University of the First Age

Training programmes

The UFA offers a variety of training programmes and activities from which UFA Members can chose. These range from training the trainer programmes, to direct delivery

Teaching and Learning

Understanding learning, creativity and innovation, developing environments, developing relationships, team effectiveness coaching, school/organisational strategic development.

  • UFA Fellowship training programme
  • Individual and team effectiveness course
  • Inset training days - call the UFA for more information

 

Extended Learning

Understanding the learning process, how to run quality learning clubs, involving parents and the community in learning, linking out of hours learning with school strategies.
Creating the capacity of adults to deliver extended learning opportunities outside of the school day.

  • Extended Learning - adult training programme
  • UFA learning club franchises (everything you need to deliver high quality Out Of Hours Learning activities)
  • Commission UFA to directly deliver clubs - call the UFA for more information
  • Helping my child to learn TT - training programme to enable trainers to introduce parents and carers to a range of learning to learn activities that would support their child's learning

 

Advice and guidance to build a strategic learning network

Building strategic capacity within organisations to develop and sustain the strategic growth of the UFA in a local area, linking policy to practice, external evaluation, planning & review.

  • Bespoke support face to face - call the UFA for more information
  • Remote support - call the UFA for more information
  • Train the trainer programmes to enable you to train others to run specific activities for example: Peer Tutor training
  • Bespoke training days - call the UFA for more information
  • National training the trainer residential, an introduction to training others - call the UFA for more information

 

Running activities for young people

Training for adults to deliver the activities. (Can be aimed at practitioners or non practitioners). Young people's activities are also supported by a range of certification and accredited qualifications for young people.

  • Peer Tutors
  • Super Learning Days
  • Summer Challenges
  • After school/breakfast clubs
  • Revision activities
  • Student Leadership (KS3 , KS4 & KS5) (price on request)
  • Getting Connected (price on request)

Resources: Training Programmes - Teaching and learning

Resources: Training Programmes - Running activities for young people

Resources: Training Programmes - Extended learning

Resources: Training Programmes - Advice and guidance

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