Lead Practitioner |

Transforming learning through leadership

UFA has worked with over 750,000 young people, trained 5,000 teachers and youth workers and supported 2,000 schools since we started in 1996. While we continue to learn and develop our programmes our fundamental mission, to develop in a young person leadership characteristics that can dramatically improve their life chances, has not changed.

Our delivery model

Our aim is to ensure schools and organisations have their own capacity to run UFA programmes and can embed them to make a long term sustainable difference. We know that some schools prefer us to work directly with their children and young people first and then build their own expertise having seen the benefits. Others prefer to start with professional development of their staff team, supporting them to increase expectations and aspirations of their students. Both approaches deliver measurable impact.

UFA In action

Throughout our case studies and impact reports you will hear the words of children and young people and the schools/organisations that we work with reflect what leadership and learning means to them and how they have developed through their work with UFA. It is their voices that drive us.

UFA Lead practitioners develop their expertise in specific UFA programmes through a three step process, attending UFA Lead Practitioner Training, putting your learning into practice then feeding back to us about it.

These short courses give practitioners the expertise and resources to lead particular UFA programmes in their area.

Lead practitioner programmes model UFA values and offer practical, innovative, research based approaches for engaging learners. The training offers a combination of strategic planning and practical application, including high quality resources to run the programme in your setting.

Each of our programmes has a supporting Lead Practitioner programme running alongside it.

To see dates of upcoming courses click here.

What's the cost?

Lead Practitioner Training

All costs are based on a minimum of 10 people per course.
£195 per person

Who's this programme for?

Classroom Teachers
Teaching Assistants
Senior Managers
Community Activity Providers
Learning Mentors

Participant Info

Maximum numbers are 20 people.
Recruiting more than 10 participants allows you to generate income or get some places free.

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Testimonials

What Participants Say

"UFA has reminded me that learning can be exciting and that young people can be so inspirational. More than anything, it has reminded me that teaching can be fun."

UFA Lead Practitioner

"I've found ways to reach children who were so disassociated with education that I feared they were beyond reach, but with UFA techniques very few children feel under-valued or helpless."

UFA Lead Practitioner