Agnes Wade Launches Confidence Academy for Children and Teens in Kent, Sevenoaks

For Agnes Wade, confidence has always been about much more than appearance.

Throughout her journey in fashion, modelling and mentoring, she has experienced first-hand how posture, presence, self-belief and the courage to be seen can influence the way a person approaches not only the runway, but life itself.

Now, Agnes Wade wants to bring those lessons to a younger generation.

The Agnes Wade Confidence Academy is launching in Kent with monthly classes for children and teenagers aged 5 to 16, combining confidence-building, communication, posture, movement and self-expression in a supportive and inclusive environment.

The Academy represents a natural evolution of Agnes Wade’s work.

Over the years, Agnes has developed an international career that has included fashion shows, more than 100 magazine covers, mentoring programmes, runway coaching and work with aspiring models from different backgrounds.

But alongside the achievements came a growing understanding of what people often need before technique, opportunity or recognition: confidence.

For Agnes, the runway became more than a place to model clothes. It became a space where people could learn to stand taller, make eye contact, control their movement, manage nerves and become more comfortable with being seen.

These skills are particularly relevant during childhood and adolescence.

Young people are growing up in an environment where comparison, appearance and social media can have an increasing influence on how they see themselves. Agnes believes that confidence should therefore be developed early, before insecurity has the opportunity to become a limitation.

The Confidence Academy is not designed only for children who want to become models.

Its purpose is broader.

Through age-appropriate activities inspired by runway training and personal development, participants will be encouraged to improve posture, communication, presentation and body awareness while developing their own individuality.

A child learning how to enter a room confidently is also developing skills that can help at school. A teenager learning how to communicate clearly and maintain eye contact is building tools that may later support interviews, presentations and professional situations.

Most importantly, they are learning that confidence does not come from becoming somebody else.

It comes from becoming more comfortable with who they already are.

This philosophy reflects the wider Agnes Wade brand, which has consistently focused on empowerment, inclusivity, resilience and individuality.

The Academy also marks an important new chapter in Agnes’ work.

After years of building her own path in fashion, she increasingly sees teaching and mentoring as a responsibility: an opportunity to pass forward the lessons she had to learn through experience.

“I want young people to understand that confidence is something they can develop. It is not about being the loudest person in the room or looking a certain way. It is about knowing how to carry yourself and believing that you belong there.”

The Agnes Wade Confidence Academy will take place through monthly sessions in Kent, welcoming children and teenagers aged 5 to 16.

At its heart is a simple idea: confidence is not something young people should have to wait until adulthood to discover.

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