Author Visit – Nick Toczek
05 Mar 2026
A community that lives, learns and laughs together
On behalf of pupils, staff and governors I would like to welcome you to Uplands Junior L.E.A.D Academy.
At Uplands Junior L.E.A.D Academy our aim is to become a community of life-long learners; we want children to strive for excellence, be aspirational, be confident, kind and caring and know that they are valued. Our Ofsted report in March 2019 affirmed that ‘Leaders are building a curriculum that helps pupils to build on what they already know.’
I am very proud to be the Headteacher of Uplands Junior L.E.AD Academy, the school has a great feel to it; our children value their education, are well behaved and polite. We teach the National Curriculum but are constantly reviewing and refining the way we do this so that the curriculum is the best it can be our children at Uplands. Children’s learning and development are at the centre of everything we do. Parents are encouraged to be closely involved in their child’s education.
We value the diversity of the backgrounds of our pupils, families and the wider school community and strongly believe in upholding British values through all aspects of our school provision. Learning about British values forms a key part of children’s spiritual, moral, cultural and social education.
We welcome visitors to our academy, please contact the school office if you would like to look round.
Mrs Lucy Carlisle
Headteacher.
HALF-TERM READING CHALLENGE!
During the half-term break, children were asked to create a collage inspired by their favourite Book. They could recreate the front cover, a scene from the story or their favourite character. They were asked to use a range of materials, which could have included old magazines, coloured paper, fabric scraps, or any other creative material.
The children, who took part, completed some amazing and imaginative work. I am so proud of all of their hard work, but there could be only 1 winner. The winner was selected by the staff at the Highfields Library, who were not given the names of the children, but merely judged the artwork based on their use of various materials. Well done to our three winners – they will each receive vouchers to spend on books on Amazon. Every child who took part received a lollipop, and all of the artwork will be displayed around the school, close to our reading shop.
We hope to run a new competition during the Easter holidays, so watch this space.
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Year 4 Anglo-Saxon Day
This term, Year 4 have been investigating their history enquiry question: Why is England not part of Rome today? Through our study of the Anglo-Saxons, pupils have been exploring key aspects of Anglo-Saxon life and discovering the lasting influence this period has had on Britain. So far, our learning has covered Anglo-Saxon society, methods of communication and language, as well as the important role of women during this time.
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