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NCS Action day 2015
25/02/2015
NCS Action day is on 7th March! We need all our graduates to get involved. Email [email protected] to find out how you can make a difference. Its the 2 month countdown until the general election! more
Whole Education Conference - We will be there!
29/10/2014
20% discount on standard price tickets for the UFA network. more
Young People's Leadership celebrated at Stormont
05/07/2013
Last month UFA saw young peoples leadership hold the spotlight in Northern Ireland at an event hosted by Chris Little AEP, Simon Hopkinson AEP and Collum Eastwood AEP, in the long room at Stormont. Young people taking part in the UFA Lead Learner programme, Headteachers and other school staff shared stories about how the project had impacted on them individually and as a community. Some of the stories were personal and moving. More importantly the great benefits that were shared also paved the way for future projects of this nature, where young people truly lead the way! more
Lead it in Northern Ireland
24/05/2013
UFA Lead Learners will receive leadership awards from Dr Stephen Farry, Northern Ireland’s Minister for Employment and Learning for the outstanding contributions they have made as Young Leaders. These young people have led clubs for younger children at their schools, Alternative Education Provision (AEP) and in their communities and have become positive influential role models for younger children. Over 3 years UFA, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, worked with young people from secondary school/AEPs in Northern Ireland to develop a ‘Lead Learner’ programme. All of the young people involved were considered to be at risk of becoming excluded or were already in alternative education provision. more
Raising the profile of UFA Peer Tutors
06/03/2013
Sarah Burgess, Director of Learning blogged about UFA's Peer Tutor programme. more
'How Do We Know It's Propa Belta?
04/03/2013
UFA were approached by Arts Council England to support their drive to explore quality in relation to work by, with and for young people. more
NCVYS - Youth Participation Conference
05/02/2013
UFA and NCYVS work together to bring opportunities forward that encourage and provide opportunities for young people to initiate and lead learning. more
"The more you put in, the more you get out" Students at the Parker E-ACT Academy
12/11/2012
30 Ambassador Students from years 8&9 (with 2 also from year 12) attended the UFA 2 day Students of Today Leaders of Tomorrow programme. The students will develop valuable skills in preparation for delivering their own UFA Super Learning Day to other students later in the year. more
Actively involving children and young people
12/11/2012
A recent event, commissioned by the Arts Council and hosted by Sage Gateshead saw nine ‘Peer Facilitators’ trained by UFA (the University of the First Age) lead a day for 45 young people from all over the country. A challenge was set for them to explore their own experiences of the arts, consider the theme of quality and work as a team to create five recommendations for arts organisations about how to recognise and measure quality in their work for children and young people. more
Summer Graduation for NCS
29/10/2012
these glamorous events gave young people the chance to display their great new skills and share what they had been up to during their NCS summer in front of their friends and family. more
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