As we count down to #InternationalWomensDay, we are incredibly proud to share a guest blog from Ella-Grace Gregoire. She leads Her-izons, with backing from Big Change, to make sure other young women and girls have the support she didn't.
Read her story 👉🏼 www.big-change.org/insights/its...
Feeling hopeful is a radical act in current times. Kathryn Scott, Trustee at Big Change, is doing it anyway.
She shares 10 things we’re hopeful about in the Schools White Paper in our latest blog.
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Our Leaders for Big Change Fund is an important experiment for us. It’s designed to support experienced leaders with bold, early-stage ideas that could lead to meaningful change for young people in under-served communities.
Dive into our vision
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⭐ Welcome to our community, Ellie Costello, a #LeaderForBigChange!
Ellie’s project Square Peg is reducing school non-attendance through a shift from punishment to partnerships.
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We are supporting Ella-Grace and Her-izons with the co-creation of a wellbeing education syllabus with young people that reflects Gen Z and Gen Alpha experiences and the creation of a model that can be replicated nationally.
Find out more
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Meet Ella-Grace Gregoire, a #LeaderForBigChange! ✨
Her project Her-izons is co-designing preventative and relational wellbeing approaches with and for girls and young women.
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Our support will enable him to co-design and build community-owned sound systems with young people — developing practical skills, shared ownership, and collective responsibility.
Read more about his project
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Join us in welcoming Jaden Osei-Bonsu, a #LeaderForBigChange, to our community!
His project Each One Teach One is addressing exclusion in education through the use of Hip-Hop and sound system culture as tools for imagination, learning, and community connection.
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Read more about her project
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👋🏻 Say hello to Yeukai Taruvinga, a #LeaderForBigChange!
Through Active Horizons, she is co-designing housing pathways with young people, policymakers, housing professionals — placing lived experience, healing, and racial justice at the centre of these solutions.
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Head to our website to learn more about them and their work.
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#LeadersforBigChange #BigChangemakers #WelcomeToOurCommunity
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Ella-Grace Gregoire, Ellie Costello, Jaden Osei-Bonsu, and Yeukai Taruvinga know what it takes to create deep-rooted change and we are proud to support their ambitious and early-stage projects that have the potential to transform the lives of young people in under-served communities.
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What do you get when you combine experienced leadership with an ambitious vision for young people? Leaders for Big Change.
We’re honoured to welcome four incredible leaders to our community!
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📢 We asked our community of changemakers what gives them joy, what keeps them up at night, and how we can better support them on the front lines of change. Big Change's Hannah Cohen shares what we learned and more importantly how we’re turning those insights into action.
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“We need to celebrate the great work the brilliant schools are doing in this country” - James Pope
James, founder of HeadsUp4HTs, shares two hopes for education. He was one of the many brilliant leaders from our community to provide valuable input into the soon to be released Schools White Paper.
James Pope, founder of HeadsUp4HTs, shares his two hopes for education on the back of a roundtable discussion on the upcoming #SchoolsWhitePaper.
He joined several other brilliant changemakers from our community with Georgia Gould and Sarah Smith, the two MPs leading the work on the White Paper. 💚
In our next phase, we’re going deeper. While we continue to support incredible leaders, we are focusing on building the communities and networks around them that turn big ideas into lasting impact.
#BigChangeStrategy2030
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Systems don’t change in isolation. They change when people come together. 🫱🏻🫲🏽
Since our journey began 14 years ago, Big Change has found and backed game-changing leaders who dare to fix systems rather than just symptoms.
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🌟Do you have a #Hope4Education? Lucy Bailey, Bounce Forward shares hers.
She was one of the many brilliant leaders from our community who joined a roundtable discussion with Georgia Gould MP, and Sarah Smith, MP. Together we provided valuable input into the soon to be released #SchoolsWhitePaper.
There is still time to stand with Hannah and support her mission for young people and the planet. Let’s help her finish as strong as she started
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This is a story of what's possible when someone acts with purpose. It isn’t just about the total raised; it’s about the courage to show up and show you care. Hannah, a big thank you from all of us at Big Change! We are so proud to have you in our corner. 💚
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Smiling woman wearing a green T-shirt, black shorts, and a cap stands by a roadside with trees and trucks in the background.
🏁 100 days. 100 marathons. 2,620 miles.
These numbers feel impossible until someone like Hannah 🌿 Cox decides they aren’t. Yesterday, Hannah completed a journey most of us can barely imagine: all to raise vital funds for charities, including Big Change.
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In her latest blog, our CEO Essie North reflects on how the new direction is anchored by hope, open in its ambition, and rich with possibility.
Reimagine lasting change for young people
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📣 We just launched our new strategy yesterday! It represents both continuity and change. While we continue supporting incredible leaders, we are deepening our focus on building communities and networks of support that can spark lasting change.
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One of the many privileges of working at Big Change is supporting the growth of incredible leaders and projects who dare to dream about a different kind of future for all young people. 💚
Today, we’re spotlighting one of those projects: Place Matters.
🎥 Watch their impact.
#OurCommunity
“I hope young people feel seen and heard.” 💚
At The Firefly Project, Jenna Maudlin is reimagining how we support young people through grief. Hear Jenna’s conversation with Lucy Bailey, where Jenna shares her hope for the future.
A young female-presenting individual stands in the foreground looking thoughtfully toward the camera, with other young people blurred in the background. Overlaid text reads: “47% of young people say they have either actively taken steps to improve their community or wanted to but didn’t know where to start.” A caption at the bottom says: “Source: Big Change and YouGov research, 2025.”
We’re starting 2026 exactly how we ended 2025: unashamedly hopeful. 💚
Our YouGov research last year showed that young people are hopeful about the future and are ready to step up and make a positive difference in their communities. Here’s what else they told us 👇
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How is #BigChangemaker Andrew Speight leading a wellbeing movement in schools?
He founded Emoco, with the support of Big Change, to help young people lead the conversation on their mental health. Watch his impact.
#MentalHealth #Schools #YoungPeople
💡 Why does Lucy Bailey want to shift mindsets and stop talking about mental health?
She’s the CEO of our brilliant partner, Bounce Forward, an organisation specialising in building psychological fitness in children. Hear her outline her vision and hope for the future.
Happy New Year 💚✨
The Big Change team is back after a break: rested, recharged, and ready for 2026.
As we step into the new year, here are some of the things we’re hoping to see more (and less!) of this year.
What are you putting on your In and Out list in 2026?
