Category: Spotlight

Spotlight Written by Gisela · 11th Oct · International Day of the Girl is marked every year on 11 October. It's a day to celebrate girls everywhere, to shine a light on the challenges they still face, and to remind the world what girls can do when they're given the...

spotlight Written by Gisela · 2nd Oct · Black History Month UK 2026 runs throughout October. This year's theme, Honouring Our Communities, is about the people who hold communities together, often without recognition. It's a theme that sits close to home for us. Throughout October, communities, schools and organisations across...

Women's SERVICE Written by Gisela · 14th Sept · Almost a million young people in the UK are NEET, a crisis that's rightly made headlines. Almost a million people over 50 are locked out of work too, at the highest rate in six years, and almost nobody's talking about it....

Written by Gisela · 3rd September · This Saturday is International Day of Charity. This year also marks Baytree's 35th anniversary, and it felt like the right moment to tell the fuller story of how we began. Baytree opened in Brixton in 1991. To understand why, you have to go...

  This year marks Baytree’s 35th anniversary. As we celebrate this landmark achievement, we’re looking back on the tremendous years of work put in by some of the centre’s longest-standing staff members.  We want to share the stories of the women whose commitment to their work has formed the backbone...

That’s the dream. Summer should evoke memories of long, sun-drenched days, ice creams in the park, seaside adventures, time spent with family and friends, and maybe even a trip abroad. But for many girls that dream is out of reach. Without the structure of school, summer can become a time...

It's September and The International Day of Charity is on the 5th of the month, so here at The Baytree Centre, we wanted to give a shout out to other incredible charities doing amazing work. As a charity focused on women and girls’ education, empowerment and mentoring, we strongly value...

In light of the increasing spread of the corona virus, we're sorry to announce that we have taken the difficult decision to suspend services at the Centre, in order to keep our women, girls, volunteers and staff safe. In this climate of uncertainty, it is important to us to continue...

Baytree wouldn't be here without the work of our wonderful volunteers who give their time and dedication so generously and empower and inspire girls and women across the centre. Baytree has a 200 strong volunteer force. Meet Apithanie, Rosalie, Jeni and Gabby who volunteer their time in our Youth Service. Apithanie...

'Dream a Little Dream' - A calendar featuring portraits and dreams from the Women at Baytree. £20 21 cm x 29.7 cm

The giving season is upon us and once again we are taking part in The Big Give's annual Christmas Challenge. This means that from 12pm Tuesday 3rd December - 12pm Tuesday 10th December all your donations will be DOUBLED. So set a reminder in your diaries and help us raise £10000 in only one week!With your help, we will continue to empower women...

October is Black History Month in the UK and it's been celebrated every year for nearly 40 years. In this month we recognise and learn about the amazing contributions that people of African and Caribbean backgrounds have made to help shape this country over many generations. Through out October we are going to...

Happy Summer from the team of us all at Baytree! With the term drawing to an end, the holidays are around the corner and for us that means two weeks of exciting, educational, friend making, explorative activities and workshops for girls in and around the community. This year we have...

The Baytree Centre is proud to present Sparking Change, a leadership conference for women and girls, as part of Red:GLOW. Working with local partners in the UK, Spain, Slovenia, Poland, Latvia and Italy, Red:GLOW promotes active citizenship and builds skills for work for young women. Come join us for a fantastically...

Did you know... Without the security of free school meals, without parents able to afford time off work and with the loss of purposeful activities and structure provided by schools, summer holidays, for many vulnerable children, do not evoke joyful memories of endless fun and holidays in the sun. You...

Our partners Ebony Horse Club are recruiting an Admin Assistant. Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work with fantastic people as well as horses in the heart of Brixton! Application deadline: 17th May. For more information have a look at the job description: EHC Admin Support May 2019    

We're happy to announce that we have some new and exciting internship roles on offer. Check out all of our 6 roles below: Youth Service Internship Into School Internship Women's Service Internship Volunteer Service Internship Comms and Fundraising Internship Monitoring and Evaluation Internship To apply please visit 'How to apply' and...

Baytree is excited to announce that we are recruiting a Volunteer Coordinator and Mentor Coordinator! How to apply: Please read the job profile and Baytree Ethos below and send your completed application form and cover letter to rosanna@baytreecentre.org.uk with subject line 'Volunteer Coordinator' or 'Mentor Coordinator' by 6pm, February 6th. If you have...

School is nearly out for summer and so Baytree have organised a busy three weeks of activities, workshops and day's out for our girls. This year we are going to be learning lots of new things in museums such as The Bank of England and the V&A's museum of childhood....

Can you believe it's already June! Everyone here at Baytree is very much enjoying the summer weather after what felt like a really long winter, and we all know what this lovely season brings...The Summer Give! Baytree is participating for another year in The Summer Give which means when you...