What the Mandelson scandal can teach us about safeguarding

As we strive to ensure world-class governance and safeguarding across our services, Keith Smith - CEO of Big Life Schools - looks at what does the fallout surrounding Peter Mandelson and Keir Starmer tells us about child safeguarding...

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Longsight Community Primary School welcomes Education Secretary

Longsight Community Primary School enjoyed a visit from Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, after receiving praise from the Government for its excellent progress and outcomes for pupils facing disadvantage. 

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Introducing Big Life Futures, our new children’s care services. 

Over the course of the next year, we intend to open a new Children's Home and develop an Independent Fostering Agency: Big Life Futures. Our purpose is to provide loving, stable, and therapeutic environments for children and young people.

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The Big Life Group Business Plan, 2025-30

We’ve launched our new Business Plan, setting out our mission to fight for equity and our vision to become the go-to organisation reducing inequity in the North.

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Our brand-new brand! 

We’re delighted to share our new look! You’ll begin to see it reflected across our platforms and services.

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Response to the Renters’ Rights Bill becoming law

With the Renters’ Rights Bill now becoming law, our CEO Fay Selvan has responded.

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Celebrating the Big Life Staff Awards 2025

From supporting people through the toughest of times to creating opportunities and improving wellbeing, our Staff Awards highlight the incredible work happening across every part of The Big Life Group.

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Access alone is not enough: trauma-informed mental health care

This World Mental Health Day, we’re asking what access to mental health care really means - and whether our systems and services are truly trauma-informed, inclusive and safe.

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Unity Community Primary School receives prestigious UNICEF Award

By proudly advocating for the rights of children for over 10 years, Unity has been re-accredited as a Gold Rights Respecting School by UNICEF UK...

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Statement on protests outside asylum hotels and the decision in Epping

As an organisation with a mission to fight for equity, Big Life would welcome an end to people seeking asylum being housed in hotels.

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Thank You, Volunteers

Each year, we host The Big Life group Volunteers Celebration and Thank You Lunch. It's a small way to recognise the incredible people who give their time, energy, and passion to Big Life.

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Big Life recognised for Carbon Literacy

We are delighted to announce that we have been accredited as a Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation by the UN-recognised Carbon Literacy Project.

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Longsight Community Primary’s Oracy achievements are spotlighted

Longsight’s approach to oracy and the impact it has on pupils has been highlighted by Voice 21, the UK’s oracy education charity.

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Statement in support of Roma people

We are appalled by the racist violence that has been taking place in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, in the last few days, and want to express our solidarity with Roma communities.

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Meet the board:
Ed Gale

Ed Gale has been on the Big Life board since 2020. We caught up with him to find out more about the contribution he makes to the group.

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