Education

A V on the right hand side on this list means that the organisation is actively seeking volunteers.

Access to Industry
"Access to Industry exists to widen access to new learning opportunities for disadvantaged and excluded groups to promote social justice and inclusion."

Adult Learning Link
"Adult Learning Link provides free information, advice and services for people living in Greater Craigmillar who are interested in improving their job prospects and learning skills."

Adult Learning Project
"The project believes that education should be a social experience and tries to involve its participants in the broad life of the project. Much of its learning methods are influenced by the work of Paulo Freire."

Association for the study of Medical Education
"The Association seeks to improve the quality of medical education by bringing together individuals and organisations with interests and responsibilities in medical and healthcare education."

Bell's Nautical Trust
"The Trust was founded by The Reverend Dr Andrew Bell who decided to sponsor various educational projects in Scotland. He had enjoyed business success in India where he helped to foster and promote private education for the community."

Capro
"Craigmillar Adventure Project will provide and assist in provision of quality outdoor adventure education programmes which support lifelong learning, social inclusion and active citizenship, to a diverse range of groups across all communities."

Castlebrae Community Education Office
"The community school welcomes all local people to a wide range of educational and recreational opportunities. The Family Centre offers supports local under 5s and their carers. Facilities within the school are available for let to local people."

Castleview Community Education Centre
"The centre has a wide range of activities for young people and is also home to various local community groups."

CLAN Edinburgh
"CLAN is a partnership project funded by the Scottish Government. Based on clear principles of inclusion and lifelong learning, it aims to increase and improve literacy and numeracy learning opportunities in Edinburgh."

Community Schools Adult Learning
"Edinburgh's community high schools offer a wide range of activities and learning opportunities for people of all ages. Each school has its own programme, reflecting its local community."

Craigentinny Community Education Centre
"The centre serves the communities of Lochend, Restalrig and Craigentinny. The castle section is a youth club with office, art room, training studio, games room, disco and lounge. The modern wing has two offices, a large hall and general purposes rooms."

Duncan Place Community Education Centre
Arts and education centre near to Leith Links. Rooms available for hire.

EDETA
"EDETA Training Services is committed to providing high quality training to industry, commerce and members of the public."

Edinburgh Adult Education Group
"A Voluntary Sector - City of Edinburgh Council partnership of learners and adult educators working together to improve the quality, range and status of learner-centred adult education in the City of Edinburgh."

Edinburgh Grid for Learning
Online hub for schools, education and teaching in Edinburgh.

GALES
"Guidance Adult Learning Edinburgh South (GALES) is a group of local learning providers in South Edinburgh who help adults and families with guidance and information on local learning opportunities."

Haywired IT Centre
"HayWired IT Centre is a free community resource that provides a range of services to the people, organisations and businesses of Craigmillar. Currently, the centre facilitates training courses that utilise IT for learning, as well as providing access to and information on pc use, IT and the internet to all sections of the community of Craigmillar for free."

IDEAS Forum
"The International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS) is a network of over 40 organisations and individuals involved in Development Education and Education for Global Citizenship across Scotland."

Independent Special Education Advice
"I.S.E.A was established in 1998 by parents to provide free, independent advice, information and support to parents who have a child/young person with special educational needs."

Jack Kane Community Education Centre
"The centre covers a wide variety of activities. It has a hall/lounge/dressing and meeting rooms which are suiteble foe disabled groups. It also has a young people's space called 'The Den'."

Learning Line Central
Careers, mental health and disability support.

Learning Link
"Learning Link Scotland is the national intermediary for voluntary adult learning organisations in Scotland."

Magdalene Community Education Centre
"The centre is adjacent to Brunstane Primary School and has a programme of youth and children's work and social and lunch clubs for adults."

NISUS Scotland
"NISUS Scotland supports people facing barriers into employment or further education or training."

Northfield/Willowbrae Community Education Centre
"The centre serves the communities of Northfield, Willowbrae and Piershill. It has a sports hall, art room, meeting room, coffee bar and general activity area, kitchen and changing rooms. Also Alexander Wing is used as a meeting place."

Portobello Community Education Centre
Community centre at Adelphi Grove.

Royal Highland Education Trust
"RHET aims to create opportunity for each child in Scotland to experience the countryside and to facilitate a wider understanding of the environmental, economic and social realities of rural Scotland."

Scottish Council of Independent Schools
"Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS) is an independent, educational charity, representing over 75 member schools in Scotland, which educate more than 32,000 children of mixed abilities from diverse backgrounds. SCIS promotes choice, diversity and excellence in Scottish education."

Scottish International Education Trust
"The Scottish International Education Trust was set up in 1971 on the initiative of Sean Connery. The Trustees are Scots who have distinguished themselves in careers covering a wide range of activities including the arts, industry, education and sport."

Scottish Parent Teacher Council
"The national organization for parents' groups in Scottish schools. We offer help and advice to all parents."

Scottish Wider Access Programme
"SWAP promotes access to Higher Education for mature students throughout Scotland."

Towerbank Community Education Office
Community Education Office on Bath Street, EH15.

West Edinburgh Community Learning Partnership
"The WECLP focuses its activities in the Wester Hailes, Broomhouse, Sighthill and Longstone areas of the city.  The Partnership works closely with the South West Edinburgh Community Learning Partnership and WAGLex."

Workers Educational Association
"The WEA is a national, democratic, voluntary sector provider of community-based and workplace-based adult learning. The WEA's priority is to reach people who face barriers to learning. The WEA is involved in a vast range of community learning activities."