About Us:

Intersectionality Women’s Programmes CIC (IWP) is a survivor-led, trauma-informed further education and empowerment provider. We support women and girls aged 14+ who are rebuilding their lives after domestic abuse, intersectional barriers, hardship, exclusion, or trauma.

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We deliver accredited qualifications, employability skills, and wellbeing support in safe, community-based spaces. Our programmes help women move forward into education, employment, and independence at their own pace.

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What Makes Us Different:

Unlike crisis services, IWP provides what comes next.

We are the bridge between recovery and progression, offering flexible, inclusive learning opportunities for women who are not yet ready, able, or safe enough to enter mainstream education.

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Many of our learners have:

• No recourse to public funds

• Domestic or sexual abuse

• Homelessness or poverty

• Mental health challenges, disability, or neurodiversity

• Isolation caused by systems that overlooked them

• We meet women where they are and walk with them towards healing, skills, and long-term change.

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​What We Do:

• Deliver City & Guilds–accredited qualifications

• Run employability, healing, and wellbeing workshops

• Offer 1:1 coaching and trauma-informed support

• Partner with local authorities, schools, and community organisations

• Provide learning spaces across Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton, and Hertfordshire

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Our Mission:

To close the gap between healing and independence by giving women access to the education, tools, and space they need to rebuild their lives with confidence, dignity, and purpose.

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Our Vision:

We believe education should be accessible to all, not just those who’ve survived, but those who are still surviving. Our work is grounded in intersectionality, inclusion, and trust, and every woman who walks through our doors is met with empathy, respect, and belief.​

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“We are not a crisis service, we are the next step.”
Intersectionality Women’s Programmes CIC