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November 18, 2025
Sports career talk on the ball in Trafford
StateTalking speaker Megan Lord was pitch perfect when she talked about careers in sport with a group of female students...
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Lev High Old Girl Returns for Career Talk
When former Levenshulme High School For Girls student Loretta Smith returned to her old classroom, she was struck by the...
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October 24, 2025
StateTalking appoints ambassador
Speaker, author, podcast host and proud Mancunian Damian Hughes has been named as StateTalking's first ambassador. In his new role,...
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October 6, 2025
Bolton students learn about a day in the life of a lawyer
Year 11s at Bolton St Catherine's Academy enjoyed meeting lawyer Melissa Jones when she came into school for a careers...
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October 1, 2025
Pipeline from private school to top jobs remains strong
This September, Sutton Trust published their first Elitist Britain report since 2019, tracking the educational backgrounds of the country's top...
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September 20, 2025
New StateTalking Impact Report
The StateTalking impact report 2025 has dropped! Since we began in 2022 we have delivered 274 talks at 51 state...
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September 18, 2025
Architects bring the house down at Trafford School
Students at a Trafford grammar school got the inside scoop on working in architecture thanks to two StateTalking speakers. The...
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August 9, 2025 / MOTIVATION
Prestwich Students Pull Off High Performance with Podcast Star
As co-host of the hugely popular High Performance podcast Professor Damian Hughes questions global leaders every day. Students from St Monica’s...
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July 8, 2025 / STEM
First Class Talk From First Class Grad
When biomedical science graduate Yaman Toumeh went to talk to key stage three students at a Stockport school, it got him thinking about...
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July 1, 2025 / MOTIVATION
Coleen Rooney in the house!
Last month, we sent Coleen Rooney into St James’ Catholic School in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport. She made a big splash...
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