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It’s not just secondary school students who benefit from outside speakers. State Talking also arranges engaging talks for primary-aged children. Two women with successful careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) spoke to pupils from years five and six at St Kentigern’s RC Primary School in Fallowfield, as part of the annual global STEM […]
  Katie Leeson was a highly successful managing director of a social media agency – and yet she spent many months wondering why she had been given the job and was convinced she was doing it badly. “Imposter syndrome is described as a feeling of phoniness in people who believe that they are not intelligent, […]
Zara Street, founder of positive lifestyle brand Keep it Bright, delivered an inspiring talk to the pupils of Levenshulme High School for Girls on International Women’s Day, organised by State Talking. Keep it Bright sells a range of clothing and products with positive inspirational messages. Famous fans of the brand include Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus […]
Entrepreneur John Quinton-Barber, the founder and CEO of communications agency Social, urged year ten pupils at St Thomas More RC College to “dream big” when he spoke to them at a State Talking event. John explained how he overcame many obstacles in his career, but didn’t let them dent his confidence or his ambitions. He […]
Forty budding medical students from Years 9 and 10 at Levenshulme High School for Girls heard how orthopaedic specialist Sophie Rogers carved out a successful career in surgery – despite failing to get the required grades to study medicine. During a free session organised by State Talking, Sophie told the girls that not getting the […]
Around 200 students at Levenshulme High School for Girls gathered to hear how music writer Lisa Durrant worked her way from shifting vinyl in Manchester’s Piccadilly Records, to writing for the bands who played on the discs. The year nine students, who had just started studying media literacy and learning about writers’ viewpoints, heard from Lisa […]
Year nine pupils about to choose their GCSE options at St Matthew’s RC High School in Moston heard from people in the creative industries to help them make their choices. The students listened to talks from a wide variety of successful creative professionals, who explained how they got into their industries and made their mark. […]
“As Tony Wilson said, we do things differently here” A Manchester venture will enable local school students to access inspirational careers talks 24/7. State Talking is a new Stretford-based charity, with a mission of connecting Greater Manchester state school pupils to relatable role models. Local heroes, from actor and comedian John Thompson to Bury-born chef […]