from Y4/5

Wednesday 17th July

Holt Park Leisure Centre

9.30-11.30am

Up to 30 pupils from Y4/5

Closing date has passed. Please get in touch.

Monday 15th July 

John Charles Centre for Sport

10-11.30am

1 group of pupils with SEND

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

Presentation from Sue Wilkinson, CEO AfPE, delivered on 12th October:

Purpose of the session – National Picture Locally interpreted :

• Recognising the Covid Context
• Lessons learned from lockdown
• Celebrating good practice
• Impact of Physical Education and Physical Activity on wellbeing, behaviour and capacity for learning
• Solutions for building a whole school culture

The aim of this guide is to help schools/settings tackle this issue through a whole school approach. It highlights latest guidance, identifies lessons from You, Me, PSHE and MindMate as well as elements of the School Health Check that relate to this issue. 

The aim of this guide is to help schools/settings tackle this issue through a whole school approach. It highlights latest guidance, identifies lessons from the Health and Wellbeing Service schemes of work ( a combination of our own lessons and those from external sources) and MindMate lessons, as well as the elements of the School Health Check that relate to this issue. 

A helpful A-Z of services and resources for schools and settings in Leeds. 

The aim of this document is to help schools to produce their PA policy.

The objectives from the You, Me PSHE Primary scheme of work and the MindMate Champions lessons have been mapped to the statutory guidance for Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education.

Physically Active Learning KS1 Science

The Climate Action Route Map (CARM) for schools and settings supports school senior leaders in providing high quality climate education through 10 steps based on established good practice and evidence of what works.

The aim of this document is to help schools to produce their Drug Education Policy.

The aim of this document is to help schools to produce their PSHE education policy.

Active Schools+ Gymnastics progression of skills in collaboration with Leeds Gymnastics Centre. To be used as a guide only, with children and teachers working within their own capabilities.

Questions taken from a range of Ofsted inspections under the new framework.

The aim of this guidance is to provide information to secondary and post 16 school governors/ trustees to support the health and wellbeing of pupils. It includes key information and guidance, governor checklists and questions for governors to ask in school. 

The aim of this guidance is to provide information to primary school governors/ trustees to support the health and wellbeing of pupils. It includes key information and guidance, governor checklists and questions for governors to ask in school. 

Primary PE schemes of work overview

This event is a great way of engaging your KS1children in physical activity and sport with a focus on fun and enjoyment.

Friday 8th July 2022

9.20am - 12pm

John Charles Tennis Centre

What should you include in your subject leader file?

Would you like to teach your children about The Queen's Platinum Jubilee in a fun and active way? This lesson will provide you with all the resources you need for an informative and physically active reading comprehension activity.  

A mix of local and city wide events for all primary year groups. 

Over 30 practical resources to encourage pupils to take a proactive role in their school’s food provision to help improve quality, increase uptake of school meals and enhance the dining experience and school food beyond lunch times.

The School MindMate Ambassadors (SMA) model is all about encouraging pupils to take a proactive role in improving the emotional health of their school and reducing stigma related to mental health.

This event is now fully booked.

We are delighted to be teaming up with our colleagues from LS-TEN to provide children with the opportunity to visit this fantastic facility to try something new and exciting or develop existing skateboarding and scooting skills through a fun taster session.

Groups of 10 UKS2 children.

This document sets out 10 steps to providing high quality Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) as an identifiable part of PSHE education.

This event is now fully booked.

This event is a great opportunity for pupils to come and try skateboards, scooters and adapted bikes at a fantastic purpose-built facility. The session will be led by qualified instructors and will provide children with an opportunity to explore the space and the different types of equipment.

Groups of 6 KS2+ children.

This event is now fully booked. 

This promises to be a fun, action packed event giving pupils the opportunity to experience a range of exhilarating team building activities in a beautiful outdoor setting at West Leeds Activity Centre.

Monday 10th October

Group of 6 Y3/4 children (minimum age 8 years).

This event is now fully booked.

This event is a great opportunity for pupils that can already ride a bike confidently and want to experience an introduction to BMX biking skills at a purpose-built facility. The session will be led by a qualified instructor and will involve some  drops and jumps! 

Groups of 8 Y5/6 children.

The aim of the Waste & Recycling assembly is for pupils to learn about the importance of looking after the earth’s finite natural resources and helping to prevent damage to our planet and harm to animals through exploring the different types of waste that can be recycled in Leeds through the domestic waste recycling scheme.  

Curriculum Links 

Learning about waste and recycling supports a range of National Curriculum subjects including Science, Geography and PSHE (incl Citizenship). Numeracy, Literacy and Art also provide appropriate opportunities for waste and recycling to provide a focus of study. 

An assembly to introduce the Rugby League World Cup - using the power of sport to unite and inspire. 

This digital downloadable guidance booklet will support your school to develop or review a whole school food policy to support Ofsted judgement, meet compliances and ensure your school is working towards the outcomes of the Childhood Obesity Plan.

Health is not just about our bodies and our physical health, health is also about how we feel and how we cope with different/changing emotions - Our emotional and mental health. This assembly introduces the 5 ways of wellbeing - 5 things that can really boost our mental wellbeing; connect, be active, take notice, keep learning and give. 

A summary plan to support school senior leaders to provide high quality climate education through 10 steps based
on established good practice and what works.

Written by Northern Arts for Active Schools+ a framework for dance progression.

This fun Aqua Festival @John Charles Centre is tailored to cater for all abilities from non-swimmers to advanced allowing for all children to participate.

Open to all our schools for KS2/3/4 children.

Date: Monday 13th December

KS1 English objective: recognise and produce rhyming words

The Health and Wellbeing Service have created PSHE education schemes of work (a combination of our own lessons and those from external sources) All lessons come with a lesson plan, powerpoint and resources where applicable. These lessons have been mapped to the statutory guidance for Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education. 

Practicing the 2, 5 and 10 x tables in a fun active way! Each child or pair of children have their own bingo card, race against others to locate word problems, solve and mark of their bingo card. 

KS2 Maths Fraction Bowling

Engaging with parents and carers is a crucial step in developing an effective programme of Relationships and Sex Education.

Primary PE storecupboard essential stock list.

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLLY BOOKED

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

Thursday 10th February @Ralph Thoresby HS

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

A fun festival that will test your agility, balance and reactions!

Thursday 10th February 

3.15 - 4.30pm 

Fearnville Leisure Centre

A fun festival that will test your agility, balance and reactions!

Tuesday 15th February 

3.15 - 4.30pm

CHANGE OF VENUE- ROYDS ACADEMY

A fun festival where children will participate in a variety of fun based games - boccia, team building, dodgeball and athletics.

Thursday 17th February @ Guiseley High School

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE FOR 25TH NOVEMBER.

This support document has two parts. The first focuses on the Curriculum Intent. The second is about your leadership of the curriculum. 

The Winter Olympics and Paralympics are almost here! Enjoy sharing this assembly presentation with your children to get them excited about this big event!

Taking maths outdoors: allow each child or pair of children to collect a selection of natural objects eg. sticks, stones and leaves. Allow time for children to discuss their finds and describe what they look like and how they feel. 

Engaging with parents and carers is a crucial step in developing an effective programme of Relationships and Sex Education.

A digital downloadable teacher toolkit and student workbook to develop pupil leadership skills.

Verb meets adjective

A team relay where children sort animals according to their habitats, discussing as a group how the habitat suits the needs of the animal in question. 

Alternative uses for a swim pool noodle.

A simple framework for adapting and differentiating activities to ensure engagement, challenge and success.

Downloadable resource pack suitable for whole school use. Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!

Inject some physical activity and fun into an english lesson and explore non fiction text with a fact finding mission. 

A 2 hour practical course to support staff in facilitating activity at break and lunchtimes. Using PE storecupboard staples with imagination :-) 

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled following Health and Safety advice.😞

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED. 

This fun Aqua Festival at John Smeaton Leisure Centre is tailored to cater for all abilities from non-swimmers to advanced, allowing for all children to participate.

RESCHEDULED DATE: Tuesday 29th March

Over 30 practical tools to help you really make a difference to the quality of packed lunches at your school.

A selection of support videos filmed by dance partners in Leeds to help you develop your dance routine ready for our festival in March 2022

The aim of this document is to help schools to produce their Relationships Education/Relationships and Sex Education Policy.

Children explore how knowledge of the past is gathered from a range of sources using Ancient Greek Pottery pictures located around the room. 

THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

This festival is designed to develop key fundamental skills in a fun and friendly environment and is a great way of engaging children and getting them excited about physical activity. The focus will be on fun, participation and sportsmanship.

Guiseley School

Thursday 25th November 2021

This event is now fully booked.

We are delighted to be working with Leeds United Foundation to host a city wide competition for our Active Schools+ primaries, nicely timed to coincide with the build up to Qatar 2022! 

Thursday 10th November

Squads of 8 children (open to girls and/or boys teams)

This event is now fully booked!

Each session will provide children with an introduction to the foundations of gymnastics in a fun and friendly environment and will be led by qualified coaches from Leeds Gymnastics Club.

Wednesday 16th November

or

Wednesday 23rd November

Groups of 10 KS1 children.

This event is now fully booked.

CHANGE OF DATE/TIME DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES

Wednesday 30th November  Friday 2nd December 2022

12-1.25pm 10-11.30am

or

1.35-3pm

Groups of 10 Y5/6 children plus up to 2 staff members for CPD

Every half term we produce a Healthy Schools bulletin for schools. The bulletin includes lots of useful information, updates, links and training information that may be of use to professionals working in schools and settings with a focus on PSHE, SEMH, Healthy Eating and Physical Activity.

This is also available to be sent directly to your inbox if you have an account on our Leeds for Learning website. 

Each half term we produce a Pupil voice, participation and sustainability bulletin for schools. This bulletin contains lots of useful information, updates, links and training information that may be of use to professionals working in schools and settings with a focus on climate education, sustainability, improving pupil voice and participation in your setting as well as other essential updates.

This is also available to be sent directly to your inbox if you have an account on our Leeds for Learning website. 

This event is now fully booked.

Monday 12th December

9.30-11.30am 

Groups of 30 Y4/5 children

This event is now fully booked.

Tuesday 13th December

10-11.30am

Groups of KS2+ children

This event is now fully booked.

Wednesday 11th January

or

Friday 20th January

Range of times available from 9.30am-3pm

Groups of 10 Y3/4 children

Planet Ice

This event is now fully booked.

Tuesday 24th January

10.15am-12.15pm

Groups of 8 KS1/KS2 children with SEND.

Bishop Young C of E Academy

Limited availability!

Groups of up to 8 Y1/2 children. 

East/ North East Tuesday 31st January

1-2.45pm John Smeaton

South & Central Friday 3rd February

1.45-3.15pm Hunslet Moor Primary

North West Wednesday 22nd February

1.15-2.45pm Guiseley High School

In this bulletin you will find information and training opportunities to support PSHE, SEMH, Healthy Eating and Physical Activity along with other essential timely updates to support your work in school. 

This event is now fully booked!

Groups of up to 10 Y3/4 children.

Wednesday 8th February

9.45-11.45am

Leeds Beckett University (Headingley Campus)

This event is now fully booked!

Squads of up to 10 Y5/6 children for 6 a side games.

East/ North East - Monday 27th February

3pm - 4.30pm Bishop Young C of E Academy 

This event is now fully booked!

Squads of up to 10 Y5/6 children for 6 a side games.

South & Central - Thursday 2nd March

3 - 4.30pm Cockburn School

Entries open!

A wealth of resources to use across the primary age phase to support physical and mental wellbeing for the whole of the month. 

Entries open!

Groups of 10 children (girls/ boys or mixed)

Monday 20th March

9.30-11.30am

Benton Park School

These events are now fully booked.

Up to 30 children from Y4 and/or Y5

Tuesday 28th March at John Smeaton LC

Wednesday 29th March at Scott Hall LC

Wednesday 29th March at Holt Park LC

9.30-11.30am

This event is now fully booked.

Flexible ages and group size

Friday 31st March

Armley Leisure Centre

10-11.30am

This event is now fully booked. Waiting list available.

Groups of 15 or 30 KS1 children.

Friday 28th April

9am-12pm John Charles Tennis Centre

This event is now closed for entries.

A fun and friendly event that has been developed to provide pupils with an opportunity to showcase their dance skills in a relaxed environment. This event is for all abilities, and styles of dance.

Thursday 4th May 3.30-5pm

John Smeaton Academy

KS1 and/or KS2 troupes of any size welcome.

This event is now fully booked. Waiting list available.

Groups of 6 children aged 8yrs+

Tuesday 16th May

or

Wednesday 17th May

West Leeds Activity Centre

9.30-3pm

This event is now fully booked. Waiting list available.

10 children

Tuesday 23^rd May

Herd Farm

Choose from:

• 9.45-10.45am
• 10.45-11.45am
• 1.15-2.15pm

Last chance to enter!

The event is designed to engage children in physical activity in a fun and friendly environment alongside children from other primaries.

Groups of up to 30 KS2 children

15th June 2022 from 9.30am

Temple Newsam

Mental wellbeing is really important for all of us because without it, we have difficulty overcoming the challenges of daily life. But if our mental wellbeing is healthy, we can build resilience, form strong relationships with others and focus clearly on whatever comes our way. This assembly help to explain the power of physical activity on our mental wellbeing. 

For any success in life, whether in school, in a game or as an elite sportsperson, there is an incredible amount that goes on beneath the surface, or behind the scenes.

This assembly illustrates the power of resilience through a sporting lens.

Last chance to enter!

This event is a great opportunity for your younger children to connect with nature and enjoy being physically active in the great outdoors.

Groups of 10 children from EYFS

Tuesday 20th or Wednesday 21st June

9.30am or 12.30pm

West Leeds Activity Centre

Entries open!

This event is a great opportunity to engage children in physical activity and sport. 

Groups of 10 - 30 from KS2 

Friday 14th July 2023

9.15am - 12pm

John Charles Tennis Centre

Events calendar for 2023-24.

This event is now fully booked. Waiting list available.

Wednesday 27th September/ Thursday 28th Septmber

Leeds Urban Bike Park

Groups of 8 Y5/6 children

Choice of times available

This event is now fully booked. Waiting list available.

Tuesday 17th October

John Charles Tennis Centre

Flexible group size (max 30)

9.15am-12pm

Entries open!

Week commencing 6th November

Local high schools

Y5/6 children 

After school

This event is now fully booked. Waiting list available.

14th November

Bishop Young C of E Academy

Groups of 8 children

10am-12.15pm

Yr 5&6 Bullying data from the 2023 My Health My School Survey

This report shows the bullying data from the My Health My School pupil perception survey 2022/2023 for years 7,9 and 11

This report shows the bullying data from the My Health My School pupil perception survey 2022/2023 for Post 16

DfE Character Education Framework Guidance

This resource will support schools with planning and providing a healthy and nutritious breakfast, in line with the School Food Standards. 

A practical guide to delivering Relationships and Sex Education in line with the July 2025 statutory RSHE guidance, with clear information to create an inclusive and effective curriculum.

Every body deserves kindness is a short film for children aged 6-9 years, to address weight related bullying in primary schools.

Free school meals posters to promote the changes from September 2026.