LCA Digital LtdAbout Us
LCA Digital Ltd is run by business partners Peter Ralley and Paul Cockcroft who started working under the name of Darkfire Education Ltd which deals exclusively with school based work. Over the past two and a half years they have developed their business in delivering high quality training and supporting education in all its forms. In addition to the face to face sessions they have also developed a series of innovative training CD's that help to enhance and continue the learning long after the training is over.
They have spent a lot of time working with children and adults teaching them how to make films, animations and podcasts and are now in the commercial sector, including running film making and photography courses in the UK and Europe.
Distance is no object and they both have intimate knowledge of all the motorways in the UK and the Autoroutes in France!
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Peter Ralley - Prior to entering the world of education Peter was a professional photographer working in a variety of areas from running a studio to press photography. He returned to college in 1985 and emerged four years later with a first class honours degree and a desire to make changes. Within five years he had made deputy head and two years later saw him take up the role of headteacher, one he kept for eleven years before leaving to work with Paul. Throughout his teaching career he used, and encouraged the use of, photography and film as a creative medium.
Working as part of LCA Digital is an ideal way for Peter to use his skills as photographer and trainer for the benefit of schools. business and other organisations.
He is the organiser of the Alrewas Short Film Festival and Photography Exhibition and regularly makes films for competitions.
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Paul Cockcroft - In 2006 Paul formed Darkfire Education Ltd, of which LCA Digital is a subsidary, his first project being to organise the launch of it's first training disc at the BETT Show, Europe's largest educational ICT show. In addition to this he and Peter both spend at least four days a week running face to face courses teaching adults and children how to make animations, films, take better digital photographs and makepodcasts The diversity of working with children and adults in all situations makes the job one of the best in the world for Paul.
In his spare time Paul plays seven a side football in goal for two local teams. His wife, Julie is a deputy in a Nantwich school. His eldest, Conor follows his dad and is a goalkeeper for the Nantwich Panthers. His youngest, Niamh is a keen dancer. The whole family are big Carlisle United fans!
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