We were delighted to be booked by CORE education trusts conference day at the Eastside Rooms In Birmingham. We wrote a brand new keynote for all the teachers, pastoral staff, headteachers, senior leadership attending in the room. We were booked for one hour and 15 minutes to stand and deliver our story, our messages of hope and some pratical solutions to the 400 particpants in [...]
A LITTLE RECOGNITION. A LOT OF GRATITUDE. ❤️ We’re absolutely delighted and honoured to have been included in a list of 18 world-class care-experienced professional speakers, published by the brilliant Lemn Sissay. You can read the full article and explore the list here: 🔗 https://www.lemnsissay.com/2022-2026/care-experienced-campaign-leaders To be recognised alongside some incredibly talented speakers, advocates and professionals is something Andy and I genuinely appreciate. Having spent [...]
We were delighted to host The National Childrens Homes Association Awards in Birmingham recently. We were blown away by all the amazing feedback we recieved by people who attended! We want to congratulate all the fantastic nominees and winners! We loved socialising and meeting all the lovely people who attended. We are available to book together or seperately for your award evenings for professionals or [...]
Matt hosted the Leicester Celebrating success awards at Demontfort Hall last night for all the young people in the care system. He also gave a short inspirational speech for the young people attending the event at the beginning of the show! What a night it was ! Band and Dance performances from the young people on the huge stage, a DJ set and a moving [...]
“Smashing Life Into Independence” Smash Life - post 16 project YP feedback There really is no feedback more POWERFUL than the voice of the Children / YP who receive your service or care We have received feedback and continue throughout the year for our post 16 project when realisations hit…we feel so happy and proud when YP take the time to message us and share [...]
Matt & Andy travelled up North to deliver some trauma informed training to a secondary school near Manchester to start off the new school term with a bang! The feedback from this day has been incredible from senior leadership teams. Smash Life does not only aim to deliver a powerful lived experience story of growing up in the care system but solution focussed messages [...]
Training “A Sibling Perspective” “An estimated 37% of children with a sibling – that is 20,000 children – are separated from a sibling when placed in care” - Children’s Commissioner 2023 This is stark reading. We ALL know that a sibling relationship can be a protective factor for children in care and it can often bring: - A strong emotional connection, with an emphasis on [...]
WHAT IF THE TRAINING YOU DELIVERED DID MORE THAN JUST TICK A CPD BOX? What if it changed the way someone sees a young person? What if it gave a member of staff the confidence to respond differently? What if one conversation helped change a life? At SMASH LIFE, we bring together trauma-informed practice, lived experience and professional experience to deliver keynotes and training that [...]
We were delighted to be invited by Worcester Virtual School to deliver our post 16 smash life into independence project to young people in the care system. The four days were fun and full of education , we forcussed on lots of topics for the young people like healthy eating, budgeting, car maintenance, relationships, managing loneliness and mental health, team building games, inspirational talks [...]
Matt & Andy Smith will be hosting the National Children Homes Award Ceremony in Birmingham later this year as part of the CHA 2026 Conference. A huge thank you to Mark and the team at the Children’s Homes Association for inviting us to be part of such an important event. We genuinely can’t wait to bring a little bit of that Smash Life energy to [...]
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