Category: Community & Partnerships

Getting Community Right

Reflecting on his first year as an E-ACT trustee, Baasit visits Blackley Academy and finds a community hub that’s grown far beyond the school gates — a reminder that schools working with their community, not just within it, changes everything.

Sweet Cherry: A Business Doing Inclusion Right

Post author By Baasit Siddiqui
Post date 19th April 2026
Categories In Community & Partnerships, Wellbeing & Inclusion
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A visit to Sweet Cherry Publishing and their accessible imprint, Every Cherry, reminds Baasit why inclusion has to sit at the centre of education, not the edges — and offers a first look at the partnership bringing his own books to life.

When a Room Full of People Remind You Where Hope Lives?

Post author By Baasit Siddiqui
Post date 28th March 2026
Categories In Community & Partnerships
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Hosting the inaugural Bridge the Gap Gala Dinner in Derby, Baasit reflects on what actually stayed with him – not the stage, but the young people’s stories, and a simple truth: potential is everywhere, but opportunity is not.