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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Last week Matt & Andy travelled to Salford to provide training for social care practitioners from Salford Council. It was brilliant to have time to deliver interactive training, have some open and honest conversations, discover people’s why, raise each other with stories of hope and positivity and also collectively inspire and raise practice with strategies and ideas to connect and care - ultimately to [...]
Yesterday Andy & Matt travelled to knowsley council to deliver x 2 2 hour keynote / training for social care, teachers, professionals from Knowsley Council It was a brilliant day engaging over 300 practitioners ensuring the session was engaging, interactive, real, informative and also FUN - YES we need to see more fun in social care as well as raise great practice and people [...]
Last week we made the long trip to Northumberland and provided a keynote speech at the @nlandcc virtual school conference. We presented on “Relationships and Language that cares” to professionals from social care, early help and schools from the area” We were able to weave stories, strategies and inspiration from: - Our childhood in care / lived experience (feeling how others connected and what they [...]
Director Matt was flown to Poland by The Informed Perspective (Jenny & Penny) to host a conference at the American school of Warsaw - Jeremy Indika delivered the conference and it was entitled 'Are You Really Listening?' - tickets were bought by parents and young people . It proved to be a powerful event where Matt not only hosted but shared elements of his journey [...]
Andy & Matt had the privilege to travel to Wilmslow & attend Care Today Leadership conference and deliver a motivating and empowering keynote. It was lovely to be invited after a representative from Care today saw us deliver at the Children’s Homes Association conference earlier this year. Care Today are the largest family run residential childcare organisation in the UK and have been working extensively [...]
Last week Matt travelled to Barnsley and delivered to over 100 professionals at Barnsley Council social care staff development forum. The theme was Language, the words professionals use, how they write, record why it matters, how things are recorded & how it feels from a care experienced professional reflecting on what was said & written in our files - it becomes your internal voice… Matt [...]
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