35 students got their summer holidays off to an exciting start yesterday when they attended an exclusive opening event at Microsoft’s new flagship store in Oxford Circus with social enterprise Rocking Ur Teens. The students were among the first to visit the new shop and get hands on with all it has to offer. As […]

Four years into our journey, we went back to schools who had attended our events and were delighted to find that the impact of our events lives on. What they most appreciated about Rocking Ur Teens events The students like the inspirational stories shared by the speakers, it is a lasting memory of the day […]

Caitlin McShane, from Southend High School for Girls, reviews the March Rocking Ur Teens event. On Tuesday 12 March, following International Women’s Day celebrations, twelve Year 9 attended the Rocking Ur Teens girls’ conference, which took place at the NatWest offices, Bishopsgate. Rocking Ur Teens is a social enterprise whose goal is to give young […]

Thanks to Grace Bryan who volunteered at the Rocking Ur Teens Girls conference on the 12th March, 2019 for this inspiring article. The rhetoric pervades us in the modern age, it bombards us and devours us: our teenagers are told; ‘be the best version of yourself’ – Live your best life’!  But what does it […]

Karishma from Ashlyns School reviews our March Teen Girls Event Rocking Ur Teens was certainly a day to remember. Not only was it educational it was also very entertaining and hugely inspirational. It was a day packed full of activities. From the moment myself and my few fellow classmates walked in it was clear that […]

Sude Pelit from Southend High School for Girls reviews our March event. RockingUrTeens was a wonderful experience that really helped me develop my understanding of life outside of school and most importantly, gender equality. The experience was incredibly enlightening, not only for me, but for over 100 girls from different ethnicities, cultures and backgrounds. We […]

NatWest Bishopsgate graciously hosted the 10th Rocking Ur Teens Conference for a number of schools, with guests travelling from as far as Somerset to join the fun. Remel London was the warm and energetic host for the day, who kick-started proceedings by encouraging the teens to join the “Rocking Ur Teens” chant, before welcoming DanceWest […]

Pop Star Hatty Keane to perform at teen Girls Conf in Manchester Born in Manchester Hatty has been performing for a number of years and has hit major heights by supporting the likes of Ed Sheeran, Rudimental and JLS. Over the past 18 months Hatty has been receiving rave reviews for her music which can […]

I am now 16 and am currently taking my GCSE’s. When I was 14 years old, I was seriously injured in the Manchester Arena Attack. I suffered 29 separate injuries, including a broken arm, two broken legs, severe burns, facial and internal injuries. There wasn’t any part of my body that hadn’t suffered the effects […]

Laura and Rachel Beattie are sisters and co-founders of luxury ethical womenswear brand, Careaux. Founded from an idea when Rachel was fourteen, combining her love of fashion and maths she has created a dress that fits to the individual by the zip around the waist, which allows the dress to completely separate into a top and a […]