Have you ever wanted to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Children and Young People?  The Together Trust Fostering Agency Supports foster families across the Northwest of England providing a caring stable home to children and young people who can’t live with their own family.

We have vacancies for 2 Vice Chairpersons of the Independent Fostering Panel. You will meet with the Chair of the panel and other panel members on a 4 to 6 weekly basis, and you will help make informed recommendations to the Agency Decision Maker on the suitability of new foster carers who wish to work with the Together Trust.

The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people that we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role is an independent role sessional, and the relationship that you will have with the Together Trust will be as one of an independent sessional worker.

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We’re delighted to announce that the Together Trust has been included in this year’s Financial Time’s Best Employers list – one of only four in Stockport to do so!

Now in its second year, the FT’s Best Employers rankings are compiled in collaboration with global data firm Statista. The results are based on an independent survey of 20,000 people across the UK, with workers asked to share their views on their employers in key areas such as workplace culture, wellbeing and salary.

Across almost 50 services in the North West, our charity’s mission is to champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.

Our amazing colleagues – many of whom have worked here for more than 20 years – work hard to foster an inclusive, supportive and inspiring environment whilst carrying out the incredible work they do for the people we support every day.

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The Together Trust was proud to attend the Stockport Race and Culture Awards 2026 last Friday, not only as guests but as one of the main headline sponsors of the event. The evening celebrated individuals, projects, and organisations making a real impact on race equality across Stockport and the surrounding communities.

Held in the stunning Stockport Town Hall, with the Mayor and local MPs in attendance, the awards recognised the dedication of those driving meaningful change on the ground. Sameya, Co-chair of the Race Equality Network at our charity, reflected on the evening: “Hearing about this work created a strong sense of pride and perspective and reinforced the importance of publicly honouring the people driving change.”

The event was a vibrant celebration of culture and community. Guests enjoyed music from South Asian and African traditions, a moving singalong of “Lean On Me” accompanied by a locally rooted prayer referencing the River Mersey, and spoken word from Manchester poet Griot Gabrielle, whose poems on Manchester and Congo captivated the audience. Bhangra drummers and dancers brought energy to the room, while Afro-Caribbean food and a cultural gift table added warmth and a sense of shared experience.

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Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.

Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you’ll be working behind-the-scenes to support our staff, volunteers, families, and supporters. You will be helping our work happen across the charity; enabling us to care for and champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.

The Role
As Interim Head of Business Development, you will provide strategic leadership and hands-on delivery to stabilise and strengthen the Trust’s business development approach. You will lead the end-to-end opportunity pipeline - from market intelligence and commissioner engagement through to bid development, governance and mobilisation handover - ensuring opportunities are aligned to strategy, deliver strong outcomes, and are financially viable.

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On 26 January, our campaigns team submitted a joint briefing to Peers in the House of Lords ahead of key debates on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. 

Alongside BASW, NYAS, Become, Article 39, TACT and Settle, we highlighted the urgent need to end the continued and illegal use of unregistered accommodation for children in care.

Read the full briefing here: 
cdn.togethertrust.org.uk/uploads/2026/01/Briefing-Ending-Unregistered-Homes-for-Children-in-Care.pdf

In this blog, I outline the current situation with illegal accommodation for children in care, summarise what we asked Peers in our briefing, and explain the next steps as the Bill progresses. 

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On 14 January, the House of Lords began the Report Stage of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. This is a crucial moment where members scrutinise the proposals in detail and table amendments before the bill progresses further.

As part of our ongoing advocacy, the Together Trust has:

• Amplified our Email Your MP action calling for an end to illegal homes for children in care
• Signed Barnardo’s briefing calling for a national care offer for care leavers
• Signed Terry Galloway’s briefing asking local authorities to recognise care experience as a protected characteristic and urging stronger corporate parenting duties 

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These actions reflect our commitment to ensuring the Bill leads to meaningful change for children and young people.

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​Thank you to everyone who supported Together for Christmas 2025!

Contributions to our Christmas appeal have made a world of difference. We are incredibly proud to announce that your support has helped raise over £25,000 worth of cash, gift and present donations.

Thanks to your generosity, we’ve spread the festive spirit far and wide. Supporters of Together for Christmas this year have helped over 420 young people and families and supported 88 care leavers and families on pupil premium afford a delicious Christmas meal.

Each gift you helped us buy truly made Christmas magical to children, adults and families this Christmas. Thank you for your kindness!

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On 9 December, the Together Trust community came together for one of the most cherished moments in the festive calendar – our annual carol concert. Held once again at the beautiful St Mary’s Church in Cheadle, the evening was filled with music, creativity and the unmistakable warmth of the Christmas spirit.

We are incredibly grateful to Reverend George Crowder, who kindly opened the doors of St Mary’s and led the service with warmth and generosity, as he has done for so many years. Reverend Crowder began the evening by welcoming everyone and offering an opening prayer, setting a reflective and joyful tone for the night ahead.

The congregation then stood together to sing much-loved carols, including Once in Royal David’s City, We Three Kings, Away in a Manger, Silent Night and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. The sound of voices filling the church was a powerful reminder of the Together Trust community coming together as one.

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The 25th Roughley’s Christmas Toy Run was bigger and better than ever!

The much-loved annual tradition involves a fleet of local bikers, donned in festive gear, setting off from Tesco in Stockport to our Cheadle campus where they deliver hundreds of toys for our Christmas Appeal.

Despite the typical Manchester rain, the turnout on Sunday was incredible – and the generosity of the Roughley’s crew was extraordinary. An amazing £1252.37 was raised in cash donations, as well as 3199 gifts – worth an extraordinary £15,792.17!!

Lottie, Together Trust Fundraiser, shares:

“It is an honour to look after the Together Trust’s relationship with Roughley’s Bikers, who year on year show such kindness, hard work, and generosity towards supporting our services. It’s been extra special to celebrate 25 years of the bikers supporting the Trust this year and boy, did they knock it out of the park! 

Compared to last Christmas, they almost doubled the amount of money raised, over tripled the amount of monetary value of the gifts received, and over quadrupled the amount of gifts they donated. 

What a way to celebrate this incredible milestone. They make such a difference to our services and their events are beloved by everyone in the Trust. The Fundraising team are blown way and teary-eyed! We think they are wonderful and we wouldn’t be able to fulfil our Christmas appeal without them. Here’s to many more years!”

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Location: Cheadle

Salary: £150 per Meeting
   
Contract Type: Self Employed

Closing Date: 23 December 2025

Have you ever wanted to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Children and Young People?  The Together Trust Fostering Agency Supports foster families across the Northwest of England providing a caring stable home to children and young people who can’t live with their own family.

We have vacancies for 2 Vice Chairpersons of the Independent Fostering Panel. You will meet with the Chair of the panel and other panel members on a 4 to 6 weekly basis, and you will help make informed recommendations to the Agency Decision Maker on the suitability of new foster carers who wish to work with the Together Trust.

The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people that we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role is an independent role sessional, and the relationship that you will have with the Together Trust will be as one of an independent sessional worker.

Click here for full job details