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Stoke City Academy partnered with The Inspirational Learning Group to help players recognise their transferable skills beyond football.
The National Careers Challenge Grand Final Returns to Telford for 2026
The National Careers Challenge Grand Final returns to Telford on 2nd July 2026, bringing together 1,000 students to showcase their skills through live, employer-led challenges.
SUCCESS STORY – Connor’s Journey: From Feeling Lost to Finding His Future
When Connor first came into Longton Job Centre in January 2025, he was unsure about what came next. He’d spent years feeling on the outside of things. School had been tough, especially with the bullying he faced around his autism and weight, and it had chipped away at his confidence. By the time he joined […]
Blythe Bridge Students Launch Mindful Mondays to Support Mental Health in Schools
Students launched Mindful Mondays to promote wellbeing across their school.
Over 100 students inspired to be the Next Engineers of our generation!
Over 100 students inspired through hands-on engineering challenges.
The Inspirational Learning Group attends International Education Conference in the heart of China’s financial district
Education leaders in Beijing stressed the need to build digital and human skills, reform assessment, and strengthen industry-academia collaboration for an AI-driven future.
Students from Staffordshire Primary Schools celebrate “Start Small; Dream Big” achievements
As part of the “Start Small; Dream Big” initiative with the Stoke and Staffordshire Careers Hub, The Inspirational Learning Group were delighted to welcome students from 8 primary schools to Keele University for the initiative’s celebration event. The ‘Start Small; Dream Big’ Primary Careers Pilot, developed by the Careers and Enterprise Company, is designed to […]
The Inspirational Learning Group announce results of careers survey
Earlier this month, BBC Bitesize announced the results of the Bitesize Careers survey 2025. Over 4,000 young people shared their dream jobs with the BBC educational resource as part of their annual survey which explores the career aspirations for teenagers in the UK aged 13 to 16. Maintaining its top spot for the second consecutive year […]
The Inspirational Learning Group Co-Founders Open New Learning Centre for First Bus
On Thursday 13th March, TILG co-founders Ben and Michael Dyer had the honour of officially opening First Bus’s new learning centre in Hanley, Stoke on Trent. This cutting edge facility is part of a ground breaking partnership with the Unite Union, aimed at boosting educational opportunities for 1,600 frontline employees across Manchester, the Midlands, and […]
The National Careers Challenge in partnership with NatWest Thrive – Grand Finals are back for 2025!
We are delighted to announce the details of the biggest event of the academic year, The National Careers Challenge in partnership with NatWest Thrive Grand Finals! Bigger and better than ever before, this year’s Grand Finals will be held on Tuesday 8th July at London’s iconic Barbican Centre. Not only in the Barbican Centre the […]
Staffordshire’s aspiring engineers visit world famous JCB headquarters and innovative Farm Urban
As part of their February sessions, students in Cohort 2 and 3 of Next Engineers Academy visited the JCB Headquarters in Rocester and Farm Urban in Liverpool. These visits provided a unique opportunity for students to connect with cutting-edge engineering practices and gain insights into how engineering is shaping the future and the world of […]
What’s Your Dream? Exclusive opportunity for your students!
Calling all future entrepreneurs! Earlier this year, we were excited to announce Simon Squibb, entrepreneur and founder of HelpBnk.com, as the official ambassador for The National Careers Challenge 2024/25. Here’s the best part: your students now have an exclusive chance to pitch their business ideas directly to Simon at the TNCC finals this July! Simon […]
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