Longsight Community Primary talks environmental issues with MP Hannah Spencer

Longsight Community Primary School was delighted to welcome local MP Hannah Spencer for a special visit that brought together pupils, staff and par...

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Unity Community Primary receives praise in recent Ofsted report

Unity Community Primary School is celebrating a positive Ofsted report following an inspection on April 28, 2026

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Working in partnership with George House Trust

The Big Life Group is proud to have worked in partnership with George House Trust, to make a real difference to breast feeding mothers livi...

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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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Play Full: Longsight Community Primary team up with Save the Children UK

Pupils at Longsight Community Primary take part in an exciting creative project with Save the Children UK, celebrating the importance of play.

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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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Zion volunteers ease winter food price pain

It was a lifeline, slashing shopping bills while prices continued to rise and enabling people to put ...

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Creative funding supports Manchester Mums

I cannot thank RISE enough for helping us provide activities and resources so we can make a difference in the lives of the mothers whil...

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‘Beat The Crisis’ Podcasts for Tough Times

Citizens Advice Salford has put together a brilliant series of ‘Beat The Crisis’ podcasts so that as many people as possible know what their rights and entitlements are, and most importantly, where to get support.

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Investing in Volunteers takes pride of place

The Investing in Volunteers Award has taken its place as the latest addition to the Big Life trophy cabinet. The bid to get the award renewed for the third time on the trot, began in 2019 and marks over fifteen years of award success in supporting volunteers.

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Big Life welcome Wesley

Wesley Community Furniture who provide low-cost furniture and household items has become the newest member of The Big Life group’s family of services.

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Unity Community Primary asks dog owners to “PUT YOUR DOG POO IN THE BIN!”

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Longsight Community Primary is rated ‘good’ by Ofsted

Longsight Community Primary has been rated 'good' by Ofsted for the second time.  The school opened as a free school in September 2013 in response ...

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Child poverty – it’s time to be outraged

When I spoke at an event last week on child poverty, one of the audience asked – why aren’t we outraged? Well, I am outraged.

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Question free schools – but don’t overlook the success stories

When we decided to bid to set up and run a free school, it wasn't an endorsement of educational policy, but a pragmatic response.

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