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soft skills group

Schools & commissioning

Designed with your setting in mind.

For schools, colleges, alternative provision, local authorities and community organisations looking for practical, relationship-led programmes for young people.

A 3D CAD model of a circuit board with switches and buttons on a laptop screen
From an SSG STEM session

Thinking about SSG for your setting?

  1. 1Enquire
  2. 2Discuss your needs
  3. 3Receive a proposal
  4. 4Agree delivery
  5. 5Evaluate together
Make an enquiry

Who we work with

Built for the settings young people are in

Primary & secondary schools

Enrichment, STEM, personal development and careers activity alongside your curriculum.

Colleges & sixth forms

Employability, enterprise and digital skills for students preparing for next steps.

Alternative provision

Smaller-group, relationship-led sessions focused on confidence and engagement.

Local authorities

Delivery aligned to local priorities for young people, early help and communities.

Youth services

Programmes that complement your existing youth work offer.

Community organisations

Co-delivered sessions for the young people already connected to your work.

What SSG offers

Six programme areas

Compare all programmes

Potential delivery models

Shaped around your timetable

We agree the format with each setting. These are the models we can discuss with you.

  • One-off workshopsA single session for a class, year group or youth group.
  • Enrichment & STEM daysA full or half day of hands-on activity.
  • Multi-week programmesA series of sessions with clear goals and reflection points.
  • MentoringOne-to-one or small-group support for identified young people.
  • After-school & holiday sessionsActivity outside the school day, in your setting or the community.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Confidence, communication and self-belief
  • Practical digital, STEM and technical skills
  • Enterprise thinking and problem-solving
  • Employability and awareness of career pathways
  • Positive engagement with learning and the community
How we evaluate outcomes

For local authorities & commissioners

Delivery aligned to your local priorities

  • Programmes shaped around youth, early help and community priorities
  • Outcomes and evaluation agreed at the start
  • Regular updates and an end-of-delivery summary
  • Local delivery across Greater Manchester

Partnership process

From first conversation to evaluated outcomes

  1. 1

    Discover

    Find out about SSG and the young people we work with.

  2. 2

    Explore programmes

    Look at the programme areas and what's available.

  3. 3

    Discuss needs

    We talk through your young people, goals and context.

  4. 4

    Plan delivery

    We agree format, dates, safeguarding and success measures together.

  5. 5

    Evaluate outcomes

    We review what worked and share findings with you.

No commitment to enquire. Every delivery is discussed and agreed with each setting before anything is confirmed.

Safeguarding

  • Safeguarding arrangements are agreed with every setting before delivery starts.
  • When we work in your setting, we work within your safeguarding procedures and designated safeguarding lead.
  • Anyone working with young people goes through checks appropriate to their role before they start.
  • We never publish identifiable information about young people without consent.
Safeguarding & governance

Partnership enquiry

Tell us about your young people.

Share your setting, the young people you work with and what you'd like to achieve. We'll come back to arrange a conversation.

  1. 1You send the form
  2. 2We reply to arrange a call
  3. 3We put together options for your setting