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Reach Academy Feltham
Reach Academy Feltham in Hounslow is an all-through school for pupils aged 4-18. The school’s vision is to transform the lives of all of its pupils by giving them the skills, attitudes and academic qualifications to flourish in any career and live happy and healthy lives.
How do they use the Skills Builder Framework?
Reach Academy provides training to support teachers to use and embed the Skills Builder Framework in their classroom. They also run projects and Challenge Days to support students to build the eight essential skills with a particular focus on Teamwork and building students’ ability to work effectively in multi-year group teams across Primary and Secondary.
Why do they use the Framework?
The school were looking for a coherent approach to the curriculum that was appropriate for an all-through school and gave them the opportunity for truly whole-school experiences throughout each stage of their children’s education. The fact that the eight skills are at the centre of all the projects and challenges gives the schemes that consistency and allows the teachers to see progression in their students’ skill development.
What's been the impact of using the Framework?
There is a lot of correlation and opportunity for cross-over between the eight essential skills and the five core values of REACH (Reflect, Endeavour, Aspire, Show Courage and Have Fun). The Framework enables students to make links between the essential skills and Reach’s core values so they see the relevance and importance of both.
“The Primary children have shown us how to solve problems. They worked together and shared some ideas on how to find a solution and didn’t just put down their first answer. I’ve learnt a lot from them.”
“We wanted this to be part of a wider, long-term programme… to show progression and development as the children work on more projects.”
“Through being given the chance to reflect upon and develop their skills, students are given genuinely new experiences which provide excellent opportunities for personal growth and the ability to draw clear links with the school’s core values.”