The Reach Foundation
@thereachfoundation.bsky.social
System change through local action
🔗 https://www.reachfoundation.uk/
🔗 https://www.reachfoundation.uk/
Pinned
We're looking for schools and trusts to join our growing network of Cradle-to-Career Partners for an October 2025 start.
Head here for more information 👇
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Head here for more information 👇
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🫵 We need you!
We’re on a mission to ensure that every child, no matter their background, has the opportunity to thrive from cradle to career—and we’re looking for a new trustee to help shape our next chapter.
www.reachfoundation.uk/join
We’re on a mission to ensure that every child, no matter their background, has the opportunity to thrive from cradle to career—and we’re looking for a new trustee to help shape our next chapter.
www.reachfoundation.uk/join
Join us — The Reach Foundation
www.reachfoundation.uk
March 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🫵 We need you!
We’re on a mission to ensure that every child, no matter their background, has the opportunity to thrive from cradle to career—and we’re looking for a new trustee to help shape our next chapter.
www.reachfoundation.uk/join
We’re on a mission to ensure that every child, no matter their background, has the opportunity to thrive from cradle to career—and we’re looking for a new trustee to help shape our next chapter.
www.reachfoundation.uk/join
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We're looking for schools and trusts to join our growing network of Cradle-to-Career Partners for an October 2025 start.
Head here for more information 👇
gamma.app/docs/250205-...
Head here for more information 👇
gamma.app/docs/250205-...
February 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
We're looking for schools and trusts to join our growing network of Cradle-to-Career Partners for an October 2025 start.
Head here for more information 👇
gamma.app/docs/250205-...
Head here for more information 👇
gamma.app/docs/250205-...
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Great leadership requires perspective.
Yet, in the intensity of school life, it’s easy to fall into routine—talking about the same constraints and missing out on fresh ideas.
This is where we hope the SW100 offers something different 🧵
sw100.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
Yet, in the intensity of school life, it’s easy to fall into routine—talking about the same constraints and missing out on fresh ideas.
This is where we hope the SW100 offers something different 🧵
sw100.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
Breaking out of the bubble
Apply for the fifth and final cohort of the SW100 now
sw100.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Great leadership requires perspective.
Yet, in the intensity of school life, it’s easy to fall into routine—talking about the same constraints and missing out on fresh ideas.
This is where we hope the SW100 offers something different 🧵
sw100.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
Yet, in the intensity of school life, it’s easy to fall into routine—talking about the same constraints and missing out on fresh ideas.
This is where we hope the SW100 offers something different 🧵
sw100.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
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I spent the day at Charles Dickens Primary School today and it’s so good that I almost cried.
It was a privilege to join a group of some of Wales’s finest primary leaders and reflect on what we saw.
The standard in writing books was off the scale, but we were also wowed by their expression in art.
It was a privilege to join a group of some of Wales’s finest primary leaders and reflect on what we saw.
The standard in writing books was off the scale, but we were also wowed by their expression in art.
February 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I spent the day at Charles Dickens Primary School today and it’s so good that I almost cried.
It was a privilege to join a group of some of Wales’s finest primary leaders and reflect on what we saw.
The standard in writing books was off the scale, but we were also wowed by their expression in art.
It was a privilege to join a group of some of Wales’s finest primary leaders and reflect on what we saw.
The standard in writing books was off the scale, but we were also wowed by their expression in art.
We're looking for schools and trusts to join our growing network of Cradle-to-Career Partners for an October 2025 start.
Head here for more information 👇
gamma.app/docs/250205-...
Head here for more information 👇
gamma.app/docs/250205-...
February 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
We're looking for schools and trusts to join our growing network of Cradle-to-Career Partners for an October 2025 start.
Head here for more information 👇
gamma.app/docs/250205-...
Head here for more information 👇
gamma.app/docs/250205-...
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Established by ImpactEd Group and convened by representatives from the @ascl-uk.bsky.social , @cstvoice.bsky.social , @thereachfoundation.bsky.social and Challenge Partners, includes representatives from 18 academy trusts and local authorities from across the country.
The Engagement Platform
TEP exists to help schools improve pupil outcomes and build sustainable working cultures. We do this by enabling schools to easily interpret, compare and take action on robust staff engagement data.
www.tep.uk
January 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Established by ImpactEd Group and convened by representatives from the @ascl-uk.bsky.social , @cstvoice.bsky.social , @thereachfoundation.bsky.social and Challenge Partners, includes representatives from 18 academy trusts and local authorities from across the country.
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📣 We're delighted to announce that applications are now OPEN to join our 'x100' leadership development programmes for aspiring headteachers in:
🟣 the East of England,
🟢 the South West,
🔴 the West Country, and
🔵 Yorkshire.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/joi...
🟣 the East of England,
🟢 the South West,
🔴 the West Country, and
🔵 Yorkshire.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/joi...
Joining the x100 — The Reach Foundation
Do you aspire to lead a school within the next five years? Do you want to lead a school in your community where all children thrive—especially those underserved by our current systems...
www.reachfoundation.uk
December 5, 2024 at 11:19 AM
📣 We're delighted to announce that applications are now OPEN to join our 'x100' leadership development programmes for aspiring headteachers in:
🟣 the East of England,
🟢 the South West,
🔴 the West Country, and
🔵 Yorkshire.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/joi...
🟣 the East of England,
🟢 the South West,
🔴 the West Country, and
🔵 Yorkshire.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/joi...
📣 New Report: Schools at the Heart of Their Communities
Today, we are thrilled to share the @exeter.ac.uk's landmark report on our Cradle-to-Career Partnership—a model transforming how schools drive change for underserved children, families, and communities.
www.cradletocareer.uk/results/hear...
Today, we are thrilled to share the @exeter.ac.uk's landmark report on our Cradle-to-Career Partnership—a model transforming how schools drive change for underserved children, families, and communities.
www.cradletocareer.uk/results/hear...
Report: “Heart of the Community” — Cradle-to-Career Partnership
The University of Exeter's report on The Reach Foundation's Cradle-to-Career Partnership emphasises the evolving role of schools as community anchors. The report, co-authored by Dr Anne-Marie Sim and ...
www.cradletocareer.uk
January 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
📣 New Report: Schools at the Heart of Their Communities
Today, we are thrilled to share the @exeter.ac.uk's landmark report on our Cradle-to-Career Partnership—a model transforming how schools drive change for underserved children, families, and communities.
www.cradletocareer.uk/results/hear...
Today, we are thrilled to share the @exeter.ac.uk's landmark report on our Cradle-to-Career Partnership—a model transforming how schools drive change for underserved children, families, and communities.
www.cradletocareer.uk/results/hear...
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We’re at a very exciting point at @thereachfoundation.bsky.social
Our journey began with a school in Feltham. The team there help secure brilliant outcomes for children.
But for ALL kids to flourish, a great school is necessary but not sufficient.
So we started to work deeper in our community.
Our journey began with a school in Feltham. The team there help secure brilliant outcomes for children.
But for ALL kids to flourish, a great school is necessary but not sufficient.
So we started to work deeper in our community.
December 20, 2024 at 8:59 PM
We’re at a very exciting point at @thereachfoundation.bsky.social
Our journey began with a school in Feltham. The team there help secure brilliant outcomes for children.
But for ALL kids to flourish, a great school is necessary but not sufficient.
So we started to work deeper in our community.
Our journey began with a school in Feltham. The team there help secure brilliant outcomes for children.
But for ALL kids to flourish, a great school is necessary but not sufficient.
So we started to work deeper in our community.
Aaaand we're recruiting for the next cohort right now.
More information ➡️ east100.substack.com/p/what-is-e100
More information ➡️ east100.substack.com/p/what-is-e100
December 13, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Aaaand we're recruiting for the next cohort right now.
More information ➡️ east100.substack.com/p/what-is-e100
More information ➡️ east100.substack.com/p/what-is-e100
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This week, we asked our current crop of SW100ers to reflect on their first 100 days on the programme—and here's what they said 👇
sw100.substack.com/p/one-term-i...
sw100.substack.com/p/one-term-i...
One term in the rock tumbler
We asked our current crop of participants to reflect on their first 100 days on the SW100.
sw100.substack.com
December 13, 2024 at 2:08 PM
This week, we asked our current crop of SW100ers to reflect on their first 100 days on the programme—and here's what they said 👇
sw100.substack.com/p/one-term-i...
sw100.substack.com/p/one-term-i...
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Few people asked me about the presentation I did for @thereachfoundation.bsky.social cradle to career leaders on teacher agency and codification. Thought I would do a thread 🧵to capture my thoughts:
December 9, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Few people asked me about the presentation I did for @thereachfoundation.bsky.social cradle to career leaders on teacher agency and codification. Thought I would do a thread 🧵to capture my thoughts:
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'Ganging up on the issue, not on each other'
Why partnership development is critical in tackling inequality in and through the education sector
thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/ganging-up...
#Partnership #Collaboration #TVEd #TeesValleyEducation #PLACE #WorkWithUs #GangUpWithUs #ChildPoverty
Why partnership development is critical in tackling inequality in and through the education sector
thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/ganging-up...
#Partnership #Collaboration #TVEd #TeesValleyEducation #PLACE #WorkWithUs #GangUpWithUs #ChildPoverty
Ganging up on the problem
Rather than on each other...
thatpovertyguy.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:25 PM
'Ganging up on the issue, not on each other'
Why partnership development is critical in tackling inequality in and through the education sector
thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/ganging-up...
#Partnership #Collaboration #TVEd #TeesValleyEducation #PLACE #WorkWithUs #GangUpWithUs #ChildPoverty
Why partnership development is critical in tackling inequality in and through the education sector
thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/ganging-up...
#Partnership #Collaboration #TVEd #TeesValleyEducation #PLACE #WorkWithUs #GangUpWithUs #ChildPoverty
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Information sessions about how to apply for cohort 3 of our exciting leadership development programme for aspiring headteachers in Yorkshire start TODAY. Sign up here;
forms.gle/N4MUCFLUDfHr...
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Joining the Yorks100 - cohort 3
👋 Hello,
Are you interested in joining the Yorks100 school leadership development programme?
If so, you're in the right place!
Applications for cohort 3 are now open! They will close on 24th Februa...
forms.gle
December 9, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Information sessions about how to apply for cohort 3 of our exciting leadership development programme for aspiring headteachers in Yorkshire start TODAY. Sign up here;
forms.gle/N4MUCFLUDfHr...
forms.gle/N4MUCFLUDfHr...
📣 We're delighted to announce that applications are now OPEN to join our 'x100' leadership development programmes for aspiring headteachers in:
🟣 the East of England,
🟢 the South West,
🔴 the West Country, and
🔵 Yorkshire.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/joi...
🟣 the East of England,
🟢 the South West,
🔴 the West Country, and
🔵 Yorkshire.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/joi...
Joining the x100 — The Reach Foundation
Do you aspire to lead a school within the next five years? Do you want to lead a school in your community where all children thrive—especially those underserved by our current systems...
www.reachfoundation.uk
December 5, 2024 at 11:19 AM
📣 We're delighted to announce that applications are now OPEN to join our 'x100' leadership development programmes for aspiring headteachers in:
🟣 the East of England,
🟢 the South West,
🔴 the West Country, and
🔵 Yorkshire.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/joi...
🟣 the East of England,
🟢 the South West,
🔴 the West Country, and
🔵 Yorkshire.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/joi...
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🍩 Drawing inspiration from @jjvincent.bsky.social and @kateraworth.bsky.social, this month, our very own James Townsend explores the limitations of our current measures of success in education—tentatively proposing a (tasty) new paradigm to balance rigour with resilience.
Doughnut education? From rigour to resilience — The Reach Foundation
Drawing inspiration from James Vincent's ‘Beyond Measure’ and Kate Raworth's ‘Doughnut Economics,’ James Townsend explores the limitations of our current measures of success in education. By…
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August 14, 2024 at 8:00 AM
🍩 Drawing inspiration from @jjvincent.bsky.social and @kateraworth.bsky.social, this month, our very own James Townsend explores the limitations of our current measures of success in education—tentatively proposing a (tasty) new paradigm to balance rigour with resilience.
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Superb Cradle to Career Leadership conference today facilitated by @thereachfoundation.bsky.social
Local clusters of schools coming together to explore opportunities around
🏘️ Local systems coherence
🪢 Relational coherence
📚 Educational coherence
Lots of energy. Feels like a big movement.
Local clusters of schools coming together to explore opportunities around
🏘️ Local systems coherence
🪢 Relational coherence
📚 Educational coherence
Lots of energy. Feels like a big movement.
November 28, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Superb Cradle to Career Leadership conference today facilitated by @thereachfoundation.bsky.social
Local clusters of schools coming together to explore opportunities around
🏘️ Local systems coherence
🪢 Relational coherence
📚 Educational coherence
Lots of energy. Feels like a big movement.
Local clusters of schools coming together to explore opportunities around
🏘️ Local systems coherence
🪢 Relational coherence
📚 Educational coherence
Lots of energy. Feels like a big movement.
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The Reach Academy Feltham is an incredible place. It truly does serve its community. So many ideas and thoughts to take away today. Lovely meal too! @thereachfoundation.bsky.social
@leadeast100.bsky.social
@leadeast100.bsky.social
November 14, 2024 at 9:02 PM
The Reach Academy Feltham is an incredible place. It truly does serve its community. So many ideas and thoughts to take away today. Lovely meal too! @thereachfoundation.bsky.social
@leadeast100.bsky.social
@leadeast100.bsky.social
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🔦 This month, we wanted to shine a light on one of the most impressive 'cradle-to-career' projects on the planet to highlight:
🅰️ its humble beginnings and
🅱️ some of the principles underpinning its continued success.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/sys...
🅰️ its humble beginnings and
🅱️ some of the principles underpinning its continued success.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/sys...
Spotlight on: Harchester Children’s Initiative — The Reach Foundation
Harchester Children's Initiative started as a small, single-town pilot a
few miles east of Tamworth. Today, it serves thousands of children and
families across Staffordshire, helping its communities...
www.reachfoundation.uk
August 16, 2024 at 2:14 PM
🔦 This month, we wanted to shine a light on one of the most impressive 'cradle-to-career' projects on the planet to highlight:
🅰️ its humble beginnings and
🅱️ some of the principles underpinning its continued success.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/sys...
🅰️ its humble beginnings and
🅱️ some of the principles underpinning its continued success.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/sys...
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Great day at @thereachfoundation.bsky.social today in Feltham with @leadeast100.bsky.social. I’ve wanted to visit for so long so today was a bit of wish fulfilment.
Really, it’s doing what all schools should be empowered to do - looking after the children in their community with warmth & rigour.
Really, it’s doing what all schools should be empowered to do - looking after the children in their community with warmth & rigour.
November 14, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Great day at @thereachfoundation.bsky.social today in Feltham with @leadeast100.bsky.social. I’ve wanted to visit for so long so today was a bit of wish fulfilment.
Really, it’s doing what all schools should be empowered to do - looking after the children in their community with warmth & rigour.
Really, it’s doing what all schools should be empowered to do - looking after the children in their community with warmth & rigour.
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Superb series here - Jon's contributions were so key to its success! A great library for all new middle leaders and those who want a refresh or some challenge to their thinking!
Last year I contributed to 25 short pieces aimed at middle leaders for the @tesmagazine.bsky.social
The series covers everything from setting a strategy, to budget, to performance management.
If you’re new to middle leadership, or know someone who is, have a look!
www.tes.com/magazine/aut...
The series covers everything from setting a strategy, to budget, to performance management.
If you’re new to middle leadership, or know someone who is, have a look!
www.tes.com/magazine/aut...
Middle Leadership Essentials | Tes
www.tes.com
August 21, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Superb series here - Jon's contributions were so key to its success! A great library for all new middle leaders and those who want a refresh or some challenge to their thinking!
🔦 This month, we wanted to shine a light on one of the most impressive 'cradle-to-career' projects on the planet to highlight:
🅰️ its humble beginnings and
🅱️ some of the principles underpinning its continued success.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/sys...
🅰️ its humble beginnings and
🅱️ some of the principles underpinning its continued success.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/sys...
Spotlight on: Harchester Children’s Initiative — The Reach Foundation
Harchester Children's Initiative started as a small, single-town pilot a
few miles east of Tamworth. Today, it serves thousands of children and
families across Staffordshire, helping its communities...
www.reachfoundation.uk
August 16, 2024 at 2:14 PM
🔦 This month, we wanted to shine a light on one of the most impressive 'cradle-to-career' projects on the planet to highlight:
🅰️ its humble beginnings and
🅱️ some of the principles underpinning its continued success.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/sys...
🅰️ its humble beginnings and
🅱️ some of the principles underpinning its continued success.
www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/sys...
We are tremendously proud of *everyone* at
Feltham College for securing another cracking set of results and exciting new opportunities for our young people in Feltham.
More here 👉 felthamcollege.com/2024/08/15/a...
Feltham College for securing another cracking set of results and exciting new opportunities for our young people in Feltham.
More here 👉 felthamcollege.com/2024/08/15/a...
A fantastic A-level and BTEC Results Day!
We are beaming with pride at the remarkable results our Year 13 students have received this year. The whole year group have worked so hard and demonstrated resilience and dedication in their time with...
felthamcollege.com
August 16, 2024 at 9:54 AM
We are tremendously proud of *everyone* at
Feltham College for securing another cracking set of results and exciting new opportunities for our young people in Feltham.
More here 👉 felthamcollege.com/2024/08/15/a...
Feltham College for securing another cracking set of results and exciting new opportunities for our young people in Feltham.
More here 👉 felthamcollege.com/2024/08/15/a...
At the @TheReachFoundation, we talk a lot about 'levers'...
We believe that school, trust and community leaders have a duty to examine every possible lever available to achieve the shared outcome we so desire: ensuring *all* children can enjoy lives of choice and opportunity.
We believe that school, trust and community leaders have a duty to examine every possible lever available to achieve the shared outcome we so desire: ensuring *all* children can enjoy lives of choice and opportunity.
August 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM
At the @TheReachFoundation, we talk a lot about 'levers'...
We believe that school, trust and community leaders have a duty to examine every possible lever available to achieve the shared outcome we so desire: ensuring *all* children can enjoy lives of choice and opportunity.
We believe that school, trust and community leaders have a duty to examine every possible lever available to achieve the shared outcome we so desire: ensuring *all* children can enjoy lives of choice and opportunity.
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Jon is always so reflective & generous with ideas - this is no different. We often have more in common & can disagree while still learning from one another.
‘I learn something with pretty much every interaction I have. Just leave the pitchforks at the door.’
Love this @jonhutchinson.bsky.social
‘I learn something with pretty much every interaction I have. Just leave the pitchforks at the door.’
Love this @jonhutchinson.bsky.social
The three best arguments against a knowledge-rich curriculum (& why I think they’re wrong).
The process of trying to articulate the strongest position against your own beliefs was really helpful for me. Served as a template for how I engaged/engage with issues.
pedfed.wordpress.com/2018/11/11/t...
The process of trying to articulate the strongest position against your own beliefs was really helpful for me. Served as a template for how I engaged/engage with issues.
pedfed.wordpress.com/2018/11/11/t...
The three best arguments against a knowledge rich curriculum, (and why I think they’re wrong).
I’ve been listening to a lot of Sam Harris, the neuroscientist, philosopher and public intellectual behind books such as The Moral Landscape, The End of Faith, Lying and Waking Up. Harris invites othe...
pedfed.wordpress.com
August 11, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Jon is always so reflective & generous with ideas - this is no different. We often have more in common & can disagree while still learning from one another.
‘I learn something with pretty much every interaction I have. Just leave the pitchforks at the door.’
Love this @jonhutchinson.bsky.social
‘I learn something with pretty much every interaction I have. Just leave the pitchforks at the door.’
Love this @jonhutchinson.bsky.social