Our new recruit Daniyal wrote all about last month's, third successful Wellbeing Festival! On Wednesday 27th August, we took over Stockroom for the L!STEN Wellbeing Festival and what a day it turned out to be. From the minute people came through the doors, the place just felt alive. After signing in, grabbing raffle tickets and pizza tokens, everyone headed straight into a space that was buzzing with energy. The pottery sessions outside were a huge hit. EasyPeel set up under

The end of summer means the ‘real’ new year is beginning! We always find September a great time to reflect on the school year that has passed. 2023-24 was a busy one in the education strand of PIE, but we’ve nearly doubled the number of participants and have been in 50% more schools in comparison to last year! It’s really hard to summarise all that we do in schools – so in addition to the drop down days, 6/12/24 week programmes, transition events, careers events, teacher trai

At PIE we work to support young people to become Future Ready - we do this through all of our programmes, sessions, events and workshops by giving young people the opportunity to develop the 5 PIE slices: Communication, Digital, Project Management, Community Links and Cultural Capital. As well as supporting young people through our different projects and programmes, we are also proud to offer a variety of work experience, placement and paid work opportunities for young people

In July, the whole of Fairfield High School for Girls came together for a fantastic drop-down day during their final week before the summer holidays. It was a brilliant opportunity for students to celebrate their school community, explore different aspects of wellbeing, and challenge themselves by trying something new – including a wide range of physical activities. The event also highlighted the importance of giving young girls the chance to try activities they may never hav

Our HAF Summer Programme kicked off in style on 28th July, and what an action-packed two weeks it’s been! We’ve teamed up with fantastic local businesses to give our children a wide range of unforgettable experiences. They’ve enjoyed football with Reece from UK Sports , got creative with Alison in crafts, danced their hearts out with Beth from Dancing with Sally , and explored the great outdoors at Linnet Clough . We also had a magical trip to Marple Cinema to watch Lilo an

Our L!STEN group have had a productive summer so far, not only have they been busy preparing for the Wellbeing Event at the end of the holidays, but they've had a visit with their local Labour MP! Artemis has written a blog to fill us all in: Today, some members of the L!sten group had the pleasure of meeting with British politician and Labour MP, Mr. Navendu Mishra. The hour was spent at Stopford house where we were treated with respect and hospitality. We were given a comfo

Summer terms are always particularly busy in the PIE school calendar, as it’s usually the ending of many of our programmes/projects, transition events galore and when most of the exciting whole school events take place. This year has been no different and Munji is going to give us a run through of everything that has taken place in schools during June and July! Leeds Positivity PIE trip to Manchester The Year 7 girls from Coop Academy Leeds had their long-awaited rewards tr

Here at PIE we keep busy through the summer break with a whole range of activities! We've put together a little overview and a flyer for those of you who might be interested in attending our free family activities: HAF: We've got a great programme of activities lined up for HAF this holiday, ranging from dancing to pond-dipping, culminating in a big party! If you think you might be eligible for a place, please contact gem.piper@live.co.uk Walking Wavers: Our walking group has

The PIE Team and our friend Shelley Metcalfe have been working on a new report - our Community Impact Report reviews and showcases six years of work in our Stockport Community! You can read the full report here on this page, and on our webpage here !

The Enrichment Effect , has now been available for a month! You may have seen on our socials that we've released a podcast, focussed on enrichment in it's many forms. Join our fabulous hosts, Beth Collins and Katie Lang , as they take you on a journey through the transformative power of enrichment that goes way beyond the traditional curriculum. It’s all about creating opportunities that shape lives, boost skills, and foster a genuine love of learning. Co-Ordinated by PIE's v

Over the past couple of months, our Step Up Mentor group has been meeting at the PIE office for their Saturday sessions – and they’ve been busy! In the first few sessions, we explored what it really means to be a mentor. The group talked about the kind of role models they want to be, what’s expected of them in the Step Up Mentor programme, and how they can support younger students through the big transition to secondary school. One of their biggest challenges so far? Planning

New Project Alert! Tameside Tracks is our brand new project. We are working with West Hill High School in Stalybridge on this community project which will last for 12 months. With funding from Transpennine Express, Tameside Tracks is going to be a student led social action project with the aim of improving the area in or around Stalybridge train station and will also look to try and encourage young people to use public transport. We had our first session with the group of Yea

On Wednesday 14th May CEO Beth was invited to attend a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace in recognition of services to education - what a day! She (and husband James) joined 7000 other people from the field of education and skills to enjoy an afternoon in the royal gardens, she's told us all about it in this week's blog: The day started by passing through security to join other guests stood outside the iconic gates of the palace. Everyone waited in anticipation to see

PIE and Starting Point Community Learning Partnership , have partnered up to run a new digital programme in Stockport with thanks to funding from GM Strengthening Communities Fund ! This pilot programme 'Digital Leap' will be focusing on supporting families with the digital leap from primary to secondary school. The difference between platforms, apps and ways of communication from primary to secondary school can be difficult to navigate for not only pupils but parents/carers

The L!STEN Youth Alliance is a collaboration between PIE and Stockport Council. This work was commissioned in April 2023 and will run until March 2026. Over three years, we will look to ensure we are engaging with as many young people across Stockport as possible to ensure that voices are heard, youth issues are discussed, and that this information is appropriately fed back to members of the council to help inform future planning. At the end of each year we publish a report,

As we are coming to the end of this section of the programme, let's have a look back, with Ciara, at what this amazing group has done... From November, we have collaborated with the fabulous Jen from Make Good (CIC) to deliver fortnightly sessions for a group of care experienced young people. These sessions have created a space for the young people to discuss their experiences as a care experienced young person and relate to others with similar experiences. Throughout the 1

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Last month we completed our most recent Wave of Change programme, so we thought we'd take a look at our years of delivering this programme! We first launched the Wave of Change in partnership with The Goodness Collective in March 2020. After a couple of initial in person sessions, we closed down along with the rest of the world, and quickly shifted our sessions online. This involved not only teaching the women taking part to use Zoom for sessions, but ourselves as well! We ra

We’re super excited to share that we have been successful in our application for the Hate Crime Awareness grant from Manchester City Council. Following the discussions and learning from our shorter sessions last year at St Anne’s High School, Bramhall High School, Aquinas College and Chorlton High School we knew there was more work to do in terms of young people and hate crime! This year we are working with Burnage Academy for Boys and The East Manchester Academy to make a di

Over the last few weeks our Year 10 Future Ready students from Unity Academy Blackpool have descended upon Manchester on their annual PIE visits! Armed with all the waterproof gear (under Munji’s guidance) no one was prepared for the two days of clear blue skies and sunshine. The boys group were lucky enough to be greeted with hot drinks at Oxford Road Train Station before they made their journey to Old Trafford. Thank you to Café Nero on Oxford Road, not many coffee shops wo