DJ Workshops
Learn mixing, track selection and the basics of performing on DJ equipment.
Urban Education CIC
Music and sports workshops for young people.
We run practical sessions in DJing, recording, music production, lyric writing and sport across Essex.
Explore our programmes
About Urban Education
Practical sessions, experienced tutors and room to explore.
Our team has spent more than two decades delivering music and sports activities with young people, youth organisations and local councils.
We work with groups of different abilities and backgrounds, including young people who may not have access to these opportunities elsewhere.
Our workshops
What we offer
Sessions can be adapted for schools, youth groups, community organisations and local projects.
Music Production
Make beats and learn how tracks are arranged and edited.
Sports Programmes
Group activities that encourage participation, teamwork and fitness.
1-to-1 DJ Lessons
Individual DJ tuition from beginner to advanced level, tailored to your pace, experience and musical interests.
Recording Sessions
Work with microphones, practise delivery and record vocals.
Lyric Writing
Develop ideas, write lyrics and explore storytelling through music.
Community Projects
Music and sport delivered with schools, youth services and local organisations.
Music Showcase
Hear what young people have created.
Explore original tracks written, recorded and produced through our youth music projects. Listen to recordings from groups across Essex and London.
Listen to the music
From our projects
Inside the workshops
Photographs from sessions and activities delivered by our team.
Our projects & impact
See what young people have created.
For 24 years, we've worked with over 1,000 young people. Explore our projects, including Trouble & Strife, which grew from DJ workshops into an original recording and music video.
Work With Us
Two ways to make a difference.
Book Urban Education to deliver a workshop, or work with us to develop a funded community project.
Commission our workshops
Individual sessions, multi-week courses and bespoke music or sports programmes.
Explore programmesDevelop community projects
We're building on years of commissioned delivery to create our own grant-funded opportunities for young people.
Discuss a partnershipOur experience
Organisations we've worked with
Our experience includes projects delivered under BaldMC Urban Education, before Urban Education CIC was formed. Over more than two decades, we've worked with local authorities and youth services on music and sports workshops across Essex.
Southend-on-Sea City CouncilHistorical commissioned youth and leisure activities
Basildon Youth ServiceHistorical youth projects and workshops
Southend & Basildon Positive FuturesHistorical sports and youth work programmes
Essex Young People's Drug and Alcohol Service (EPYDAS)Historical youth education work
Organisations and programmes are listed to describe past delivery experience; inclusion does not imply current endorsement or partnership.
Contact
Interested in bringing a workshop to your organisation?
We work with schools, youth services, local authorities and community groups. Get in touch to discuss the age group, location and type of sessions you're looking for.