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PIE Food & Fun!
Have you heard of the PIE Food and Fun Bag Challenge? Food and Fun! What’s not to like?! PIE & Pretty Tough Things’ Gemma Piper have been...

Beth Nunn
May 14, 20214 min read


What is the Wave of Change?
One of our greatest collaborations is with the Goodness Collective on our Wave of Change Programme! We wanted to shine a light on this...

Beth Nunn
Apr 30, 20219 min read


Future Ready at Connell College
One of our flagship programmes here at PIE, is the ‘Future Ready’ Programme. The main aim being that we are preparing students for a...

Beth Nunn
Apr 20, 20213 min read


Forging gender equality on International Women's Day
Here at PIE, to mark International Women's Day, we wanted to bring together our staff and key partners to mark the occasion. We wanted to...

Beth Nunn
Mar 22, 20211 min read


Guitar Heroes 'rock on' in Woodley
As part of our ‘Pieces of the PIE’ Project, the Guitar Hero Programme has made a great start! Offering free guitar tuition and...

Beth Nunn
Mar 4, 20212 min read


'That's a wrap' on Step Up
Our Step Up transition programme has come to an end! It is the 8th Year of the project, and the 2nd year that PIE have been involved in...

Beth Nunn
Mar 2, 20212 min read


New Beginnings and Positive Vibes!
What's the best way to get something done? Some might say just get on with it. Some might have twenty cups of tea beforehand. Others'...

Beth Nunn
Feb 4, 20213 min read


Discos and Loo Roll with Your Digital Family!
PIE (featuring Antony Szmierek) hosted our first family quiz last week! On Saturday 23rd of January, funded by Your Digital Family - the...

Beth Nunn
Jan 28, 20211 min read


'Into the Mix' - our NEW transition programme!
We are excited to announce that PIE have received a £69,820 grant from Co-op’s charity, the Co-op Foundation. We will use the funding for...

Beth Nunn
Jan 28, 20212 min read


Top 10 of 2020
1. Our Reach for the Sky Programme In January we launched a new programme in Stockport working with 60 Year 7 students at 4 local...

Beth Nunn
Jan 12, 20213 min read


PIE Impact Report 2020
We are very proud to share with you a summary of our impact over the last year. As a social enterprise it is sometimes hard to measure...

Beth Nunn
Jan 11, 20211 min read


Inspiring Women
Just before Christmas we were very proud to discover that not one, but two of our directors were to feature at the She Inspires Awards!...

Beth Nunn
Jan 11, 20212 min read


Spreading Christmas Cheer with PIE
Community is one of our key PIE slices, and we truly believe that it runs through every bit of work that we do. In 2020, it has felt more...

Beth Nunn
Dec 22, 20202 min read


Connell College Virtual Careers Speed Networking Event
How many local business experts does it take to fit a lightbulb? 18! Well, sort of, as we found out at our first EVER Virtual Careers...

Beth Nunn
Dec 9, 20201 min read


WISE 2020 Inspiration List
It’s the time of year when ‘Three Wise Men’ are starting to make an appearance. But who needs ‘Three Wise Men’ when you can have 100 WISE...

Beth Nunn
Dec 9, 20201 min read


Come join our Christmas Family Quiz!
We are very excited to announce our first Virtual Christmas Family Quiz! Does your family know its TikTok from its Twitter? Its Deliveroo...

Beth Nunn
Dec 1, 20202 min read


Time for Transition
Transition is definitely the word of the moment. In so many ways we are transitioning: be it into or out of work, into or out of a new...

Beth Nunn
Nov 30, 20203 min read


Put It In Words
At a time when we are in a state of flux, it’s very normal to feel lost for words. Perhaps not surprisingly, we believe in the power of...

Beth Nunn
Nov 11, 20203 min read


You cannot BUILD a wall with one stone...
All around us we are witnessing rebuilding. At PIE, our focus since September has been on supporting young people get back to school and...

Beth Nunn
Nov 6, 20203 min read


Introducing Anisha and Evren
As we enter another new academic year, we are thrilled to introduce two new members of the team. Anisha and Evren are final year students...

Beth Nunn
Oct 13, 20203 min read
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