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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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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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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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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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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It’s National Apprenticeship Week: Meet Niamh Horner

Having recently completed her Level 4 PR and Communications apprenticeship, Niamh reflects on her time as a PR and Communications Assistant at The Big Life group...

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