What we’ve learnt (so far)
Over the last few years, we have worked with 50+ school clusters across the country—from Teeside in the North East to Newquay in the South West—and, although it is early days for many partners, new models and signs of deeper integration into communities are starting to emerge.
Report: “Heart of the Community”
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 Professor Lee Elliot Major, identifies eight foundational steps for developing C2C models and highlights 15 common practices observed across four case studies.
How King’s Oak Academy is rebuilding trust in South Gloucestershire
On the outskirts of Bristol, King's Oak Academy has ambitions to be the school of choice—not convenience—within its local community. Read about the work they’re doing to restructure the school to embed belonging, restore fractured school-community relationships and working in partnership with the local authority to secure improved provision for the whole community.