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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Half way through the National Year of Reading and supporting teenagers to love reading has never felt more important. We are proud of the reading culture we are building at Reach Academy Hanworth Park. Read more for tips on how to help teenagers enjoy books. reachschools.uk/teenage-read...

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How to get teenagers to love reading? - Reach Schools

Head of English Lily Staff explains what Reach Academy Hanworth Park has done to encourage teenagers to learn to love reading

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It’s great that this scheme exists, but there are very few grants out there to support libraries for secondary schools. Lack of funding means teachers and librarians often rely on donations and so pupils have limited choice over what is available to them.

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

We're really excited to be hiring for a new English teacher at Reach Academy Hanworth Park. As one of just three English teachers, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to have a huge impact on our pupils and the English department! mynewterm.com/jobs/143730/...

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Teacher of English - Reach Academy Hanworth Park, Feltham, Greater London

Closing date: Midnight, Thu 15th Jan, 2026. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

At Reach Academy Hanworth Park we are building a culture where pupils love reading. Watch the video to hear directly from some of our amazing pupils and read more about this in my blog for the Children’s Commissioner in link below.

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

At Reach Academy Hanworth Park we are building a culture where loving to read is the norm. Read more about how we do this in my blog for the Children's Commissioner which reflects on our pupils' reading achievements. www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/news-and-blo...

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Reflecting on the success of the reading programme at Reach Academy Hanworth Park, Lily Staff | Children's Commissioner for England

Lily Staff is the secondary English Lead at Reach Academy Hanworth Park, an all-through academy in Feltham, Hounslow. The school opened in September 2024

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Look at this video of our children talking about the books they love! ALL our children now love reading but only 36% of them were reading at or above their chronological reading age in Sept. One of the major successes of this founding year! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SwS... @lilystaff.bsky.social

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Year 7 love reading!

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Really proud of the progress our Year 7s have made with reading this year! In September only 37% were at or above their reading age compared with 75% now. Short thread below on how we have achieved this. 🧵

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Hear from @lilystaff.bsky.social about the amazing progress our children are making in their reading. So many came to us saying they hated reading. Each now are reading 3 books independently & talk about them constantly. It’s really special. www.daisyeducationuk.com/impact/case-...

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Discover how Reading Plus increased reading fluency and proficiency in Hounslow secondary students

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Joe Hill @jo3hill.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Today I’m in CityAM writing about how Everythingism holds back growth. Original essay here reform.uk/publications...

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Joe Hill @jo3hill.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

For this week’s blog, I’ve written about the FAQs on our Everythingism essay! Great to see so many commentators engaging with it, we’ll add more as we get more.

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

reading programme. The data has been staggering & we have a FREE reading event to explain why with @jonnybennett13.bsky.social. See details below:

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

We’ve achieved a lot this academic year so far but our biggest bets were on behaviour/ culture, attendance & reading. Thanks to Charlie & rest of the team our attendance YTD is 98.2% & I’m super proud of how confident, articulate & kind our children are. Then SO proud of @lilystaff.bsky.social’s…

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

In Sept 19% of our Year 7 were 5 years below their reading age on entry, now 6%. Just 37% were working at or above their chronological reading age now 56%. Reading Plus has been genuinely transformative within a term. Come to our free event to find out how: bit.ly/4l5AqYn

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Reading Plus has played a vital role in the progress our pupils have made in reading at Reach Academy Hanworth Park. Come to visit us on Monday 28th April to hear how we have successfully implemented the programme. Registration link here - bit.ly/4l5AqYn

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

At Reach Academy Hanworth Park, pupils in Y7 read the same book at home each half term as part of our reading programme. Our pupils love discussing characters/plot/predictions with their peers in our weekly English Morning Meets. Short thread on how we do this. 🧵

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Thinking Reading @thinkreadhq.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The scale of the problem of students leaving secondary school unable to read is an unnecessary tragedy. This entirely preventable situation is exacerbated by some common misconceptions: Our blog explains more wp.me/p4hKgx-a2 (5 min read). #EdublogUK

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7 Misconceptions About Teaching Adolescents to Read

The scale of the problem of students leaving secondary school unable to read is an unnecessary tragedy. This entirely preventable situation is exacerbated by some common misconceptions: 1 &n…

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Loved this session on vocabulary overlap between History and English from @mrptse.bsky.social and @michaeldoron.bsky.social. Gave me lots to think about. #rEDBrum

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

At Reach Academy Hanworth Park we use lunchtimes to increase engagement with reading. Short thread on how we do this below. 🧵📖 #EduSky

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Come & join our founding team as a science teacher at Reach Academy Hanworth Park. Our current Year 7’s attendance is 98.5%, their behaviour is exemplary, we have the strongest of relationships with their families & they’re making extraordinary academic progress. t.co/oPM5oW5fyQ There’s..

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Feeling excited for Y7 to read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’engle as part of our reading scheme. I thoroughly recommend this book for introducing pupils to science fiction - a thrilling adventure set in space 🔭🪐🛰️ #Edusky

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This is an INCREDIBLE opportunity to join our super talented founding team as a science teacher. A school where our children adore science. Participation is incredible & behaviour exemplary. This is a chance to grow a career whilst building a school. reachacademyhanworthpark.com/jointheteam/

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Join the team - Reach Academy Hanworth Park

Join the team Information for prospective staff Reach Academy Hanworth Park Vacancies Join Reach Out Join our fantastic Reach Out community: a place where passionate educators can share, collaborate a...

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Michael Slavinsky @michaelslav.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

This is really great to see. I have visited the school and seen @lilystaff.bsky.social and @louiseverett.bsky.social & Team in action and it’s no surprise their routines and curriculum translates into improved literacy. 1/2

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Really excited by the progress pupils at Reach Academy Hanworth Park are making with their reading. This is down to a whole school focus on disciplinary literacy, a commitment to building a culture where pupils read regularly outside of school and the delivery of weekly/daily intervention. #EduSky

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

At Reach Academy Hanworth Park we are using Reading Plus, an online programme designed to improve pupils' comprehension, vocabulary and silent fluency. Short thread below on how it works. 🧵 www.readingsolutionsuk.co.uk/reading-plus/

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Reading Plus | Online Reading Programme | Reading Solutions

Discover how our reading programme is helping children to become more curious and confident. Reading Plus creates a love for reading.

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Just over a week left to apply to work at Reach Academy Hanworth Park. We are looking for primary and secondary teachers to join us on this extraordinary journey. ⭐️📚 reachacademyhanworthpark.com/jointheteam/

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Join the team - Reach Academy Hanworth Park

Join the team Information for prospective staff Find out what it’s like working with Reach Vacancies Our current vacancies English Teacher English TeacherDeadline: 23rd January 2025 We are lo…

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

At Reach Academy Hanworth Park we use English Morning Meets to make reading social. This is part of the culture we are building where pupils genuinely love reading. Short thread on the second Morning Meet of this term below 👇🏼 🧵 #EduSky

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Jon Hutchinson @jonhutchinson.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

A huge treat for me yesterday: I got to hang out at Reach Academy Hanworth Park. What a special school. There is such a huge sense of solidarity, purpose & enthusiasm. Kids are learning tons & spoke so proudly & articulately. You can join the team as it grows with the children. t.co/20ZyZR2PRk

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Today was our first English Morning Meet of the term at Reach Academy Hanworth Park. We used this time to get pupils to reflect on their reading habits and get them excited about the reading they will do in the coming weeks. Short thread on what this looks like. 🧵

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Excited for pupils to read this wonderful book as part of our reading scheme at Reach Academy Hanworth Park. Many pupils seem to fall out of love with reading as they start secondary school. See our blog below for what we do with our Year 7s to combat this. 📚📖 #EduSky

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

🧵How do you motivate pupils to read outside of school? At Reach Academy Hanworth Park, we are committed to building a culture where reading regularly is the norm. Short thread on how we do this #EduSky

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

At Reach there’s no limit to what you can achieve within our values-driven culture of high expectations & strong relationships built on mutual respect. @lilystaff.bsky.social reading programme is proof of this. Want to join us & grow your career? reachacademyhanworthpark.com/jointheteam/

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Join the team - Reach Academy Hanworth Park

Join the team Information for prospective staff Growing a new school is the greatest privilege in the world. This is a career-defining opportunity to develop the culture of a brand new school…

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

There’s also a chance to work with Lily on our whole-school reading approach as an English teacher. reachschools.uk/wp-content/u...

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Here are 2 blogpost is from our brilliant English Lead, @lilystaff.bsky.social, sharing how and why we’ve invested heavily in pupils reading outside of school. The early progress has been astounding. Definitely worth a read! reachschools.uk/reading-outs...

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Reading outside of school – does it really matter?

Find out how this west-London school is fostering a love of reading among its Year 7 students through diverse reading expectations, family engagement, and targeted interventions, addressing signifi…

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Reading outside of school - does it really matter? At Reach Academy Hanworth Park, we are building a culture where pupils genuinely love reading. I have written about the first part of our journey in a blog below. #EduSky reachschools.uk/reading-outs...

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Reading outside of school – does it really matter?

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Jon Hutchinson @jonhutchinson.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

We’re looking for great people to join our team and help ensure that all children can enjoy lives of choice and opportunity. You’ll get the chance to work with brilliant people in a region to improve the coherence of support families and kids receive. Have a look! www.reachfoundation.uk/join

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Join us — The Reach Foundation

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

At Reach Academy Hanworth Park we’re obsessed with reading. We’ve developed a culture where reading for pleasure is the norm led by our brilliant @lilystaff.bsky.social She’s written 2 blogposts coming soon which shares some of her extraordinary work. Until then, our website outlines part of…

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Being the English lead at a brand new school has been truly joyous. Come and join our team at Reach Academy Hanworth Park and help me build an extraordinary English department. Lots of other opportunities available too. 👇🏼👀 #EduSky reachacademyhanworthpark.com/jointheteam/

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Join the team - Reach Academy Hanworth Park

Join the team Information for prospective staff Growing a new school is the greatest privilege in the world. This is a career-defining opportunity to develop the culture of a brand new school…

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Reach Academy Hanworth Park are hiring! Come and join us on this extraordinary journey.

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Reach Academy Hanworth Park job adverts out tomorrow 👀 watch this space! Career defining opportunities coming this way.

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Our first founding term has been by so far the most exciting of my career. Our small founding team celebrate such special milestones daily. We know our pupils & their families so well. We’re on this journey together & it is all just so special. AND there’s a chance to join us as we recruit from…

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Have found @didau.bsky.social really helpful with thinking about KS3 English. It can be easy to get stuck thinking for so long about text choice, and not enough time thinking about the conceptual knowledge that leads to mastery in English. learningspy.co.uk/assessment/s...

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Specifying a concept-led KS3 English curriculum

If we accept that we are using the curriculum as a progression model – if making progress means that children know more, remember more and can do more of the curriculum they’ve been tau…

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Joe Hill @jo3hill.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

The common factor separating the most successful orgs from others is talent. But how do we get great people into government? We took a look at the pipeline for civil service leaders in Britain - the Fast Stream. I'm a proud graduate of the programme, but it could be better 🧵

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Louis Everett @louiseverett.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

At the end of a French lesson today, one of our Year 7s put his hand up to say: “Fadila, I wouldn’t have understood a word on that sheet in September. Now I know it all!”. It’s so special watching these children grow in confidence every lesson.

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Jon Hutchinson @jonhutchinson.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Superb Cradle to Career Leadership conference today facilitated by @thereachfoundation.bsky.social Local clusters of schools coming together to explore opportunities around 🏘️ Local systems coherence 🪢 Relational coherence 📚 Educational coherence Lots of energy. Feels like a big movement.

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Jon Hutchinson @jonhutchinson.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Super webinar this morning with James Roberts, Director of English at Reach Academy Feltham, who was sharing with Cradle to Career Curriculum Partners how Reach approaches long term coherence in English.

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Loving using these books as a starting point for an English unit on writing for change. Excited to talk to pupils about education, migration and activism. #EduSky

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Over half term, I asked Year 7 to respond (in any way they liked) to Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman.The result was beautiful: models, paintings, poems, essays, short films. Reading great books inspires pupils to create - giving them the freedom to make something completely new is joyous. #EduSky

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Lily Staff @lilystaff.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Loved Reading Lessons by Carol Atherton - a thoughtful read for any English teacher. A reminder that the books children read can change the way they see the world. Thank you @juliryzop.bsky.social for the recommendation! #EduSky

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