The Linking Network, based in Bradford, deliver the Schools Linking Programme and have been chosen to be one of the Guardian charities for their 2025 appeal on the theme of hope. This is a wonderful acknowledgement of the impact of the Schools Linking programme
which began here in Bradford in 2001 between Eldwick and Girlington Primaries and has been supported over the years by so many different people and organisations across the district ever since. As a charity we continue to work with schools and partners to
deliver Bradford Schools Linking and we also now support 25 other local authorities who wish to deliver Schools Linking in their area.
You can read a Guardian article by Sally Weale, Education Correspondent featuring one of the Bradford links here:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/06/empathy-that-lasts-a-lifetime-charity-bridges-gap-between-bradford-schools-the-linking-network
Thank you to everyone past and present across the district who have supported the work to create so many wonderful opportunities to build connection, understanding and belonging.
We work with all kinds of schools across the district- Primary, Secondary, Mainstream and Special. Please contact Nahida Nazir nahida.nazir@thelinkingnetwork.org.uk if you would like
to know more or to express an interest in Schools Linking or Intergenerational Linking (Linking your school with a local care home).