by Beth | May 17, 2023 | Blog, Youth Insights Blog
Charlotte from South Shields joined as a founding member of the Young Innovators Council (YIC) in 2021, and was on the YIC for two years before successfully applying for a role on Northern Gas Networks’ Customer Engagement Group (CEG). Well done Charlotte! “I found...
by Beth | May 9, 2023 | Blog, Youth Insights Blog
Imogen from Durham joined as a founding member of the Young Innovators Council (YIC) in 2021, and was on it for just the one year because she started her degree at Durham University! Here she talks about what the YIC meant for her, and how she has since gone on to...
by Beth | May 2, 2023 | Blog, Youth Insights Blog
Dhanayus, from Normanton, West Yorkshire, took part in our S4TP Big Ideas Programme 2021 and made it to the National Finals! Here he talks about working with S4TP Youth Insights by joining Northern Gas Networks’ Young Innovators Council (YIC) 2023. “My idea for the...
by Beth | Mar 15, 2023 | Blog, Youth Insights Blog
Matt Ronayne reflects on running our first student conference for the Mercia Learning Trust. In February 2023, Mercia Learning Trust tasked Solutions for the Planet to run their first student conference alongside their annual Festival of Education. Our aim was to...
by Beth | Mar 8, 2023 | Blog, Youth Insights Blog
As an organisation, one of our key aims is to help to diversify the STEM workforce, which is still predominantly made up of white men. Shockingly, in 2019, it was found that only 24% of the workforce in STEM industries was women. In celebration of International...
by Beth | Jan 29, 2023 | Blog, Youth Insights Blog
It’s the start of the year and we’re excited to have just finished recruiting our 2023 Northern Gas Networks’ (NGN) Young Innovators Council (YIC). The council, consisting of 36 14-18 year olds, will be working with NGN over the year to give their valuable...
