Thorn Grove Primary school in Cheadle Hulme has successfully secured funding to be rebuilt, following a bid for funding by Stockport Council to the Department for Education (DfE). Thorn Grove Primary is one of 61 schools to secure a share in July 2022 of £1 billion of DfE funding to rebuild or … [Read more...]
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Locally run skills schemes could bring 1 million people back into jobs market
New research commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) has estimated that over 1 million workers who left employment during the pandemic could be returned to the jobs market if local authorities could run employment and skills schemes. Analysis undertaken by the Learning and Work … [Read more...]
Logistics and project management training secure £1.5 million boost
Greater Manchester businesses looking to upskill members of their workforce with logistics or project management training are set to benefit from the city-region's Skills for Growth programme. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has awarded contracts worth £1.5 million to Growth Company … [Read more...]
Stockport students impress in climate action Town Hall debate
45 students representing 23 schools across the borough debated their climate action ideas at Stockport Town Hall on Wednesday 15th June. Ideas proposed by the town's young people at the Schools Climate Assembly will be presented to councillors at the next full meeting of Stockport Council in … [Read more...]
Stockport students take over Council Chambers to debate climate action ideas
Students from across Stockport will debate their climate action ideas in the Council Chambers at Stockport Town Hall on the afternoon of Wednesday 15th June. The best ideas, as voted by the borough's young people, will be presented to Councillors at a full council meeting on 15th July. The … [Read more...]
Andy Burnham sets out plan for further devolution of skills provision
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has set out his plan for how the city-region could take control of skills provision ahead of further devolution negotiations with government. The city-region's proposals look to build on existing initiatives in Greater Manchester, including the Adult … [Read more...]
Stockport College students bring mural to Stockport Exchange
Town centre business hub, Stockport Exchange, has welcomed a colourful new addition: a mural produced in collaboration with students from nearby Stockport College. The students were given a brief by Stockport Exchange partners, Stockport Council and national urban regeneration company, Muse … [Read more...]
Stockport manufacturers invited to learn more about how they can benefit from Skills for Growth programme
Manufacturers in Stockport are being invited to attend a virtual 'lean lunch' to learn how they can access the Skills for Growth programme to upskill their workforce. Instep UK, in partnership with the Business Growth Hub, are hosting the event to introduce manufacturing SMEs across Greater … [Read more...]
Award win for Greater Manchester digital innovation
Partners behind Greater Manchester’s Early Years Integrated Solution have won an iNetwork Innovation Award for the security and digital privacy considerations in its design. The Effective Information Sharing and Security award win recognises the collaboration between GMCA's Digital and … [Read more...]
Stockport Council secures Family Hubs Transformation funding
Stockport Council has been awarded funding from the government's Family Hubs Transformation Fund to help it improve its services for children, young people, and families. Stockport is one of 12 local authorities to be allocated a share of the £12 million funding pool over two years until March … [Read more...]
Final spaces remain for fully-funded cyber security course
There are just a few final spaces left for Stockport businesses to take part in a fully-funded cyber security course, starting 30th May, as part of the Digital Careers Upskill Programme. The programme, part of the GMCA Skills for Growth programme and funded by the European Social Fund, aims to … [Read more...]
North West to develop UK’s first regional Net Zero Skills plan
The North West is set to develop a new Net Zero Skills Charter to ensure young people in the region can benefit from the projected rapid growth in green jobs. The move is a collaboration between key organisations including Net Zero North West (NZNW), the North West Business Leadership Team … [Read more...]
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