Young Croydon directory

Are you aged 16-18 and just received your exam results? 
Read our exam results guide page for information and advice on your next steps, and how to reach your career goal.

Find the right support

The Young Croydon directory is a useful resource to help find information and support such as:

  • apprenticeships
  • business start-ups
  • careers information and advice
  • courses and workshops
  • mentoring
  • traineeships
  • volunteering
  • work experience and internships

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Contact us

If you would like to discuss information about education, training or getting a job, please contact us. You can also let us know if a service is no longer valid or missing from our directory by contacting the Young Croydon team.

Email: Post16@croydon.gov.uk

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Palace for Life Foundation

Palace for Life Foundation is the official charity of Crystal Palace FC.

It aims to give young people the skills they need to start thinking about their future careers. Palace for Life Foundation offers a wide variety of activities including:

Sports sessions: football sessions, disability sport, women and girls football.

Wellbeing support: assemblies and workshops, and wellbeing support.

Selhurst Park, London, se25 6pu.

020 8768 6047

Play Place Innov8

Play Place Innov8 is a community interest company providing a range of activities for children, young people and communities.

Their services include:

  • 40 weekly children and youth clubs/activities
  • music studio
  • consultation activities
  • roadshows and creche events
  • auto bike scheme
  • 4 community hubs
  • holiday schemes
  • volunteer training
  • a full social media programme

Woodside Baptist Church, Spring Lane, London, SE25 4SP.

01689 867 366

Reaching Higher

Reaching Higher is a youth charity with Christian ethos. Our mission is to empower young people to become leaders of their own lives through schools, communities, and homes.

Reaching Higher has always been about serving young people ages 10 - 18 (year 6 - 11) in their local community. We create a coaching environment where young people can engage in a wide range of activities used to build their self-esteem and develop problem-solving, communication, teamwork, and leadership.

The services we provide are:

Selhurst Road, London, SE25 6XU.

020 8945 5560

Signature Films

Free to access outreach, training and support programmes to help find sustainable work within film, tv and the creative industries.

Signature Films award winning training offers a unique opportunity for every young person to gain experience working on a live film set where they will gain 1-2-1 mentoring in the department of their choice and receive an IMDb credit.

Great Portland Street 93, City of Westminster, W1W 7LG.

Sir Philips Game Centre

Sir Philips Game Centre offers clubs and activities, for juniors under 16 years old and seniors over 16 years old, including:

  • pool
  • table tennis
  • bar billiards
  • football
  • basketball
  • arts and crafts
  • music
  • martial arts
  • cheerleading

They also have a Saturday school offering Maths, English and ICT tuition to children aged 5-16.

Sir Phillip Game Centre, 38 Moreland Avenue, London, CR0 6EA.

020 8662 9222

Skaterham

Skaterham is a community skate park that is open to BMX, skateboard, scooter and inline.

  • membership is free
  • sessions are bookable
  • all sessions are charged at the price per session ie 2 hour session is £2 and a 3 hour session is £3 however long you stay
  • helmets must be worn by those under the age of 18 and all vert users

Guards Avenue, Caterham, CR3 5QX.

01883 34 81 84

The London Screen Academy

The London Screen Academy (LSA) is a free sixth-form academy for students who want to learn all the skills required for a career within the film and television industries.

Highbury Grove 62-66, London, N5 2AG.

020 8106 8100

White Hut Studios

White Hut Studios is a professional recording complex for creatives who are looking for a perfect place to produce their future hits.

Specialising in songwriting, mixing, mastering, music & video production, White Hut Studios:  

  • offer workshops for musicians at all levels
  • has high-end equipment 
  • professional sound engineers and producers experienced in music production
  • 15 years of experience

Vulcan Way, Croydon, CR0 9UG.

0208 406 0726

Win Creative

The goal of the Win Creative project is to help Croydon residents, who are not working or studying, move into a career in the creative industries. This could be front or back of house, technical or creative, in music, digital media, theatre, marketing or fashion.

They provide training, work placement, career advice and guidance, signposting and support to help you find a job or start your education in the creative sector.

Young Roots

Young Roots provide mixed group activities for young refugees and asylum seekers.

Young people can enjoy a wide range of activities, including:

  • cooking
  • dancing
  • games
  • creative and practical lessons
  • guitar lessons
  • singing
  • drama
  • language
  • sexual health rights and entitlements
  • workshops 

Canning Road, Croydon, CR0 6QD.

020 8684 9140