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February 12, 2026
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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February 5, 2026
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.
January 9, 2026
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.
December 1, 2025
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.
October 31, 2025
With the Renters’ Rights Bill now becoming law, our CEO Fay Selvan has responded.
October 22, 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.
October 10, 2025
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.
July 30, 2025
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.
June 30, 2025
Longsight’s approach to oracy and the impact it has on pupils has been highlighted by Voice 21, the UK’s oracy education charity.
June 13, 2025
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.
April 30, 2025
The ruling by the UK Supreme Court, defining ‘sex’ to mean ‘biological sex’ in the Equality Act (2010), has added to an already hostile environment for trans people, and is having a negative impact on trans communities.
April 11, 2025
The Kath Locke Centre, a cornerstone of the Hulme and Moss Side community, is launching a unique opportunity for café and catering operators to bec...
March 31, 2025
We have taken the decision to merge two of the five organisations that make up The Big Life group into a single charity, and name it Big Life Services.
March 5, 2025
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.
December 20, 2024
Big Life is looking to speak with values-led non-profit organisations who are interested in delivering services in the probation sector, ahead of the intended Ministry of Justice recommissioning of the CRS in 2025.
