What's in it for you?

• The Urban Academy offers a range of courses and workshops including basic skills such as literacy and numeracy, as well as life skills and creative art-based skills. Some programmes are specially designed around individual learners. One to one support is also available.

• Sessions are delivered in small discussion-based and interactive groups which take into consideration levels of literacy and numeracy.

• Sessions are planned to allow young people to be able to engage and succeed every time.

• A certificate is awarded for each course or workshop completed.

• Course content takes into consideration experiences and skills already gained from inner city environments.

• Attendance is initially for as long as can be tolerated within a day and can be gradually increased.

• Educational and personal support is provided by key workers, learning mentors and other professionals.

What Alex says…

"The Urban Academy has done and will continue to surpass all expectations as it delivers more to society than any other organisation that I know of. For instance what other educational places for young people will put in time and effort to help a student get to university, pay for driving lessons and sort out housing? In fact, you will be hard pressed to find any setting that will have half of Kids Company's capability. But, saying that, this place is only just starting to see its potential. The fact is that the catalyst for kids is determination for a better life in the urban environment and hopefully it will make a wider impact on the whole community. All I mean is why have a youth club if it is not based on the Kids Company way? Because the Kids company way is the future."

Alex Mitchell

Aaron Amos
Alex Mitchell
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Daniel Walker
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