28 May 2019
Chorlton High School have been working with social enterprise PIE: Pursuing Individual Excellence for the last two academic years. Founded by Beth Nunn, an ex-member of staff, PIE run a number of coaching programmes and longer projects that all involve working with young people to try and ensure they are prepared for life after school. They are offered experiences and opportunities to develop five main ‘slices’: communication, digital, project management, community links and cultural capital.
This week, 80 students from Year 10 were invited along to the library to take part in ‘Inspiring Female’ and ‘Inspiring Male’ events. This saw role models from the world of work coming in to speak to students about their careers, journeys and experiences. Speakers for the boys' event included people from all different sectors, and included local gym owner Damian Coates, Duncan Swainsbury founder of Social Enterprise ‘Bounceback Food’, George Whalley from HOME Mcr and Lee Royle who is a member of Manchester band Prose. The girls' event included Eleanor Riley, founder of charity ‘Made with Hope’, Lianne Sykes from GO:PR, Naomi Timperley co-founder of Tech North Advocates and Fiona Mulherin, owner of local hair salon Urban Angels.
The events were a huge success with both students and speakers learning from the experience.
