Watch a video introduction from our WFA Lead Mentor Adrian Benn
WFA is an inclusive group mentoring programme that puts kindness, equity, and belonging at the heart of your school community. Best of all – It’s led by children, for children with limited impact on teacher time!
WFA is a simple, affordable way to bring group peer learning into your school with very little demand on staff time. With an annual membership subscription, your school will receive everything it needs to get started and keep going.
As a WFA member school, you’ll have full access to our easy-to-use online portal. Inside, you’ll find a range of inspiring, high-quality videos and downloadable resources – delivered by Adrian Benn, our brilliant WFA Lead Educator.
With Adrian’s expert guidance, via a series of pre-recorded training videos, your mentors will go on to lead workshops with their peers exploring big ideas such as healthy relationships, positive communication and wellbeing.
Adrian has been a cornerstone of Bigfoot Arts Education for nearly 20 years, serving as our Senior Arts Educator with unwavering passion and dedication His contributions are countless, but most notably, he has played a pivotal role in shaping some of our most impactful programmes in areas such as Anti-Racism, Knife Crime Prevention, Black British History & teacher training.
Adrian has a remarkable gift for connecting with children, inspiring them to express themselves with confidence and creativity. His ability to unlock potential and build self-belief is nothing short of extraordinary. It’s no surprise that he’s cherished by thousands of children and teachers across the country. We couldn’t think of anyone better to lead our WFA programme.
As our WFA Lead Educator, Adrian is wholeheartedly committed to ensuring that every WFA mentor is fully equipped with the tools, knowledge, and inspiration they need to empower pupils in your school year after year. We are incredibly proud to have him at the helm of this exciting journey.
The WFA consists of four modules. Each module includes a training video, delivered by Adrian Benn, for both teachers and mentors to be able to successfully launch the sessions, along with downloadable workshop plans and printable resources.
There is no particular order to complete the modules, nor any timescale in which to deliver them. This is all abo
How to be a good griend
How to be a good griend
How to disagree respectfully
How to have difficult conversations
All fees are subject to VAT
Small school
1-180 pupils
Medium school
181-360 pupils
Large school
361+ pupils
Standard WFA Yearly Membership (12 Months)
Lifetime WFA
Early Adapter
(Pay when you can afford)