At DCWUK , we’re committed to creating accessible, inclusive opportunities for our community. This summer, we’re delivering a range of free programmes across multiple partner venues — supporting people to learn, grow, and connect. Our current offer includes: 🔹 SEL Pathways – Employment and career support 🔹 Hip Hop Dance – Foundations, choreography & freestyle training 🔹 inside:out: The Expression Lab – Creative writing from paper to performance 🔹 Smart Tech for Seniors –

We’re currently looking for passionate individuals to join our growing not-for-profit community at DCWUK — with a mix of paid and volunteer opportunities available: 💼 ESOL Teacher (In-Person – Paid) Must be TEFL/CELTA trained 🗓 Fridays, 4–5pm 📍 Pepys Community Hub, Deptford 🪩 Hip Hop Dance Teacher (Volunteer) 🗓 Wednesdays, 6–7pm 📍 Riverside Youth Club, Deptford 💻 Digital Literacy Teacher – Beginners (Volunteer) 🗓 Mondays, 12:30–2:30pm 📍 Parkside Community Centre 🗓 T

Wishing our community joy, peace, and togetherness on this special day. May this Eid bring blessings, new opportunities, and continued strength to us all. With love from DCWUK 💛

We run free digital skills classes for seniors every Monday and Tuesday, 12:30–2:30pm during term time: • Mondays: Parkside Community Centre • Tuesdays: Lewisham Community Space Our classes are open to all seniors and designed for steady, paced learning across the year. We repeat modules to make sure everyone can keep up, and our sessions are non-judgemental, inclusive, and welcoming. You can join anytime and become part of our supportive learning community. Come along, gai

We ended the session with a gentle meditation, giving everyone a chance to absorb the learning, reset, and reflect on all the progress made. It was such a lovely session—so much exciting learning happening! Success stories are already coming through: staying safe from scams, saving money, gaining strong confidence with devices, and knowing the right questions to ask salespeople. If you or someone you know wants to join our growing community, come along and be part of this ama

In such a short space of time we’ve achieved so much, and that is only possible because of the amazing trustees who give their time, insight and commitment to our mission. Thank you to each and every one of you for believing in what we are building together at DCWUK. A warm welcome to our new Youth Trustee, Nynke Brouwer , who has been part of our journey since day one as a volunteer. It’s wonderful to see that dedication grow into leadership. A special thank you to Tina Ah

We’re excited to have our amazing trustee Gillian Benneh leading our SEL Pathways programme – supporting job seekers with the skills and confidence to move forward in their careers. From CV writing and cover letters to interview preparation, LinkedIn, digital skills and more, SEL Pathways is here to help you take the next step towards employment and career growth. 💼✨ Join us every Monday, 2:30–4:30pm at Parkside Community Centre (SE10). If you or someone you know is looking

Monday Smart Tech for Seniors (Parkside CC) 1230-230pm SEL Pathways Employment & Career Support 230-430pm ESOL Online 5-6pm Tuesday Smart Tech for Seniors (Lewisham Com Space) 1230-230pm

DCWUK has a range of paid and volunteer opportunities available. Join our team and be part of a powerful movement creating real impact in our communities. We’re especially encouraging people from Lewisham borough and across South London to apply. Get involved, grow with us, and help make a difference. ✨

Today we celebrate the power of reading, learning, and storytelling. Books open doors to new ideas, cultures, and opportunities — something we encourage across all our community programmes. Let’s keep inspiring a love for reading in every generation. What book are you reading today? 📖✨ #WorldBookDay #ReadingMatters #CommunityLearning #DCWUK

We’re proud to announce our new partnership with Parkside Community Centre and Peabody , supporting the delivery of two brand new programmes for our Lewisham borough residents. Every Monday | 12:30–4:30pm | FREE ✨ Smart Tech for Seniors – building confidence with digital skills ✨ SEL Pathways – employment and career support to help unlock new opportunities The sun was out and it couldn’t have been a better day to connect, collaborate and plan what’s ahead. It was lovely lia

Over the past weeks, our dancers have been working hard on choreography, set pieces, transitions, freestyle and duets. It’s been fantastic to see their confidence and creativity grow in every session. We’re especially excited to now have some performance opportunities coming up. Performance is such an important part of dance — not just rehearsing steps, but learning how to connect, interact and truly perform for an audience. Proud of the commitment and energy from everyone in

We’re excited to announce that Smart Tech for Seniors is now running at a second location in partnership with Parkside Community Centre. This exciting collaboration means we can now support even more older adults across South East London with practical, hands-on digital learning. 🗓 Every Monday (term-time) ⏰ 12:30pm – 2:30pm 📍 Parkside Community Centre Smart Tech for Seniors provides friendly, patient support with: ✔ Smartphones & tablets ✔ WhatsApp & video calling ✔ On

We’re excited to announce that SEL Pathways Employment & Career Support is now running every Monday (term-time) from 2:30pm – 4:30pm at Parkside Community Centre. If you are: • Unemployed and actively seeking work • Returning to work after a break • Looking to strengthen your CV • Preparing for interviews • Wanting to build confidence and digital skills This programme is designed to support you with practical, focused guidance. Through SEL Pathways, we offer: ✔ 1–1 CV and app

Over the years, I’ve completed multiple formats of first aid training — from military environments to schools, workplaces, and outdoor settings. And honestly? Every single time I train, I either learn something new or reinforce something vital. I’ve also been in real situations where I’ve had to step in as a first aider. Those moments make one thing very clear: you pray you never need to use these skills — but if you do, the fresher the training is in your mind, the more effe

Just a quick reminder that all classes will not be running during half term. This applies to: Smart Tech for Seniors Community Dance Classes ESOL Programme VMS Half-term break: Monday 16 February – Friday 20 February Classes resume: Monday 23 February We follow the school term timetable. Enjoy your break, and we look forward to welcoming you back after the half-term

It was a pleasure sharing the stage with such inspiring panellists: Somya Dimri – Amnesty International Jessica R. - Save The Rhinos International We had an honest and wide-ranging conversation about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the not-for-profit sector — from grassroots organisations to international charities. We explored the future of the sector, the skills needed to thrive, the importance of volunteering, and our personal journeys into this work (and why we’ve

In class we’ve been: • Working on countable and uncountable nouns • Building confidence through vocabulary development • Using role play to support real-life communication • Practising grammar structures for positives, negatives, and questions It’s great to see learners supporting each other and gaining confidence week by week in a relaxed, encouraging space. If you know someone who might be interested or would benefit from improving their English, please spread the word 📣 #

Over the past few weeks we’ve been working on transition positions, counting, and exploring different formations — and the growth has been amazing to see. Confidence is building, timing is tightening, and the group is really starting to move as one. There’s something special about watching consistency turn into skill and teamwork. Big credit to everyone showing up, staying focused, and trusting the process 💥 Community, discipline, creativity — this is what it’s all about. D

It was a beautiful outreach event filled with meaningful conversations, connection, and celebration. We were delighted to be joined by our trustees and volunteers, including Jazmine Cox (Founder), Brian Edward Cox , Josephine Chapman , Gillian Benneh , Branislav RADELJIC, PhD SFHEA , Hannah Agyeman , and Garry David Frost (He/Him) from First Step Films. Through our DCWUK stall, we had the opportunity to connect with local residents and meet some fantastic orga