MAC Media Academy Cymru

01/04/2026

✨BIG NEWS! / NEWYDDION MAWR!✨
We’re pleased to be delivering the Young Carers Support Pembrokeshire service!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌊

Young carers take on important roles within their families, and it’s vital they are supported in a way that recognises their strengths, supports their wellbeing, and gives them space to be young people.

At Media Academy Cymru (MAC), we’ll be working alongside young people aged 5–25, their families and partners across Pembrokeshire - offering relationship-based, youth-centred support that fits around real life.

We’re looking forward to getting to know young people, listening to their experiences, and working together with local partners to support what matters most to them💙

25/03/2026

🏆 BIG NEWS! / NEWYDDION MAWR! 🏆

We are delighted to let you know that Askin Sen has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Rising Star Award at the Youth Work Excellence Awards 2025🙌🏽✨

Rydym yn hapus roi gwybod i chi bod Askin Sen wedi cyrraedd y rhestr fer am y wobr Seren y Dyfodol yng Ngwobrau Rhagoriaeth Gwaith Ieuenctid 2025🙌🏽✨

24/03/2026

🏆 BIG NEWS! / NEWYDDION MAWR! 🏆
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that the Positive Masculinity Initiative at Media Academy Cymru has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Youth Work Excellence Awards 2025! 🌟
We have been recognised in the category: Demonstrating Excellence in Partnership Planning and Delivery at a Regional or National Level.
This nomination is a testament to the incredible power of collaboration. By working together with our partners across Wales, we are challenging stereotypes, making healthy relationships, and empowering young men to redefine masculinity for a safer, more inclusive future. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✨

Rydym yn hapus dros ben i gyhoeddi fod priosect Positive Masculinity Initiative (Menter Gwrywdod Cadarnhaol) trwy Media Academy Cymru wedi cyrraedd y rhestr fer ar gyfer Gwobrau Rhagoriaeth Gwaith Ieuenctid 2025! 🌟
Cawsom ein cydnabod yn y categori: Dangos Rhagoriaeth wrth Gynllunio a Chyflenwi mewn Partneriaeth ar Lefel Ranbarthol neu Genedlaethol.
Mae’r enwebiad hwn yn dyst i bŵer anhygoel cydweithio. Trwy weithio gyda’n partneriaid ledled Cymru, rydym yn herio stereoteipiau, yn meithrin perthnasoedd iach, ac yn grymuso dynion ifanc i ailddiffinio wrywdod er mwyn creu dyfodol diogel a chynhwysol. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✨

17/03/2026

17/03/2026

✨ BIG NEWS: Our very own Education Lead, Sarah, is an Inspire! Tutor Award Winner! ✨

We are so happy to announce that Sarah Cocchiara-Devine has been officially recognised at the Inspire! Tutor Awards 2026 for her outstanding commitment to adult learners!🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Sarah supports over 120 learners every year and transforms lives by breaking down barriers and proving that education belongs to everyone.

💬 “It’s never too late to start again, and your past experiences do not define your future.” - Sarah

Whether it's witnessing learners gain the confidence to pursue a career in the creative industries or seeing them achieve their qualifications against the odds, Sarah’s dedication is what makes MAC such a special place to learn. One of her students called her a “superstar,” and we couldn’t agree more! 🌟

Huge congratulations to Sarah and all the winners being honoured at the Senedd in Cardiff today. Your passion is changing lives and shaping the future of the adult learning sector in Wales💙

11/03/2026

On Young Carers Action Day 2026

We are pleased to announce that MAC has the responsibility and huge pleasure to share that we will be taking on the Young Carers Support Pembrokeshire service from April 1st. ☺️🙌🏽

Please keep watch on our socials for more information.👀

04/12/2025

🎉EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT🎉

We were delighted to win an award for the Positive Masculinity Initiative at the 2025 . Our work on the Team Award was recognised as an example of best practice here in Wales.

We want to thank all the team for their hard work and for making this happen.

26/11/2025

The countdown is ON! ⏰

Just 24 hours until we celebrate at the Wales Safer Communities Awards AND the Criminal Justice Alliance Awards 2025 in London! Media Academy Cymru is bursting with pride to be shortlisted. It’s an honour to see our dedication to empowering young people and building safer communities recognised on such impactful platforms.
Fingers crossed! 🤞

28/10/2025

🎉 Happy Animation Day 2025! 🎉
From everyone at Media Academy Cymru (MAC), we’re celebrating the power of storytelling, creativity, and the incredible young talent shaping the future of animation.
A huge thank you to the Creative Wales Skills Fund for supporting us in launching the animation careers of over 20 young people this year. Your support is helping dreams come to life: frame by frame. 💫

23/10/2025

📣✨WE ARE HIRING✨📣

Help us nurture the next generation of creative thinkers and makers.

We’re looking for two passionate and experienced freelance tutors to join our dynamic education and training team:

🎮Game Development Tutor – based at MAC HQ, Cardiff

🎥Media & Content Creation Tutor – based at CAVC Barry Campus

Start Date: Immediately

Rate: £132–£150/day (freelance)

MAC delivers BTEC courses at Levels 1-3 to post-16 learners, with a strong emphasis on creativity, wellbeing, and inclusive education. Our learners are diverse, talented, and full of potential, and we’re looking for tutors who can help them unlock it.

Both tutors will:

🙌🏼Deliver engaging, practical lessons in their specialist subject

🙌🏽Plan, assess, and internally verify learners’ coursework

🙌🏿Carry out regular well-being check-ins with students

🙌🏼Organise and support extracurricular learning activities

🙌🏽Deliver and assess Essential Skills Wales qualifications in Communication and Application of Number

🙌🏽Maintain accurate records and manage teaching-related admin

🎮Game Development Tutor – Cardiff (MAC HQ)🎮

You’ll teach hands-on game development to post-16 learners, helping them explore creative tech and build industry-relevant skills. Ideal availability: Monday–Wednesday, term-time only.

🎥Media & Content Creation Tutor – Barry (CAVC Campus)🎥

You’ll deliver practical sessions in filmmaking, photography, animation, and digital media. Ideal availability: Monday–Wednesday, term-time only.

We welcome applications from experienced tutors and industry professionals ready to share their craft. You should have:

🙌🏼A teaching qualification, youth work experience, or relevant industry background

🙌🏿Experience working with young people in educational or mentoring settings

🙌🏾Strong organisational skills and a collaborative mindset

🙌🏼A passion for inclusive, creative education

Please submit your CV and a short cover letter outlining:

✨Your experience and subject specialism (Game Development or Media & Content Creation)

✨Your availability and preferred location (Cardiff or Barry)

✨Your experience working with young people

Send your application to [email protected] ASAP!

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview within a week, for more information check out our website!

17/10/2025

Thrilled to announce that MAC has been shortlisted for TWO awards at the Criminal Justice Alliance Awards 2025 in London! 🥳 We're finalists for both Outstanding Individual and Outstanding Medium Organisation.

This recognition highlights our commitment to transforming the criminal justice system. The Outstanding Individual award celebrates exceptional dedication, while the Outstanding Medium Organisation award recognises our impactful work regionally and nationally. We're proud to explore key issues, influence policy with co-produced, evidence-led findings, and connect practitioners, researchers, and voices from lived experience.

Huge thanks to the Criminal Justice Alliance for this honour! Cymru Am Byth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

14/10/2025

MAC are delighted to have been invited to the launch event for the Police and Crime Commissioners' Children and Young People’s Police, Crime and Justice Plan, a new initiative outlining six key priorities dedicated to enhancing young people's safety.

The event featured a keynote speech delivered by Steph, the Coordinator for PAC Cymru, who addressed the critical role of trusted adults in young people's lives. Her presentation emphasised the fundamental responsibility of professionals to consistently centre young people in all aspects of their work within the justice system.

It was such a special day that highlighted the collaborative efforts and future strategies for supporting children and young people in South Wales.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Youth Endowment Fund Wales Violence Prevention Unit