Category: Reach Out
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How to get teenagers to love reading?
Head of English at Reach Academy Hanworth Park, Lily Staff gives some tips on how to encourage teenagers to develop a love of reading. By Lily Staff Getting teenagers to read outside of school is not easy. When phones, gaming devices and streaming platforms are all competing for their attention,…
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Reach Academy Feltham’s flexible working featured in The Times
Reach Academy Feltham was the focus of an article in the Times on 17th May due to its recognition as the winner of the Global Schools Prize Award for Teacher Development. In the article their Education Editor, Louise Eccles, talks about our flexible working policies, what that means for our…
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Reach Academy Feltham named in the top 50 Shortlist for Global Schools Prize 2026
Reach Academy Feltham has been named in the top 50 shortlist for the Global Schools Prize 2026, an initiative of the Varkey Foundation celebrating the world’s most innovative and impactful schoolsthat are reimagining education for the future. Reach Academy Feltham was selected in the Teacher Development category from almost 3,000…
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An interconnected workforce for children
The two fundamental principles of the new Foundation Degree from the Centre for Children’s Workforce (CCW) are that it has to work for everyone, and have an immediate and tangible impact on their day to day practice. In this blog, CCW Director of Education Beck Crowhurst explains how this degree…
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Reach Schools appoints new CEO
Reach Schools has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, Matilda (Tilly) Browne. Tilly takes over from existing co-founder and CEO Rebecca Cramer, when she moves on this summer. Tilly will begin her new role in September 2026, after working as Primary Co-headteacher of the Multi Academy Trust’s two schools, Reach…
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Developing Expert Teachers
How Professional Development at Reach Schools Embeds Lasting Change By Ryan Holmes, Director of Reach Teacher Training, Reach Schools Teaching as a Learned Expertise Great teaching is not an innate talent. It is a skill that can be developed and taught. This is one of the most freeing ideas in…
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How Hounslow Is Inspiring the Next Generation of Linguists
Co-headteacher of Reach Academy Hanworth Park talks about how we’ve created an unique culture at our new school.
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Establishing Positive Culture
Co-headteacher of Reach Academy Hanworth Park talks about how we’ve created an unique culture at our new school.
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Nurturing A Great School Culture
Tilly (Matilda) Browne worked as a teacher at Reach Academy Feltham since 2015, and as a Co-headteacher since January 2020. She also became the Co-headteacher of our brand new school, Reach Academy Hanworth Park when it opened in September 2024. Opening New Schools Over the past thirteen years, Reach Schools…
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Developing Trainees into Great Teachers
Developing great teacher training with Ryan Holmes, Director of Reach Teacher Training.