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 You can also let us know if a service is no longer valid or missing from our directory by contacting the Young Croydon team.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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ASBO Magazine

ASBO Magazine is a local magazine and online resource, providing valuable experience for young people interested in media, fashion, music and TV production.

Croydon Drop In (CDI)

CDI  supports young people aged 11 to 25 years old and families who live, work or study in Croydon.

CDI offer free and confidential counselling information, advice and advocacy services.

This service is for: 

  • Children and young people aged 0 to 25.

132 Church Street, Croydon, CR0 1RF.

020 8680 0404

Croydon Music & Arts (CMA)

Croydon Music and Arts (CMA) works to ensure children and young people in the borough have access to creative opportunities. They provide instrumental & vocal tuition in Croydon schools from beginner to university & music college entrance.

 

Legacy Youth Zone

Legacy is a multi-purpose facility where young people in Croydon have the opportunity to discover their full potential. For £5 annual membership and 50p per visit young people can: 

  • enjoy a safe space to hang out and make new friends
  • raise their aspirations and confidence 
  • get support in finding out what they want to pursue in life
  • have new experiences and opportunities

There are three clubs young people can join:

Whitehorse Road 125, London, CR0 2LG.

020 3976 9990

London Learning Consortium

Tailored programmes to meet the needs of learners delivered through 1- 2-1 mentoring sessions and group sessions.

Programmes include:

  • English/maths short courses
  • online short courses
  • understanding employment, business and enterprise
  • apprenticeship or appropriate traineeship
  • work placement
  • army
  • residential

This service is for:

Young people aged 16-24.

119 High Street, Croydon, CR0 1QG.

020 8774 4040

Off the Record (OTR)

Off the Record (OTR) provides free, independent and professional counselling for 14 to 25-year-olds in the Croydon area.

This service is for: 

  • young people aged 14 to 25
  • young carers service: aged 7 and over
  • young refugees and/or asylum seekers: aged 11 and over

72 Queens Road, Croydon, CR0 2PR.

020 8251 0251

Oxygen Freejumping

Oxygen Freejumping provide 65 interconnected trampolines for you to explore. There are also lots of other zones, these include:

  • a mega airbag
  • reaction walls
  • dodgeball 
  • foam pit

Oxygen Freejumping offer toddler sessions for children aged 0 to 5 years old and their parents or guardians and kid's parties.

Autism-friendly sessions are for those on the autistic spectrum, or with sensory or learning disabilities.

The Colonnades, Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 4RQ.

0333 2000 349

Purley Bury Tennis club:

A free tennis coaching session for adults and children (including children and adults with learning, sensory and physical disabilities).

Purley Bury Avenue, London, CR8 1JF.

07761 602 014

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.

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