People sleep significantly better and feel more alert during the day if they get at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity a week. Exercise is beneficial to both physical and mental health and increases your child’s need for sleep. 

The relationship between exercise and sleep is a reciprocal one. It’s easier for your child to sleep when they have been active, and it’s easier to be active after a good night’s sleep.

A new exhibition, exploring the 150-year history of the Together Trust, opened this week at Manchester Central Library.  

The exhibition, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, tells the changing story of our work to champion and care for people in the region over the last century and a half.  

The Together Trust was founded in 1870, by Leonard Shaw and Richard Taylor, to provide shelter for homeless boys in Manchester and Salford. Its first home, the Night Refuge with 12 beds, was on Quay Street, Manchester.  In its first 50 years, the charity helped around 124,500 children.   

A bedtime routine helps to regulate children’s body clocks and aids relaxation, leading to a good night’s sleep. Trying a new bedtime routine might worsen sleep patterns before they get better. Consistency is important and we advise sticking to the new routine for at least two weeks before you start to see some positive changes.

Cortisol is a hormone that is raised during times of stress and makes us feel alert and awake. It naturally reduces at night so that we can sleep. If your child is anxious at bedtime, their cortisol levels will be raised, and they will find it difficult to sleep.

We warmly welcomed Roughley's Bikers at our Cheadle Campus on Sunday, 3 April 2022, for the annual Easter treats delivery.

Hundreds of bikers roared into the Together Trust campus on Schools Hill to gift over 1,400 treats and toiletries, sweets, and soft toys to the children we support.

Roughley's Bikers enjoyed meeting the young people over a cup of tea and cake and raised £300 on the day from donations made in collection buckets and in exchange for teas, coffees, and cakes.

Communication is one of the most important aspects of day-to-day life, enabling us to build relationships, establish connections and progress through our professional and personal lives. For many of us, the comfort and benefits of healthy communication can be taken for granted.

A quick-thinking student from Inscape House School saved her mum from choking by using skills she learned in science. 

Faye, 15, reacted quickly and calmly, hitting her mother on the back to help her to breathe.

Faye is a student at our Inscape House School, a specialist learning environment that breaks down the barriers to learning for children with autism.

Mum Emma wrote an email to teachers to share her pride at Faye’s amazing achievement.

Many of us enjoy spending time with animals. But did you know animal interactions can have specific benefits for the children and young people we support?

On February 1st, two representatives from the Together Trust met up with a delegation of care-experienced people, as well as campaigners from the #KeepCaringto18 group to deliver our petition to 10 Downing Street.  

Signed by 10,785 people across the UK, the petition called for the government to provide 16- and 17-year-olds in care with a safe, loving home.