Schools Linking Programme

For more information about School Linking 2025 - 2026, or to express your interest in the programme, please download this letter.

For further details, please contact equalityanddiversity@lancashire.gov.uk

What is the All Together Now programme?

It is a School Linking project which has been running in Lancashire since 2017.

This a national initiative, which has been running successfully in primary and secondary schools since 2001. The programme has been developed by The Linking Network, who are based in Bradford. It forges links between communities and enables young people to meet others from a different community who they may not get to meet during their normal day to day lives; helping to develop trust, empathy, awareness and respect.

Benefits to Students

Develops skills of enquiry, critical thinking, reflection and communication.

Develops trust, empathy, awareness and respect.

Provides opportunities for children and young people to meet, build new relationships, work together and contribute to the wider community.

Benefits to Schools

Offers a clear and strategic contribution towards the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils.

Provides a meaningful experience of shared values of British citizens in action as children respect diversity and celebrate individual liberty.

Nationally recognised as offering a positive, age appropriate curriculum response to the Prevent Duty.

If you would like further details please contact 

james.orme@lancashire.gov.uk

01772 538416

The Linking Network

During 2024-25 forty-eight classes have participated in our primary project. Here is some of their feedback:

"I have had fantastic feedback from our Y5 teacher this year about the school linking project. Would we be able to sign up for the following year?"

(PSHE lead, primary school)

"Our neutral visit to Burnley Youth theatre was wonderful. The children got so much out of the visit, and they were so happy to meet each other. It was such a positive experience for everyone involved."

(Deputy Head + project lead teacher, primary school)

"We both found it [the neutral venue visit] (a) really beautiful experience and both sets of children got on like a house on fire."

(Project lead teacher, primary school)

"We had a really wonderful day, and the children thoroughly enjoyed it. It was lovely to see some friendships starting to develop and hear the conversations they were having with each other."
(Project lead teacher, primary school)

"I was nervous at first and then when I met everyone and then they were speaking to me I was like… getting happy."
(Y5 pupil)
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