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ReachOut Leadership Update

ReachOut announces the appointment of Bejal Shah as its new Chief Executive. Bejal started at the charity leading the delivery team in London in 2017, and then added oversight of our work in the North West to her portfolio. She led the development of ReachOut’s online mentoring programme which facilitated continued support for young people […]

Change in Leadership at ReachOut

Update from Ed Lehmann – Chair of Trustees I’d like to introduce you to Bejal Shah, who will be taking over the day to day leadership of ReachOut in the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer. Bejal is an outstanding leader who has successfully overseen our programme delivery for the last three years. Before that she spent […]

ReachOut Update – November 2020

You will no doubt know that we’re heading back to a national lockdown from Thursday, which is a real worry. Hopefully we are all more prepared to both deal with the lockdown ourselves, and also mitigate against the longer term effects on our communities. I’m happy to say that ReachOut is well prepared. Our work over […]

ReachOut Home

We’re pleased to announce that in a short amount of time, we have been able to create ReachOut Home, a new online mentoring programme which we launched on 7th May 2020! ReachOut Home has been designed to enable our mentees and mentors to continue working together through video conferencing whilst retaining as much as possible […]

Level Up Experience Launch

Wednesday the 23rd of October saw ReachOut’s launch our new programme ‘ReachOut The Level Up Experience’ in London’s Living Room, City Hall – and what an amazing night it was! The launch event brought together our Level Uppers from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Greenwich, ready to network with our corporate […]

WHAT JAMES DID NEXT…

We are pleased to share the following case study from one of our Academy projects which highlights the transformative effect and positive impact a consistent and dedicated mentor can have on a young person. The below video was recorded two years ago of a mentee and mentor partnership: James and James. Now that James (mentee) […]

PHOEBE – MENTOR TO INTERN

Who are you?My name is Phoebe Gittins, I am 20 years old and studying French and History BA at King’s College London. I am originally from Newcastle upon Tyne and moved to London to start university in September 2017. How did you find out about ReachOut and what made you want to volunteer as a […]

Manpreet – Former mentee to Intern

Manpreet has just finished year 12 at The Petchey Academy and is currently undertaking a Work Experience Internship in the ReachOut London office. He was a mentee with ReachOut for 2 years and believes that the programme helped shape who he is today. We asked him some questions about his experiences… When were you a […]

Mehmet – Intern in the ReachOut office

My name is Mehmet Senkoy. I’ve been studying at The Petchey Academy for the past six years now, and I’m currently in sixth-form studying A-levels History, Business and Psychology. Since primary school, I’ve always been intrigued by the work of ReachOut, finding the programme not only educating and helpful for building my character but also […]

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME GRADUATION 2019

It has been ReachOut’s most successful year, which wouldn’t have been possible without our cohort of Project Leaders. The Leadership Programme has just finished its second year, so we came together with our team of over 50 Project Leaders to celebrate their achievements this year. We met at Mintel in London, with a group from […]

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CASE STUDY

“At first, I was really hesitant to take on the Project Leader role, despite having mentored with ReachOut. However, with the support of the team I’ve really developed my skills. For example, at the Mentee Graduation, I stood up in front of 200 people and presented an award which is something I would never ever have been able to have done before, and isn’t an opportunity I could gain in my other situations.”

Amy McCutcheon, Project Leader at ReachOut Academy, Dean Trust Ardwick, Manchester.

CASE STUDY 03

“Being able to spend the summer working at Rede Partners, was an amazing experience. Whether it was working in HR or Finance, I learned so much about the world of private equity, made great connections with fantastic people and I got to learn first-hand what it would be like to work there! I really believe that I can go onto build the career I want now I’ve been a part for a workplace for real”

Victor Adekunle, 18 years old, ReachOut Ambassador, London

CASE STUDY 02

“When I first my mentee, she was very reluctant to participate in the sessions. Now, I see a completely different person! Her confidence has grown and she is happy to join in! She still has some self-doubt when it comes to academic work, but that’s what I hope to help her overcome, because she is a very bright person!

Through mentoring, I’ve learnt I’m a lot more patient than I realised. There will be days where she refuses to participate and those are the days that I really see the importance of the character strengths, for both the mentees and the mentors. It also makes it easier for the mentee to understand the character strengths, when I use them myself”

Myrtle, ReachOut Club mentor at Tufnell Primary School, London

CASE STUDY 01

“There are more distractions than ever outside of school, and the commitment of our students to attend ReachOut sessions is testament to the value they place on the relationships they foster there, and the challenge and enjoyment they provide.

ReachOut’s focus on communication skills and character development has become an important aspect of our provision of support for these students. The opportunity to relate to a positive role- model other than their usual teachers is key to the programme’s impact, and the evidence of this has been seen in the students’ attendance, resilience and to their overall progress across all the subjects in the school.”

Thomas Janvrin, Assistant Vice Principal at the Petchey Academy London

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