Excitement was in the air when a group of students from a Salford school learned about a number of coveted careers in television. Katharine McCallum, a producer from Salford-based programme maker Purple Productions, spoke to an eager group of 25 Year 9 pupils from St Monica’s RC High School in Prestwich. In the talk, […]
Year 9 students at a Stockport school enjoyed a timely careers fair right before choosing their GCSE options. Pupils at St James Catholic High School in Cheadle Hulme listened to talks from a number of inspiring professionals and spent time networking with some of the schools’ enthusiastic alumni. Altogether, the students heard from nine speakers, […]
A new State Talking partnership will help bring hands-on experience to students looking to work in healthcare fields. Meducators UK provides affordable, interactive workshops for students who want to study medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, physiotherapy or nursing. Practical sessions offer secondary school students first-hand experience of some of the basic skills and concepts taught in the early […]
This year has been the busiest yet for StateTalking and the first where the impact of the pandemic has started to lessen. Our impact report shows we have now reached almost 5,000 Greater Manchester state school students. Since we launched in 2020, a total of 4,866 pupils have listened to an inspirational talk from a relatable […]
A Manchester recruitment consultancy is the latest company to pledge support to StateTalking. Sellick Partnership has not only offered sponsorship, but also promised to get hands on with StateTalking’s mission of bringing relatable speakers into state schools. No sooner were they signed up, Managing Director and Founder, Jo Sellick, and the company’s Head of Talent […]
Manchester contractor teams up with education charity to support inspirational seminar Students at St James Catholic High School in Cheadle Hulme were treated to an ‘inspirational’ introduction to the world of construction by apprentices from a leading regional building contractor. Girls in Year 9 heard from Russell WBHO Building Student trainees Megan, Isabelle, and Lydia […]
Justin Onuekwusi and Cynthia Murphy spoke to GCSE students at St Monica’s RC High School about their very different career paths, and also shared memories of their time at the Prestwich school. Justin, who graduated from the school in 1998, is a top fund manager in the financial services industry, and has been awarded the […]
Abraham Moss Community School aims to build an unrivalled network of past pupils, known as alumni, in order to inspire current students. The school, which teaches pupils from 4-16, says alumni can get involved in school life in a number of ways, including giving inspirational talks about how they found success in their chosen fields. […]
St James Catholic High School in Cheadle Hulme aims to build an unrivalled network of past pupils, known as alumni, in order to inspire current students. The school, a six form entry 11-16 high school, says alumni can get involved in school life in a number of ways, including giving inspirational talks about how […]