Campus

Full-time students will spend every morning in classroom session between 9.30am and 1.00pm. This is a dynamic mixture of lectures, seminars and other sessions. Twice a week all our students gather together for a powerful service with worship and word. On Thursday mornings the class splits three ways into our pastoral and community, worship and youth electives.

Our modern and well equipped campus provides students with a great learning environment. This included spacious classrooms, a café and library. Our onsite daycare, which is registered with Ofsted, has discounted rates for students. Visit www.littlechampionsdaycare.co.uk for more info.

Church

As an Academy student you are not only part of the course for a year, you become an integral part of Abundant Life Church. Each week there is so much more to get involved in than just attending classes and learning in lectures.

During afternoon and evenings students serve in a variety of different ministries across the church as part of their weekly service skills. Wednesday evenings are worship team rehearsal for musicians, singers and dancers. Every fortnight we have life groups that meet across our city and we encourage all students to join a group. Friday night is Youth for all those on the youth elective and ID, our 18-30 young adults ministry.

Sunday services are at 10.30am and 6.00pm in Bradford and 7.00pm in Leeds. Every weekend students are involved in making church happen through serving in ministries like hosting, hospitality, car park, kids church and worship team. When we host our Xcel, Stronger and Cherish conferences all the students are involved in helping pull off these life-changing events.

City

A boom-town of the industrial revolution, Bradford has entered the 21st century as a vibrant multicultural centre. As a small city it has a friendly feel, is easy to get around and cheap to live in! Only 20 minutes drive away from Bradford is Leeds, one of the fastest growing and most exciting cities in the UK.

Just north of Bradford are the world famous Yorkshire dales, an area of incredible natural beauty full of quaint little villages and towns. So whether you enjoy fast paced city life, shopping, entertainment or relaxing country scenery our surrounding area has something to offer everyone.

Accommodation

We understand that making the right accommodation arrangements is a really key part to having a successful time at the Academy. Whilst it is ultimately the students responsibility to arrange their own accommodation, we will try and help as much as we can to find a suitable property. The first place we recommend that you go to look for a house is this website: www.leadershipacademyhousing.co.uk. This site contains information about housing that is owned by landlords either in the church or known to the Academy faculty.

Costs

Depending on the standard of housing that you are going to be living in, a typical room in a shared house will cost around £250 per month. This figure will not usually include any additional bills that you will need to pay such as gas, electricity, water and television license. If you are a family looking to rent a house, a typical price for a furnished 2-bedroom house will be about £500 per month. Most landlords will require you pay a deposit or bond amount and one month's rent in advance. The deposit is usually equal to one months rent and will be returned to you when you move out of the property.

Working

To help offset some of these costs, most students will opt to work part-time at some point during the year. If you manage your time well you can work up to 25 hours a week. Bradford is a large city and students find a wide variety of employment ranging from café and restaurant work to retail, customer service or call centre work.