Welcome to the Gaydio Academy
A not-for-profit LGBTQ+ organisation,
supporting participants through the provision of confidence building, skills-based education and training.
About The Gaydio Academy
Free courses and projects each year
300+ learners each year
Across the UK
70 combined years' industry experience
Award winning programmes and courses
Take Part
The Gaydio Academy helps Gaydio reflect the diversity of the audience we represent. It's a core building block in our mission to be the UK's LGBTQ+ station.
All activities at The Gaydio Academy are free. No experience is necessary. We're LGBTQ+ focussed, not LGBTQ+ exclusive.
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As a learner, you'll get experience in media and content creation while you learn new transferrable skills.
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After training, you can expect to collaborate with others, creating professional-quality audio packages with support from our team.
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You'll build your confidence and become more employable in the process - all in a fun environment where you'll make friends.
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After you finish, there are opportunities to progress to further work experience and volunteering.
Previous Courses
We are proud of every participant who takes part in any of our courses/projects anywhere in the UK. The results the Academy has are outstanding with participants after taking our courses heading off the become presenters on multiple stations across the UK, producers for other national stations, broadcast journalists and more!
Take a look at our previous courses so you can get a feel for what the courses are like and the outcomes you will achieve.
Previous CoursesProjects
Alongside short taught courses that run over a week-or-so, The Gaydio Academy facilitates longer-term projects, with opportunities for involvement throughout the year. You could find yourself interviewing local politicians, putting together a series of podcasts to help tackle loneliness and isolation in our community or creating digital content to make a splash across social media.
ProjectsPodcasts
Applicants Testimonials
We love what we do, but it's what our learners, schools and partner organisations say that really matters. Whether you're a keen radio geek or a first-timer, you'll find the experience of someone just like you below...
I took part in a free 5 day course led by Lee who was very enthusiastic, supportive and uplifting. From day one we got hands on experience recording in a studio. You feel nervous at first but the feeling straight afterwards is so worth it! We have recorded different style demos - from fun and charismatic to factual and serious. Each day is full of interesting content - make sure you don't miss out on any of it! It is a very well rounded course covering all the jobs/steps/crafts involved in radio and podcasting.
Participant from course
London
It felt great to be at Gaydio and learning how radio stations operate. I experienced sitting behind the microphone which was fun.
Participant from course
Manchester
I was scared at first because I wasn’t sure what to say for the recording, but after I did the recording, I was proud of myself and overall it was fun.
Participant from course
Manchester
Lee was a fountain of knowledge! So much incredible content and really useful tips provided throughout. I felt so lucky to have someone with so much experience train and support me on my journey. Even though it was called ‘intro’ it was very advanced in how quickly they equipped and developed our skill set.
Participant from course
London
Client Testimonials
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DXC x Manchester United Foundation
Gaydio delivered a brilliant two-day Radio and Podcasting workshop to 15 students from Manchester United Foundation's partner high schools. The workshop was incredibly engaging and staff instantly put the group at ease, creating a space where everyone felt safe to be their true, authentic selves. It was fantastic to witness their passion and self-assurance grow, resulting in thoughtful, confident discussions on such a relevant and important topic.
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The Kings Trust - Manchester
"The Gaydio Academy has been a great partner to work with, they offer fantastic courses to young people that really help them realise their potential and how crucial teamwork is in the world of work, not just radio. They are very accommodating to the wide range of support needs that the young people we work with may bring and are great advocates for getting them involved with other communities and volunteer opportunities."
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The Kings Trust - Scotland
"Gaydio are a fantastic group and Lee is a great educator who balances fun learning, a packed timetable and thoughtful support to everyone on the course!"
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The Kings Trust - Manchester
"Each course we have run with them has been very fun, educational, and inspiring as well as helping people find their voice and confidence. This course has been a fantastic avenue for our young people who are trying to get their start in media which is desperately needed. On the back of these courses we have had people successfully apply for and start new jobs, one person started their own podcast and many more start back up their various stages of education."
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Out Together
"The project that Out Together was asked to take part in was great and we have had people come to us for support which is fab!"
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The Proud Trust
"We have worked with Gaydio several times in the past and the quality of the workshops and safe spaces they create for young people to thrive is some of the best I've come across!"
The Gaydio Academy Newsletter
If you would like to keep up to date with future Academy courses and projects which you can get involved with then subscribe to our newsletter by clicking the button below.
The Gaydio Academy Newsletter
