Cornerstone and Touchstones

As a Trust we are committed to creating a culture that strongly reflects our Touchstones: seven principles which make our academies unique. Just as 500 years ago touchstones were used to test the quality of the gold they marked, so too our Touchstones find what is precious and set these things apart. They are used … Read More

Leadership

Executive Team To learn more about of Executives click on the photographs. Sir Steve Lancashire Chief Executive Officer Cathie Paine Deputy Chief Executive Officer Katherine Alexander Chief Operating Officer

Current Vacancies

Chief Executive Officer Apply Now Showing 1 – 12 of 25 Sort by: Newest FirstOldest First Title Title (desc) Midday Assistants Purfleet Primary Academy Tank Hill Road, Purfleet-on-Thames, England RM19 1TA Thurrock Pay Scales (Point 2 FTE £18,540) (Actual salary £4,305) Art Teacher Robert Fitzroy Academy 80 Brampton Road, London, England CR0 6JN Outer London … Read More

Letter from Sir Steve Lancashire

REAch2 was established in 2012 with the aim of providing exceptional opportunities for learning for a family of primary academies across the country. Our passion is for primary education and we believe that children can achieve the highest academic standards at the same time as enjoying a rich, rewarding and challenging curriculum which focuses on … Read More

Our History

Our approach is based on the national support school model, and within the Trust there is significant expertise and a strong track record in supporting and working with schools in a variety of contexts.  This support has included a range of strategies and models for school improvement. These typically include fixed term federations, executive headships, … Read More

REAch2 Academies Appear in Steve McQueens Year 3 Exhibition

REAch2 Academies Appear in Steve McQueens Year 3 Exhibition

Turner Prize-winning artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen has unveiled his epic portrait of London’s Year 3 pupils at the Tate Britain. Using the traditional school class photograph, the artwork spans the length of the Sculpture Gallery and is one of the most ambitious portraits of children ever undertaken in the UK. Over 76,000 children … Read More

Jonathan Lewis

Jonathan started in Local Government at Cambridgeshire Council as graduate trainee in 1999 and qualified as a chartered accountant in 2003 working across Social Care and Children’s Services. Jonathan joined Peterborough City Council in 2007 as Assistant Director Resources for Children’s Service, delivering an ambitious £190 million schools capital programme to support the rapidly growing … Read More

Teresa Beach

Teresa Beach was appointed as a Trustee for REAch2 in 2018 and is vice-chair of REAch2’s Trust Board, chair of Executive Nominations Committee, and a member of Risk & Audit committee. She joined Jardine Lloyd Thompson in 2014 as Chief Operating Officer of their employee benefits business and is now the Managing Director for JLT’s … Read More

Cathie Paine

Appointed in 1998 to her first headship in a large and socially deprived school in “special measures”, Catherine was at the time the youngest headteacher in England and led the school to become “Good” in just four terms. Shaped by this, Cathie retains her passion for enabling children to flourish in an environment of outstanding … Read More