Alpha in Schools helps young people explore faith in a safe and relevant way, right in their everyday environment.
Schools are one of the most influential places in a young person’s life. They are where friendships are formed, questions are asked, and big decisions are made. For many students, school may be the only place they feel safe to talk about life and faith. Alpha in Schools equips chaplains, teachers, and students to create that safe space through the Alpha Youth Series and Life Essentials – a series of shorter, pre-Alpha videos for teenagers.
Why Run Alpha in Your School?
Our schools are full of young people with big questions, and Alpha helps them explore faith where they already are.
Every teacher, chaplain, and youth leader knows the potential of schools to shape lives. They are places of influence and opportunity, but also places where many students wrestle with identity, meaning, and purpose.
Alpha provides a simple, safe, and Spirit-led way to bring the Gospel into that context. It helps students discover belonging, encounter Jesus, and grow as leaders who can impact their peers.
As one student shared after running Alpha at school, “We started Alpha with just a few friends and some pizza. By the end, people who had never talked about faith were sharing openly about Jesus. Now, some of them want to run Alpha themselves.”
Alpha in Schools doesn’t just reach students. It helps build a culture of prayer, invitation, and discipleship across the wider school community.
Alpha is flexible and can run in chaplaincy groups, lunchtime clubs, or after-school gatherings. It's 100% free.
Sessions follow the same simple structure as every Alpha – connection, content, and conversation – but can be tailored for the school setting.
Grab free resources to help you run your best Alpha in MyAlpha
Find a template for a letter to your Principal, team building guides, prayer guides, a cheat sheet for student-led Alpha, and more when you register your Alpha.
Stories from Alpha in Schools
Alpha Youth Series
Real talk. Big questions. No judgment. Designed for today’s generation, the Alpha Youth Series combines cinematic storytelling, honest questions, and authentic discussion. It helps young people explore faith, meaning, and purpose together.
Life Essentials by Alpha Youth
Short videos to spark conversation. Life Essentials is a fresh video series created by Alpha Youth to explore the big topics young people face – purpose, identity, and belonging – through short, honest, and engaging films made for conversation.
Meet the Alpha Youth Team
