Response to the antisemitic attack in Golders Green

The antisemitic attack on two Jewish men in Golders Green this week was shocking and another exa...

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Meet the board: Humza Khan

Humza Khan has been on the Big Life board since October. We caught up with him to find out more about his day job, the contribution he makes to the group, and how being part of the Big Life family has shaped him.

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Living Well Rochdale shortlisted for national award

Living Well Rochdale's Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Prevention Project has been recognised as a strong example of community engagement in practice. It focuses on reaching people who are less likely to engage with traditional health services to raise awareness around heart health.

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Volunteer Success Stories: Longsight Family Hub

Many local community members have joined Longsight Community Primary, Longsight Nursery and Longsight Family Hub as volunteers, all working toward the shared goal of providing first-class care and education for children in the community.

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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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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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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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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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Response to the Supreme Court ruling affecting trans people

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.

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