About Us
0161 Education engages with children and young people in a way other organisations may not be able to. Our dedicated team are all from Greater Manchester, having faced challenges growing up have chosen a pathway away from criminality, violence and unhealthy relationships.
With the support of schools, social workers, parents, carers and other stakeholders, we provide children and young people with an opportunity to change their mindset, grow and make choices that are best for them and those around them.
The structure and content of our sessions are based on sound evidence, personal experience, an understanding of local issues. They will be built in conjunction with referral organisations along with our children and young people. Our Facilitators shape the sessions around an individual’s needs, and will flex as we move through each programme.
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We care about the individual. We commit to each programme. We provide change.
Meet The Team
Our staff all live in Manchester or Salford and deeply understand the local context. They have grown up in challenging circumstances themselves which makes them uniquely placed to support the CYP referrals through lived experience. They are all safely recruited, safeguarding trained in addition to holding enhanced DBS checks and meeting all statutory requirements. 0161 Education is proud to employ people from all backgrounds, no matter their ethnicity, disability, gender, age, sexual orientation, or religion.
Andy Cheshire
Director
Brought up in Huntley, graduated from Glasgow University with a BA in Education. Specialising in the education of young people at university he then went on to work at YMCAs in Glasgow across both youth and adult education, setting up a youth club on the top floor of several high rise flats with over forty young people from all walks of life. Subsequently he went to work in sports organisations supporting young people demonstrating challenging behaviour, after which he was been heavily involved with gang intervention work and stopping generational violence between families, going on to show young people from Glasgow other parts of the world and how they can change their behaviours.
Andy has run a wide range of community centres transforming the educational and community support programmes that are available to people as well as setting up a variety of adult learning provisions. Since moving to Manchester he has worked as Community and education managers at both FC United of Manchester and Curzon Ashton forming and delivering a wide array of programmes across the Greater Manchester area.
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Andy has run a wide range of community centres transforming the educational and community support programmes that are available to people as well as set up a variety of adult learning provisions. When he moved to Manchester he has worked as Community and Education manager at both FC United of Manchester and Curzon Ashton forming and delivering a wide array of programmes across the Greater Manchester area.
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Andy is passionate about young people, a need for a difference in education and the methodology in how we educate. There is a significant number of young people not attending school and opportunities for young people are fewer than ever. We need to change education to be meaningful and influence the lives of young people and what they need, to reform education so that it is not always in a formal setting, to transform the work that is done educating young people to ensure it is more focused around their direct needs.
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Clem Studholme
Director
Clem works with 0161 Education as an Advisor. He has worked internationally across education, youth work, safguarding and the arts. Clem has wide ranging experience directly with CYP in PRUs, YOTs as well as in schools, with a particular focus on disrupting gang involvement, county lines, and knife crime. He has also developed programmes of work and curriculum that have been delivered to thousands of people. He has trained police officers, social workers, politicians and other community leaders and is currently Safeguarding Governor at a local school. He is also an acclaimed actor and musician, touring globally.
Clem brings with him a wealth of experience to 0161 Education and is vital to curating worthwhile experiences for the people we work with, as well as offering key guidance and leadership.
Joe Chlebik
Director
Jozef Chlebik is a passionate Project Manager, Events Organizer, and the driving force behind 0161 Community, a grassroots charity in Greater Manchester. With nearly a decade of experience, Jozef has transformed countless lives through projects designed to build community cohesion, promote diversity, and provide young people—particularly those marginalized in society—with vital skills and confidence. His work spans cultural events, sports programs, mentorship initiatives, and interventions that address emotional wellbeing and harmful behaviors.
In addition to founding 0161 Community, Joe played a pivotal role at Talk Listen Change (TLC), where he worked as Service Manager, overseeing the Children and Young Peoples department. Through his leadership, programmes aimed at reducing abusive behaviors and promoting healthy relationships are reaching even more young people, families, and institutions, including prisons and universities.
Joe continues to create meaningful opportunities for those on the fringes, encouraging unity and empowerment through sports, the arts, and education.