East Coast FM
East Coast FM is an Award Winning Community Radio based in East Lothian, with a focus on providing employability skills and training for Young People and Vulnerable Adults.
Years awarded: 2017, 2018, 2023
Region: Scotland
Size: 1-49 employees
Sector: Charities and not-for-profit
Enhancing opportunities to support diversity in media
Theme: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Topics: People with barriers
This award-winning community radio station based in East Lothian, Scotland, achieved an Award in 2017 for a training programme committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion that brings disabled people and the disadvantaged into broadcasting. Since 2017, opportunities have been expanded for disabled people and school children with challenges, with 15 people being trained every year. 32% of staff are registered disabled, compared to the BBC’s 8%, and the station’s audience has significantly increased, with it now broadcasting globally.
Working in partnership
Themes: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion; Upskilling
Topics: People with barriers; Volunteering
This local radio station used a partnership approach to create a tailored programme for people with additional support needs. The aim was for the group, along with their carers, to produce a two-hour weekly live radio show. Outcomes have included increased work with the community and the ability to apply for additional funding, crucial in keeping this community radio station on air.
Training for all
Themes: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Topics: People with barriers; Volunteering
This not-for-profit organisation will support any volunteer, regardless of their circumstances, to develop and produce radio programmes. The training is based on trust and the wholly inclusive nature of the organisation and wider impact on the community is very powerful. Many volunteers have gone on to take up careers at the BBC and other media outlets.
News and case studies featuring East Coast FM:
Celebrating the very best training and development programmes in the UK and Ireland
Last week, 53 recipients from the UK and Ireland were warmly welcomed to St James’s Palace, in London, to receive their Princess Royal Training Award from Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal. Now in their eighth year, the Princess Royal Training Awards were set...
53 Princess Royal Training Awards across UK and Ireland for achieving positive impact through skills development
HRH The Princess Royal, President of the City and Guilds of London Institute, has approved 53 Awards to a range of organisations across the UK and Ireland, for their outstanding training and skills development programmes, all of which have shown a significant...
Royal recognition for UK businesses upskilling their employees
We are happy to announce the names of 48 businesses commended by the 2018 Princess Royal Training Awards. The prestigious Awards honour UK companies including River Island, John Lewis, RBS, the Royal Air Force and GSK for their outstanding training and development...
City & Guilds Group chief exec visits East Coast FM
Chris Jones, chief executive of the City & Guilds Group and Sally Eley, Director of Corporate Relations and leader of the Princess Royal Training Awards team visited 2017 award recipients East Coast FM last week. They were invited to take part in their morning...
A royal seal of approval for businesses that put employee development first
On Thursday 2 November, we celebrated 40 organisations who were recognised after being commended for their commitment to training and skills excellence by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal at a ceremony at St James’s Palace in London. The Princess Royal...
40 organisations to receive royal recognition at this year’s Princess Royal Training Awards
Major UK businesses including RBS, Barclays, and Waitrose have been joined by a women’s refuge and an ambulance trust in being commended by Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne for their commitment to training and skills development. The Haven Wolverhampton, which...
