Our Academic Leaders were involved in the Pitch Perfect public speaking workshop with Young Leaders Academy. They learnt breathing strategies, strategies for structuring a speech, tips for keeping their audience engaged, as well as getting involved in a variety of different speaking games. It was great to see our students talking with passion and confidence about a variety of topics and supporting their peers through any nerves using the strategies that they had learnt. It was great to see both quiet and confident boys having a go at public speaking in front of the group, and hopefully you will see the boys contributing and presenting in class with greater self- awareness in the coming weeks.
OFSTED Aligned Student Leadership Pilot Scheme
Open to 10 UK schools only. First-come-first-served. An opportunity to secure FREE Student Leadership Awards for Your School
Registration Form
What happens next?
If you’ve been successful in joining the pilot a member of the Young Leaders Academy team will be in touch to complete the process and organise your On Boarding & Teacher Training.
Please note that by completing the form you will be put forward to our panel who will decide which schools will be granted access to this pilot.
If successful you will be contacted by our friendly staff and they will guide you through the next steps to register your school and your students.
*IMPORTANT* we will not chase schools or school representatives. We will contact you once ONLY by phone or email and if you do not reply within 3 working days we will allocate your space to another school.
Pilot Registration Form
Who Is Eligible To Deliver The YLA Awards?
Are You Eligible?
All UK educational establishments and community groups are eligible to deliver our Awards.
So if you’re an independent or community school, sixth form, college or youth organisation, you are automatically eligible to be considered for this pilot.
- Independent Schools
- Community Schools
- Sixth Forms
- Colleges
- Youth Organisations
Which Age Groups?
We recommend the minimum age is 8 years old (Year 4). Please use the guide below but check individual Awards for clarification.
Pitch Perfect
Ages 8-14
Tenner Challenge
Ages 8-12
Reach for the Stars
Ages 8-14
Community Heroes
Ages 8-11
How To Deliver
With our online Learning Centre, delivering a Young Leaders Academy Award is now easier then ever.
It’s a simple and effective process that makes delivering our Awards sustainable. Plus each member of your staff that delivers an Award gets free training and support.
Here’s how it works:Â Â
- Registration
- Staff On Boarding / Training Session
- Delivery
- Certification
- Impact
Accreditation
Our Awards are quality assured and accredited by Open Awards, an OFQUAL registered accreditation authority in the UK.
Each Young Leaders Academy Award carries the nationally recognised Badge Of Excellence quality assurance.
Every student who achieves a Young Leaders Academy Award receives a digital certificate issued by us. Printed certificates can also be sent for a small fee.
Assessment
To ensure the integrity of our Awards a small sample of your students Learner Records will be assessed by our Quality Assurance team before the issuance of certificates.
Open Awards Accredited
The Awards emphasize teamwork, communication, and responsibility, with an array of modules that teach essential skills such as session planning, event management, and behavioural guidance. The children are able to develop their confidence, self esteem, communication, problem solving skills, creativity skills, teamwork skills and conflict resolution skills.
Emma Perkins
Deputy Head Teacher
Are we really giving children the 'how to' in public speaking? How to use their voice, use gestures, tone of voice, pitch and pace. Are they (children) being clear, concise and coherent in their communication? We have been using the Pitch Perfect program since last year and continue this year with 30+ students. It gives us a clear framework to work to.
Naim Shabbir
Deputy Head Teacher
The ‘Reach for the Stars’ sports leader award has transformed our playground. Before the Sports Leaders were at odds on what to do. Now they’re excited and have a whole library of activities and the playground is buzzing because of it.
John Littler
Head Teacher
A fantastic program, delivered with dedication and commitment. It was areal benefit to our young people and our community. Thank you!
J. Ali
Parent
I echo what's been said. The investment that Young Leaders Academy have put in can't be put in to words and I look forward to more of these types of programs