Welcome to the Gaydio Academy

A not-for-profit LGBTQ+ organisation,
supporting the community through the provision of confidence-building, skills-based education and training.

About The Gaydio Academy

Projects and courses each year

300+ learners

5 Teaching Locations

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.

  • As a learner, you'll get experience in media and content creation while you learn new transferrable skills.

  • After training, you can expect to collaborate with others, creating professional-quality audio packages with support from our team.

  • You'll build your confidence and become more employable in the process - all in a fun environment where you'll make friends.

  • After you finish, there are opportunities to progress to further work experience and volunteering.

Interested? Get In Touch

Current Courses

Previous Courses

Work Club 2023-2024 (Manchester) Work Club 2024, with the Academy, is delivering radio and work skills training, peer support and mentoring to help jobless people from Greater Manchester and the surroundings to find secure employment and/or training.
Intro to Radio - Awards For All (Brighton) Awards For All, with the Academy, delivered radio and work skills training, peer support and mentoring to give participants their first steps in radio, a look at the industry as a whole and then created content online to help promote mental health and the LGBTQ+ community in the city.
Get Started In Radio & Podcasting 2023 (Edinburgh) Get Started in Radio & Podcasting, with The Princes Trust Scotland, delivered radio and work skills training, peer support and mentoring to help people from Edinburgh and surrounding areas to kick start their career in radio.
Get Started In Radio Broadcasting 2022 (Manchester) Get Started in Radio Broadcasting, with The Princes Trust, delivered radio and work skills training, peer support and mentoring to help people from Greater Manchester and the surroundings to kick start their career in radio.
Work Club 2022-2023 (Manchester) Work Club 2023, with the Academy, delivered radio and work skills training, peer support and mentoring to help jobless people from Greater Manchester and the surroundings to find secure employment and/or training.

Projects

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.

Projects

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...

What can I say? You brought out the best in me! This was arguably my most enjoyable classroom experience to date

Participant from course

Manchester

I'd like to say a huge thank you to Lee for everything this week. I've learnt a whole new skill set and a lot about the radio industry and that's with huge huge thanks to you. I honestly can not thank you enough for your time and dedication put into all of us during this course.

Participant from course

Manchester

I really enjoyed the day and had so much fun working and learning the different things that go into radio production.

Participant from course

Manchester

I really enjoyed the course. Content was great, Lee was Amazing, really helped with my confidence!

Participant from course

Manchester

Testimonials

Client Testimonials

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