Celebrating Diversity Week at TEMA

( Published: 12/05/2025)

TEMA Diversity Week 2025

Students during our 2025 Diversity Festival

At The East Manchester Academy, we are proud to be a vibrant and inclusive community. With over 60 languages spoken and more than 100 nationalities represented within our student body, our school is truly a reflection of the global society we live in.

At the end of last term, we celebrated one of the most exciting events in our calendar – Diversity Week. Running from Monday 31st March to Friday 4th April 2025, the week was a joyful celebration of culture, heritage, and unity.

Diversity Week brings our REACH value of equality to life, offering students the opportunity to share and celebrate the unique traditions that make up our school community. From traditional clothing and delicious food to music, dancing, and language, the school was filled with colour, creativity, and connection.

Throughout the week, students and staff came together to learn more about each other, celebrate our differences, and embrace the things that make us unique. Our Diversity Festival, a highlight of the week, showcased an incredible variety of performances and cultural experiences, and brought the whole school together in celebration.

TEMA is more than just a school – we are a community that believes in the power of inclusion, understanding, and respect. Diversity Week reminds us that our differences are our strengths, and together, we thrive.

TEMA Students Share What Culture and Diversity Means to Them

Our students took the lead in interviewing their peers and producing a short film on what culture and diversity means to them. Take a look at what they had to say:

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