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Events, partnerships, programme updates and opportunities to get involved with SSG across Greater Manchester.
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Community Stories
Listening to the community in Middleton
SSG joined local residents and organisations at a community session in Middleton to hear what young people and families need — and the conversation kept coming back to role models, mentoring and safe places to go.
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Volunteering
We're recruiting volunteer STEM Mentors
Work in tech, engineering, science or digital? We're looking for volunteer STEM Mentors across Greater Manchester to support hands-on sessions with young people.
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Hands-on STEM & digital skills
Our volunteers ran a practical session helping young people build their STEM and digital skills — building and coding robots, designing real electronics in CAD and preparing models for 3D printing.
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Events
SSG at Next Tech Fest
The SSG team volunteered at Next Tech Fest with Next Tech Girls, supporting young people to explore STEM, technology and digital careers.
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Events7 October 2026
Rochdale Procurement 360 Summit
SSG attended the Rochdale Procurement 360 Summit, hosted by Rochdale Development Agency, connecting with local organisations and building relationships that can open up opportunities for young people and communities.
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SSG at Education Estates
SSG attended Education Estates, the national event on the future of learning environments, seeing how AI, robotics and new technology are starting to shape the places where young people learn.
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