Stoke Futures – Helping Local People Find Their Next Opportunity

Whether you're a young person planning your future, an adult looking to retrain, or someone searching for a new career, knowing where to start can often be the biggest challenge.

That's why it's great to see the launch of Stoke Futures – a new online hub bringing together careers advice, education, apprenticeships, training and local job opportunities in one easy-to-use place.

The website has been designed to help people at every stage of their journey. Whether you're leaving school, considering college, looking for an apprenticeship or thinking about a career change, it offers clear information to help you take the next step with confidence.

Improving skills and creating opportunities is essential for the future of our city. By making it easier for people to discover what's available locally, Stoke Futures can help more residents build rewarding careers while giving local employers access to the talent they need.

If you're thinking about your next step, it's well worth taking a look at what Stoke Futures has to offer.

Education is changing in
Stoke on Trent

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“What’s different this time isn’t the ambition—it’s that we’re treating Stoke-on-Trent as a single education system, not a collection of schools, and we’re prepared to challenge, intervene and reshape that system where it isn’t delivering for our children.”

This is about more than a curriculum—it’s about giving the next generation the skills, confidence, and connections to thrive right here in our community from day one.

So what will feel different?

Earlier support
Schools working together
Better support for those who need it most
Focus on futures
Fewer exclusions

NEW Education Strategy

Ed Strategy

SEND Improvement

We aim to ensure that all children and young people in Stoke-on-Trent feel valued, understood and that they belong in our city. We want our children and young people to feel that they belong in their education settings, that they have access to and can attend health services and that they have access to social care support that meets their needs.

SEND

Additional Investment

£29.6 million is being invested in schools and education facilities, combining £18.4 million of ongoing projects with £11.2 million of new investment, prioritising SEN provision, safety, and long-term capacity.

This funding will create up to 300 additional specialist places for children and young people, including new and expanded SEN provision in both special schools and mainstream settings

..and it starts in Bentilee

Alpha Academies Trust & Potteries Educational Trust are teaming up to create a stronger, more cohesive educational community across Stoke & Staffordshire!

Together, we aim to create a partnership that supports young people and strengthens local networks!

MyFuture video below

Bringing health and family support closer to home in Bentilee

Bentilee is helping to shape a new way of supporting children, young people and families in the neighbourhood — bringing health services, schools, family support and community groups closer together, so it's easier to get help earlier, closer to home.

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What this means for you:

Services working together, not in separate silos
Support available before problems get more serious
Every child given the best possible start in life

Why Bentilee?

We're testing new ways of working here first. What we learn will help us improve services for families right across the city.

Healthcare closer to home

Getting care is changing too — the goal is to make it easier, not harder, to get help when you need it.

Less travel — more services available locally, not just at hospitals
Joined-up care — health professionals working together under one roof
More choice — manage your healthcare online if you'd like, or see someone face-to-face if that works better for you