1920 Educators providing Courses in London

The People Speak

the people speak

London

The People Speak CIC inspires communities to be creative and provides training and opportunities to people in East London. The company’s activities will provide benefit to all of the various community groups in East London and beyond, by creating an inclusive, non-judgemental, non-hierarchical space for inter and intra community dialogue. We seek to promote creative dialogue between people of all ages, classes, genders, ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds.  The company’s activities primarily benefit local community groups in Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Newham. We work with people of all ages, classes, genders, cultural and religious backgrounds that live side-by-side in these boroughs. Through formats like Talkaoke – a pop-up talkshow – we promote speaking, listening and exchange of ideas and perspectives between these groups, helping to strengthen community cohesion and dialogue and supporting creative and collaborative initiatives, which positively impact their neighbourhoods. We work with a wide range of organisations and charities to deliver our activities nationally, including facilitating community consultation to inform local cultural, community and placemaking strategies. What we do: Provide creative and interactive group activities for the communities in Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham and the wider UK by using a multi-arts approach, technology and creative facilitation; including online events Facilitate regular discussion forums such as Talkaoke – the pop-up talk show; Facilitate community consultation to inform local, cultural, community and placemaking strategies; Provide open-door creative support for people who come to our premises in Aberfeldy Street, Poplar Provide training and opportunities to local young people and emerging creatives. Benefits to the community: Supporting local participants to learn new skills creatively explore their interest and meet people outside of their usual lived experience, Providing activities and events that are free for all communities to access, Strengthening community cohesion through running events and activities that bring all sections of the community together, Empowering people from across communities by ensuring their voices and ideas are listened to and reflected in plans that directly impact where they live, Developing diverse and disadvantaged young people and emerging creatives’ skills, particularly around facilitation and listening, digital and live production and delivery.

The Film and Video Workshop

the film and video workshop

London

The Film and Video Workshop is an educational charity founded in June 1997 by Simon Oatley. Our objective is the education of adults, children and young people in the art of film, video and other types of media. We aim to work particularly with those people who are in need by reason of disability, age or economic circumstance. The company has grown steadily since its formation and is now the largest producer of child and young people directed moving image work in the United Kingdom. Many of the films we have helped produce have been shown in international film festivals and some have won prestigious awards. Each year we work with approximately 1000 film makers and produce some 300 films. Past clients include Tate modern, Tate Britain, The National Portrait Gallery, Arts Council, Film London, Film Council, Skillset, Cartoon Museum, Learning and Skills Council, Tribal Education, London Development Agency, ten of the London councils, BBC, Channel 4 and Nickelodeon. Recent premiere screenings have been held at the London Imax Cinema and the Odeon West End. In addition we provide adult training, specialising in the creative use of digital technology. The current courses selection includes four video production courses, stop motion, animation techniques, after effects, Avid and FCP. We subsidise a selection of introduction courses to enable people to start filmmaking as well as provide CPD for professionals. All our courses have a 40% reduction for concessions. The media centre is open 6 days a week with over 80 weekly users. The company is managed by an unpaid board of directors to whom we are very grateful for their long standing support. They are: Jan Pitt — (Chair) Director of Commercial Publications – ABC Andy Doyle — Director of STA bikes Kate Middleton – Drama Therapist Rob Humphreys — Author for Rough Guides (London, Scotland, Prague, Vienna +) Cary Bazalgette – Freelance media specialist (ex Head of Education at BFI) Brian Bench – Headteacher at Hungerford School Paul Callaghan – Manager at Discover Stratford (ex manager at filmworkshop for 7 years Our office is based in a purpose built media studio in the playground of Hungerford School, the majority of our work takes place off site. The building has full disabled access.

Meliora Advisory

meliora advisory

London

Tony Cotrupe brings over 30 years of experience in business valuations, investment banking, economic consulting, and private equity to Meliora Advisors. Tony began his career at Ernst & Young in its Financial Services Group, where he performed pre- and post-transaction valuations for companies in a variety of industries. He was also an economist in E&Y’s International Services Office, where he provided economic consulting services to multinational corporations for transfer pricing, strategic planning, cross-border transactions, and litigation support. From 2003 to 2006, Tony was a Director at Huron Consulting Group where he was responsible for Huron’s New York Financial Valuation Group. Tony led a team focusing on financial valuations for public and private companies. From 2006 to 2008, Tony was Senior Vice President at Paramax Corporation, a middle-market M&A advisory firm in Upstate NY focusing on middle market M&A and other advisory engagements. At Paramax, Tony also led the corporate advisory and valuation services efforts. Tony worked for eight years at J.P. Morgan Securities (formerly Chemical and Chase Securities), first as an investment banker in the Emerging Markets Investment Banking Group, where he structured debt and equity transactions for corporations in Brazil. Tony then started and ran the Private Equity Group within JPM’s Global Private Bank, where he sourced, structured, and executed venture capital and buyout transactions for high net worth clients worldwide. Tony also led the private equity fundraising effort, raising capital for large buyout firms including The Blackstone Group. After J.P. Morgan, Tony joined Gerard Klauer Mattison (GKM) as a Private Equity Fund consultant, providing fundraising and fund management for a fund of funds focused on venture capital and buyout investments. In 2009, Tony formed Meliora Advisors, LLC, a corporate advisory and consulting firm. Meliora Advisors has successfully executed projects in a broad array of industries, including: Aerospace, Biotechnology, Business Services, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Healthcare, Heavy Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals , Power/Electricity, Robotics HealthTech. Tony holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Economics, both from the University of Rochester. He is a CFA Charter holder and a member of the CFA Institute. He has spoken at conferences and taught classes on valuation, M&A, and private equity.

Autism Voice

autism voice

London

Autism Voice is a parent-driven not for profit organization set up in 2013, by parents of an autistic child who struggled to get acceptance and recognition from members of their community in South London. Autism Voice aims to end stigma and discrimination attached to Autism. Our VISION Autism Voice envisions a society in which people with autism and co-occurring conditions and their families are supported by a society that works to ensure they can live with dignity, participate in a quality of life, and strive for a brighter future. Our MISSION Autism is still poorly understood by many people in different communities in the UK. Our mission is to educate the public about the condition, give and advocate for support and protection of people within the spectrum and help in enhancing autistic people and their families to live a happy and fulfilling lives. Our Values Reliable (always doing what we say we will) Excellence (striving for excellence and quality) Honesty (in all our dealings and maintaining the highest integrity) Equality (all stakeholders are respected) Culture of learning (we value learning and feedback for service improvement) Forward thinking (endurance and innovation in our practice) From these core values, we ensure: Integrity and respect in reputation Innovation and excellence in practice A positive and passionate organization Inspiring leadership Consistency and endurance in adversity Goals Be the association and voice for Autism in the Black Asian and Minority Ethnic community in the UK. Forge a better cultural understanding between the autistic community in BAME and professionals. Work in partnership with a range of voluntary, private, and statutory agencies to improve access to services for autistic people and their families. Encourage research into Autism in the BAME community. A better understanding of ASC particularly among members of the BAME community in the UK. People with ASC from mainly the BAME community having access to relevant services. Autistic children having access to appropriate intervention, services and resources immediately following diagnosis. People with ASC and their families have transition plans that result in more independent adult life that is meaningful to the individual. Individuals with ASC will have effective interventions, services and supports throughout their lifetime.

Global Centre Of Resource Development

global centre of resource development

London

We are passionate about supporting our candidates to fulfil their aim and develop potential and skills to achieve their career aspirations. We are a private registered UK based organisation and working in partnership with universities, colleges and education specialists in the UK, we recruit, market and deliver a range of programmes from foundation level, to undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. All designed to support our students’ future career aspirations. Philosophy Approach Working in Partnership with GCRD Corporate Social Responsibility Our Services Courses Universities Student Finance - Furthermore we are also registered as Apprenticeship Training Agency, recruiting potential apprentices to work in reputable organisation in building their career. At the heart of everything that we do, whether for our partners, candidates or internally with our organisation, the core essence and the desire is to do the right thing for our clients, our people and our community and built our reputation. This ethos is at the centre of a strong set of values. We set ourselves the highest standards, bringing rigour to everything we do. This means being thorough and clear, not taking things at face value, and distilling complexity into simple messages. Our people also take an upbeat view of the world, looking for the good in situations, and don’t give up when situations become difficult. Instead, they roll their sleeves up and get stuck in on the client’s behalf. At the same time our consultants are always looking to both themselves and their clients to achieve more, whilst remaining pragmatic and realistic in creating strategies and programmes that can be implemented and will have lasting benefit. Acting with integrity is important to us. Our consultants are encouraged to speak their minds, even if it means giving unwelcome feedback - and many clients welcome the plain speaking advice they get. We also believe that decisions should be transparent, free of personal bias or hidden agendas. We concentrate purely and absolutely on providing objective, unambiguous advice to our clients. As a completely independent consultancy, with no commercial ties or alliances, our consultants are free to focus solely on their clients’ success.

Silicon Advanced Solutions

silicon advanced solutions

London

Silicon is an organization driven by Professional team who are passionate about finding ways to deliver state of art ICT Solutions to fulfill growing market needs in Libya. We are convinced by one thing: that if we deliver value to our customers, we will all win in the long run. For this reason, we wake-up every day trying to find new ways to empower our clients with IT solutions that increase their business productivities through best-practices, new technologies and innovations that help our customers gain an edge in their business. We know that if we fulfill on these objectives our performance will speak for itself and convince you that Silicon is the best business partner for your ICT needs. Our Mission Our mission has long been to be the professional ICT firm that provides local market professional services such as consultancy, design and delivery of ICT solutions of reliable hardware, software, service and support. We have achieved this goal by forming long term relationships with both client compa- nies and organizations, and by addressing the specific needs of each with the utmost integrity, honesty and professionalism. We work to make the complex understandable to our customers by introducing new technologies to them and marketing the benefits in addition to sending regular mail- ing, and conducting month to month meeting, where we offer a workshop, seminars and training. We act in an advisory role to our client that will enable them to maintain a rewarding working environment, achieve their goals by optimizing their corporate. Silicon Engineering Solution will continue to maintain strong growth as a pro- vider of high quality professional services to our clients. Our Engineers are specialists with years of experience. They are vender certified such Microsoft & Cisco. A distinction that helps to ensure our quality. We strive to consistently be perceived as a firm that is professional, trustworthy, accurate, and timely. Silicon Engineering Solution offers the innovate approach to client needs to reach their business goals. Silicon Engineering Solution will continue to build on the qualities that have made us the professional IT company that our customers and partners have come to trust.

Ellie Finch Counselling Consultancy And Training

ellie finch counselling consultancy and training

London

We are an accredited, private education provider that operates international colleges, English language centres across the UK, Europe, North America and an online learning platform to create life-enhancing experiences for students worldwide. Founded in 1991, we have been delivering international education students for 31 years. Today, our courses help over 50,000 UK and international students achieve academic success every year. Students can join us for every stage of their academic journey. Our Group is home to five University Partnerships across the UK and Europe, and six English Language schools across Canada, USA and the UK. Our History Oxford International Education Group was founded in 1991 as ISIS Education and Travel by David Brown and Robert Darell. The company started operating outbound tours for UK University students through the academic year from September to June. During the summer, we established summer English languages courses for international students. To gain financing to grow the business, the Founders turned to the Prince’s Trust, one of the UK’s most successful youth charities. The Trust offered David and Robert a £5,000 loan and two mentors to help see the business through the next stage of its lifecycle. Oxford International has grown to be one of the top 10 businesses sponsored by the Trust and remains closely associated with it today. The education opportunities we can offer students from around the world have grown in diversity and size since then, enabling us to support over 500,000 students since 1991. A Brief Timeline of the last 29 years In 1993, we established our first UK adult English language school with the acquisition of Greenwich School of English. In 1999, we opened the Brighton School of English, offering General English courses. Oxford International added Bucksmore Education to our family to provide high-quality summer courses to individual students in 2003. Growing our presence in the UK’s academic centre, in 2010, we were delighted to acquire Oxford Sixth Form College in the centre of Oxford next to Oriel College. In 2013, Oxford International went international for the first time, acquiring our Vancouver and Toronto English language schools. The same year, Oxford International was very proud to sign a Pathways partnership agreement with De Montfort University to open and run the Leicester International Pathway College (renamed to De Montfort University International College) in the heart of the great De Montfort campus. Our first students arrived in June 2014. In 2014, we were proud to invite Bowmark Capital on board as a minority investor in Oxford International. Bowmark are very experienced investors in the education and travel sector, with their support, we were able to pursue our ambitious strategy for growth in the UK and overseas. Also in 2014, we added San Diego to our centres in North America. Back in the UK, d’Overbroeck’s School was welcomed to the Group, and we acquired Homelingua, now known as Bucksmore Home Tuition. In 2016 Bangor University International College welcomed its first cohort of international students. Since then, we have continued to grow our University Partnerships division with two partners in the UK and one in Germany. In 2017, International College Dundee began teaching integrated Bachelors and Masters courses. The University of Greenwich International College followed in 2018, becoming our first embedded college in London. In 2020, we launched Jacobs University International College, our first embedded college in Europe, the first of its kind in Germany. In 2021, Oxford International strengthened its position as a premier university partnerships, digital education, and language provider through a management buyout backed by THI Investments and the sale of its schools division to Nord Anglia Education. Oxford International’s launch of the OI Digital Institute and European partnership with Jacobs University in 2020 has further developed the international education sector online and in Europe. Courses offered in the OI Digital Institute have supported over 5,000 students in achieving UK university admissions and delivered unrivalled partner services for higher education institutions. The university partnerships division has launched a new UK pathways collaboration with the University of Bradford, while its first partnership with De Montfort University has been nominated in the PIEoneer awards for public/private partnership. The English Language division, which opened its latest language school in New York, North America, continues to enrich its academic offering by equipping students with language skills necessary for the modern-day learner. We believe we’re just getting started and the best is yet to come. At the core of Oxford International remains an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion to deliver the very best experiences for our students.

Community Youth London

community youth london

London

Community Youth London (CYL) is an independent music and media charity which manages a variety of community-based services and initiatives, the majority of which are youth-oriented and led. CYL has developed many approaches with the aim of overcoming barriers to access so-called ‘hard to reach’ groups using targeted youth support programmes, marketing campaigns, outreach and alternative activities. These expertise’s have been successfully applied to our services and proven effective in attracting young people who have traditionally shied away from other initiatives. Through our work with celebrities, popular artists and respected community figures, we have gained the trust of young people in many disadvantaged areas. As an alternative measure to historical behaviour orders and restorative justice programs, CYL has delivered a range of one to one plus group programs that have been proven to not only help young people leave but also to stay away from a life of crime. Our charity became operational in January 2007 and quickly gained a positive reputation for our targeted work with young people, our approach to diversity and our innovative services. Since inception, CYL has grown from a vision to a reputable charity with an impressive track record and a growing database of over 47,000+ young people who work in London and the UK. Taking a multi agency approach towards addressing the needs of young people who are often marginalised, excluded or hard to reach.

Re-L Network

re-l network

London

RE-L Network is the all-in-one people development and live events platform for the real estate industry and built world. The platform provides businesses support to grow their teams, from the first hire to employee promotion and advancement. RE-L Network Business brings all the infrastructure and tools for an effective people management strategy, team building and improved communication. RE-L Network Business is a cloud-based solution that features the latest tools for fast training delivery and successful employee onboarding: live sessions, professional events, personalized coaching, and any types of e-learning content. Our people management toolkit puts forward quizzes, assessments and live interactions to boost your team performance. RE-L Network Business is a cloud-based training platform that requires no implementation, code or technical skills to use. Just sign in to your RE-L Network account and start uploading your training materials. RE-L Network Marketplace provides industry professionals and experts an exclusive place where they can host and market their own online courses, live events and coaching programs. For experts, RE-L Network Marketplace is the opportunity to build an online community and turn knowledge into a scalable venture. RE-L Network cost-effective and easy-to-use software empowers businesses to deliver a smooth training process, in just a few clicks. We help organisations increase their leadership and focus on their most important asset: their people. Our mission is to enhance the workplace experience for a whole industry.

Films Without Borders

films without borders

London

Films Without Borders (FWB) is a non-political UK registered charity that provides hands-on educational filmmaking workshops for youth between the ages of 15 – 19, living in challenging countries around the globe. FWB’s intention is to break down barriers, build bridges, and create a dialogue whilst simultaneously teaching youth the first stages of film production.. Since our launch in 2010 we have run more than 20 successful workshops in countries which include Israel, Rwanda, South Africa, Palestine, and most recently in aboriginal communities in Australia, enabling us to access over 300 young people living at risk. Our FWB participants subsequently made a series of high quality short films, which have been screened at prestigious international film festivals, including the Cannes International Film Festival. We are delighted that our films were screened during royal visits in Australia and South Africa, where they were shown in the presence of President Zuma and the Earl and Countess of Wessex. The films have also been shown on various networks around the world. In 2013 FWB won the Brit Week Innovation in Philanthropy Award in Los Angeles. In 2014 FWB arranged paid work experience at the Jerusalem Cinemathèque/Film Festival for a Palestinian FWB participant. She continues to work for the organization on a paid freelance basis. In 2015 we are delighted to announce that Lionsgate UK has supported three internships, one with a casting director and two on a major feature film. The interns are from Israel, Rwanda and a South African township. This has resulted in the Israeli intern working on a paid freelance basis for the casting director. The South African intern has been moved out of the township and placed into a job created by S-ABC in South Africa. This has all been initiated and financially supported by FWB. We are currently looking at supporting a Masters in film for the Rwandan participant. We share an independent partnership with the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, whereby we incorporate award participants into FWB’s global workshops. Our other major partners include Swarovski, Lionsgate UK, Swiss International Airlines, Twickenham Studios, Deluxe Post Production/Encore, The Editpool. FWB enjoys the invaluable hand on support of George Lucas, Whoopi Goldberg, Mike Newell and Sam Mendes, to name but a few. We are very proud to have Nadja Swarovski as our Patron. Please click here to find out more about our work.