Junior Leaders

Our story Junior Leaders prepares the next generation for success in a fast-changing world. Established in 2019, Junior Leaders aims to provide young people relevant skills and advice to do well at school, further education, work and life. Junior Leaders aim to provide a friendly, safe and inclusive club for young people to both learn and have fun. Founder & Managing Director James Woodley lives in London and is a parent of two secondary school students. James started his career as an Army Officer before working in Financial Services. Most recently he has worked for two start-up FinTech companies. He has led and participated in several hiking and mountaineering expeditions in North America, Europe and Asia. He holds the following qualifications and memberships: BA(Hons) Politics & Government Executive MBA Ofsted Recognised Paediatric First Aid (12 Hour) Emergency First Aid at Work Designated Safeguarding Officer qualification Member of the British Mountaineering Council He is responsible for devising the training programme and ensuring that all adult supervisors have been DBS checked, briefed on safeguarding policies and hold relevant qualifications.