UK Registered Charity No: 1181399
Who Are WYLA?
We at The Westside Young Leaders Academy (WYLA), which is a part of
Young Leaders Academy (YLA), aim to create a success pipeline for young black people as a representation of a positive future vision. We manifest the genius that resides within young men and women for leadership; building character, academic excellence, personal resilience, humility, and a resolute sense of purpose. Our mission is to deliver programmes that prepare young people for that future – creating leaders of character who are grounded in their communities and confident in their abilities.
WYLA is made up of African, Caribbean and Dual Heritage boys and girls, from age 8 - 16 years old.
Let's Raise The Next Generation Of Leaders Together!
The goals of The Westside Young Leaders Academy are to instill the tenets of success in our leaders at an early age, creating an awareness and understanding of the opportunities that exist for their lives.
The Academy provides consistent motivation to encourage our young leaders to stay focused and to pursue those opportunities with passion.
To learn more about how you can support our future leaders, please click below.
Our Directors & Mentors bring decades of experience across multiple industries, including law, education, financial services, accounting and business to the Academy together with a passion that is unmatched. We are committed to the betterment of the next generation and have great partnerships in our professional and personal networks. This enables all of our young leaders to benefit from our expertise plus our Mentoring Plus Scheme, granting our children access to knowledge, contacts and opportunities that will further their success and our collective mission.
We Thank You For Supporting Our Mission!
You can make regular donations or set up a standing order to WYLA using our Young Leaders Academy Details:
Account Holder: Young Leaders Academy Ltd
Bank Name: Barclays Bank PLC
Sort Code: 20-76-90
Account Number:
93305627
"Without question, WYLA has helped my children to understand their future options in employment and beyond! I am very grateful that my children are exposed to so many positive examples of Black People doing great things now!"
"The biggest change that I have seen since my son has been attending WYLA, is his pride and confidence in himself has grown, and his level of focus has greatly improved!"
"A massive thank you to everyone in our WYLA family!"
NRCSE Award
WYLA were awarded the Quality Mark from the National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education in April 2020.
The Quality Mark includes:
Governance training and revision of all the school’s policies and procedures to ensure that provision is both safe and effective
Preparation of a portfolio of evidence which has been scrutinised by experts in the fields of education and community sector management.
Observational visits of classes in action by a professional supplementary schools’ mentor and a witness report detailing the learning environment, teaching taking place, assessment of the school’s planning, including evaluation and community engagement.
