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 [...]
Well we are gearing up for our third year of running our Smash Life & Bridge Cheese Funday event on Saturday 20th June 2026 in Shropshire! Working closely with Bridge Cheese a company with a huge heart and Telford & Shrewsbury Virtual School Teams our staff team can't wait to support the day . Creating memories for children in care who may never had the [...]
Directors & Smash Life Founders Andy & Matt have been out on the road during a packed out May 2026 delivering keynotes and training to thousands of professionals up and down the country. It has seen them deliver in Telford, Shrewsbury, Leicester, Rutland, Preston, Knowlsey and Norwich ! They have even delivered a virtual seminar for a huge fostering company Foster Network to 300 staff! [...]
We are delighted to announce that we are delivering a keynote talk at the MAT Networking event at the Shrewsbury Town Football ground - we can't wait to network and inspire professionals who work in the educational sector within multi academy trusts! 100 professionals will be attendance and we can't wait! Matt is also appearing on a virtual masterclass alongside other care experienced young [...]
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