Učitel naživo

What Učitel naživo does

Učitel naživo is a Czech non-profit organization founded in 2016 as an initiative within the Depositum Bonum Foundation and headquartered in Prague 10 - Vršovice. The organization develops and delivers training, leadership, and evaluation programs for teachers, headteachers, and aspiring educators in the Czech Republic, with a stated mission to modernize Czech education. Its core offerings consist of Teach Live, a two-year accredited supplementary teacher training program for individuals transitioning into teaching in non-selective state schools; Lead Live, a two-year pedagogical leadership development program for school directors and deputy heads; and Leaders for Leaders (Lídři lídrům), a regional education leadership program delivered in partnership with JOB association. The organization also operates the VEPVU self-assessment software tool for evaluating teacher skills and publishes advocacy materials targeting legislative change in Czech education.

The organization employs approximately 50 staff and maintains a professional community of 200+ graduates, students, and accompanying teachers. Its programs are differentiated by a pedagogical leadership focus, hands-on practical training in challenging school environments, and international knowledge transfer from partners including the NYC Leadership Academy, NYC Department of Education, Bank Street College of Education, and the Wallace Foundation. Teach Live places students in non-selective state schools where at least 15% of pupils come from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, with continuous support from six professional roles including university tutor, mentor teacher, expert teacher, mentor, subject lecturer, and peer student. The Lead Live curriculum places children's learning and well-being at the center of leadership development rather than emphasizing administrative management.

Učitel naživo operates as a donation-funded non-profit (zapsaný ústav under Czech law) with no publicly disclosed pricing or direct revenue from program participants. Funding comes from a diversified donor base including foundations (Nadace České spořitelny, Villum Fonden, Nadace RSJ, Nadace ČEZ), corporate donors (Pale Fire Capital, JetBrains, FTMO), and individual donors. The organization has set a 2030 target of substantively impacting 20,000 teachers and 1,000 headteachers, and an IDEA think-tank study projections cited by the organization value the cumulative contribution of improved teacher quality to Czech GDP at 54 billion CZK by 2100. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, combining direct training delivery, alumni networks, expert commentary in professional media, public events, podcast appearances, and advocacy for systemic education reform.

Name

Učitel naživo

Legal name

Učitel naživo, zařízení pro další vzdělávání pedagogických pracovníků, z. ú.

Website

https://ucitelnazivo.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Učitel naživo is a Czech non-profit that develops and delivers accredited teacher training and school leadership programs, including Teach Live, Lead Live, and Leaders for Leaders, serving aspiring teachers, headteachers, and Czech state schools with donation-funded operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher and School Leadership Professional Development Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative Teacher Certification & Licensure Programs (EDAHAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Teacher Professional Development & In-Service Training Institutes (EDAHAFAM), Teacher Training, Professional Development & Education Leadership (BPADAKAC)

Keywords

• Teacher training programs
• School leadership development
• Professional development education
• Pedagogical leadership training
• Education nonprofit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vrsovice

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a non-profit organization (z. ú.), Učitel naživo is primarily funded through donations from foundations, companies, and individuals, as well as grant funding from various financial partners.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Učitel naživo delivers accredited two-year vocational training programs for aspiring and unqualified teachers (Teach Live) and school leadership development programs for headteachers and deputy heads (Lead Live, Leaders for Leaders) in the Czech Republic. Programs combine in-person training, mentorship in real classrooms, regional peer communities, and rigorous impact evaluation to improve teacher quality and children's learning outcomes.

Product overview

Učitel naživo is a non-profit educational organization that offers a portfolio of teacher and school leader training programs, not a technology product platform. The core offerings consist of: (1) Teach Live (Učitel naživo) — a two-year accredited supplementary teacher training program for aspiring mainstream school teachers; (2) Lead Live (Ředitel naživo) — a two-year pedagogical leadership development program for school directors and deputy heads; (3) Leaders for Leaders (Lídři lídrům) — a regional educational leadership program for headteachers and deputies, delivered in partnership with JOB association; and (4) Provázející učitel naživo — a companion teacher program with methodological materials. The organization also publishes evaluation reports, studies, and advocacy materials, and maintains alumni communities for program graduates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Teach Live: A two-year vocational training programme for teachers who intend to teach in mainstream schools but lack formal teaching qualification. Accredited as Supplementary Teacher Training.
• Lead Live
• Lídři lídrům
• Provázející učitel naživo

Products and services

• Teach Live (Učitel naživo) A two-year accredited Supplementary Teacher Training programme for individuals intending to teach in mainstream Czech state schools but lacking formal teaching qualifications. Students are placed in non-selective schools with at least 15% socially disadvantaged pupils and receive continuous support from a student care team including a university tutor, mentor teacher, expert teacher, subject lecturer, mentor, and peer student.
• Lead Live (Ředitel naživo) A two-year innovative development program for school leadership, designed in collaboration with NYC Leadership Academy, NYC Department of Education, Bank Street College of Education and the Wallace Foundation. Pairs of school leadership staff (directors and deputies) participate together, focusing on pedagogical leadership, building learning communities, and improving children's learning and well-being.
• Leaders for Leaders (Lídři lídrům) An educational program for headteachers, their deputies, and other education stakeholders to strengthen and advance school leadership across Czech regions. Delivered in partnership with JOB - an association dedicated to innovation, it cultivates pedagogical leadership, fosters regional learning communities, and trains facilitation, mentoring, and guiding skills.
• Provázející učitel naživo A companion teacher program providing methodological materials, including the 'Společně na praxi' video series and competency frameworks, to support cooperating/mentor teachers who guide student teachers during their practical training placements.
• VEPVU - Teacher Skills Self-Assessment Software (Sebehodnoticí software učitelských dovedností) A publicly available self-assessment software tool for evaluating teacher skills, developed with TAČR support. Includes student self-assessment, educator evaluations, and pupil feedback questionnaires for use by teachers, students, and graduates of teacher training.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates' results are well above Czech standard and in some respects comparable to world's best education systems
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JOB - Association for InnovationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for the 'Lídři lídrům' (Leaders for Leaders) program. JOB co-implements regional education leadership activities, fostering pedagogical leadership across Czech regions.
• NYC Leadership AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational knowledge partner consulted in the design of the Lead Live program for school leadership development.
• Bank Street College of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational education expert institution consulted for Lead Live program design.
• The Wallace FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational foundation providing know-how and expertise for school leadership program development.
• PAQ ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch organization collaborating on data collection and analysis about the Czech education system.
• STEMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute collaborating on surveys and research about teachers and school leaders.
• KalibrominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation research organization partnering on evaluation and research activities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Generation: Global non-profit offering short, employer-aligned training programs into professions facing talent shortages — comparable training-to-employment model targeting an underserved labor segment.

Broad incumbents

• New Teacher Center: US non-profit specializing in teacher induction, mentoring, and instructional coaching — directly comparable to the mentor-heavy, practical-placement design of Teach Live.
• Teach For All: Global network of independent country programs (including Teach For Czechia) that recruit and train non-traditional teachers for under-resourced schools — closely comparable mission and teacher-pipeline model to Teach Live.
• Teach First: UK-based charity that places high-graduate graduates into low-income schools and runs a leadership development pathway, mirroring Učitel naživo's combination of teacher training and leadership development.

Regional players

• EDUin: Czech education think tank and advocacy platform working on Czech K–12 system reform — adjacent comparator on policy advocacy and research dissemination, though not a direct training provider.
• The New School for Leadership in Education: European-style principal preparation and school leadership development providers that operate in CEE / broader Europe; relevant as regional alternative to Lead Live.

Direct peers

• Leading Educators: US non-profit that partners with school systems to develop teacher and school leader capacity — analogous to Lead Live's pedagogical-leadership cohort model.
• Teach For Czechia (Učitelé do škol / Teach For Czechia partner program): Czech affiliate under Teach For All network recruiting career-changers into teaching roles in disadvantaged schools — directly competes for the same aspiring-teacher segment in Czech Republic.
• Relay Graduate School of Education: US alternative teacher certification and school leadership program operator; comparable as an accredited pathway for non-traditional teachers and aspiring principals.

Others

• Khan Academy: Large-scale free education platform with growing teacher/parent tools — relevant as a benchmark for technology-enabled scaling, though not a direct competitor in in-person teacher training.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNTDrR_BfeYZ_Qr1vthabvA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ucitelnazivo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ucitel-nazivo
• Instagraminstagram.com/ucitelnazivo

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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