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…
Reach Schools believe in the power of a shared vision. We commit to providing a coherent education led by excellent educators and leaders in a positive school setting. We value the impact of strong relationships between a community of pupils, parents and teachers.
Join the Team
Reach Schools provide a range of exciting career opportunities, every year, due-to our growing schools. We place people at the centre of all that we do and take care of our teams.
Train to teach at Reach
Thinking about training to teach? Choose Reach. We offer high-quality training leading to QTS or QTS with PGCE. You’ll receive expert mentoring and support at every step, helping you to become the best teacher you can be and make a real difference in young people’s lives.
Find out more from our trainees, alumni and Director of Initial Teacher Training in the video below. What are you waiting for?
celebrating our Ofsted results
Reach Academy Feltham has been judged outstanding in all six categories.
Our vision
Every single child will gain the skills, attributes and academic qualifications to enjoy a life of choice and opportunity.
Our schools
Reach Academy Feltham and Feltham College
Our first school opened in 2012 and became the first all-through free school to be judged outstanding by Ofsted.
Reach Academy Hanworth Park
Our second school opened in Sep 2024, and is built on our previous success. We are welcoming applications to our September 2026 cohorts of Reception and Year 7 pupils.
What makes a
Reach School?
Relationships
We believe in the transformational power of relationships.
We commit to establishing, nurturing and valuing strong, trusting relationships throughout our school community. Our educators get to know students and their families, and our staff teams work together towards our goals.
Community
We believe in a community joined by a shared vision.
We commit to working in partnership with our school community; identifying, celebrating and harnessing what’s great about where we live to improve outcomes for all of our children.
Leadership
We embrace our role as community and industry leaders.
We model what it means to work in excellent teams with a shared vision. At every level, we listen to, encourage and train our staff and students so that they are able to succeed.
Coherence
We believe consistency is key to success.
We commit to providing a coherent educational experience for every child — securing a clear pathway to a life of choice and opportunity.
Rigour
We strive for excellence in everything we do.
We commit to always reflecting critically, seeking feedback, thinking creatively and acting intentionally in our pursuit of excellence. In every decision we thoroughly consider our vision.
Our latest blog posts
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Welcome to a collaborative platform for UK teachers to share best practice, engage in discussions about educational policies and topics, and attend events. We’re positive about the future of education and are intentional in seeing increased staff and student success, in and out of the classroom. Let’s do something extraordinary.
Our team
Rebecca Cramer
Chief Executive Officer
Reach Schools
Hannah Pope
Chief Operations Officer
Reach Schools
Rachel McCafferty
Chief Financial Officer
Reach Schools
Manjit More
Co-headteacher (Secondary)
Reach Academy Feltham
Georgia Strong
Trust Designated Safeguarding Lead
Matilda Browne
Co-headteacher (Primary)
Reach Academy Feltham & Hanworth Park
Sarah Bainbridge
Director of Partnerships and Communications
Louis Everett
Co-headteacher (Secondary)
Reach Academy Hanworth Park
“Great schools need strong relationships built on genuine mutual respect.”
Louis Everett
Co-headteacher, Reach Academy Hanworth Park
A growing community
We are creating a local and national community united by the highest expectations of what every young person can achieve and the commitment to do whatever it takes to help them get there.
Get in touch
Reach Schools
Company number: 07634106 (England and Wales)
info@reachacademy.org.uk
02088 931 099
We are proud members of the Wellbeing Hub and Place2Be
