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UJIA in the UK

UJIA Israel Experience is our flagship programme, connecting young Jewish people to their heritage and heartland. We fund Summer Tour, Gap Years and Birthright.

Every year more than 2,500 of our young people visit Israel on a dedicated educational programme. In conjunction with this, we run the UJIA Jewish Life Education Centre (JLEC), the home of informal Jewish education. We provide resources for inspiring young people to engage with Jewish life, heritage and Israel. We work with the Jewish Youth Movements and the Union of Jewish Students (UJS).

We also fund a number of young adult educational initiatives including Limmud. Our educational work in the UK also includes our Educational Leadership programme, developing a complete programme of Jewish education through teacher training, curriculum and professional development of the very highest standard.

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Initial Teacher Training

UJIA is a major funder of teacher training for day and supplementary schools across the community. The UK is one of very few world Jewish Communities that is training sufficient numbers of new teachers for the community's day schools even as the number of Jewish students continues to grow.

Israel Experience Bursaries

Each year, approximately 2,200 young British Jews visit Israel on both short (3 weeks) and long (5 months-1 year) Israel programmes. UJIA awards means-tested bursaries that allow hundreds of young people the opportunity to participate in the educational experience of a lifetime.

Israel Experience Training

The key to the success of our Israel Experience programmes is the quality of the staff (madrichim) that accompany the groups for the duration of their visit. These young adults attend a rigorous training programme in both the UK and Israel in the months leading up to the tour.

Jewish Curriculum Partnership (JCP)

The JCP is a new UJIA initiative that will transform the landscape of Jewish day school provision in the community. Having built Jewish schools and developed teacher training programmes, it is only in the area of curriculum that the UK Jewish community is markedly deficient.

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UJIA fact No. 14

JCP

The Jewish Curriculum Partnership (JCP) is a path-breaking new initiative of UJIA

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