ReachOut cleans up at awards ceremony!
Hollywood aren’t the only ones enjoying awards season at the moment. Volunteer Officer’s Becky, Harriet and Rebecca have been submitting student award nominations left, right, and centre in recent weeks. Not only have they been nominating our brilliant volunteers for awards but they have also had the pleasure of attending lots of award ceremonies! On […]
Female empowerment and its place in education
Recently I ran a female empowerment session with my year five girls group at ReachOut, where each activity was based around the idea of powerful women and issues that my mentees and mentors face as females. We started with a quick round of Who am I? The classic sticky note on forehead game but with […]
Mentor of the Term
It’s been a fantastic first term for ReachOut projects across London, Manchester and Oldham. We wanted to hold a competition to recognise the fantastic work our volunteers do, so we invited our project leaders to nominate someone from their project who have been outstanding throughout the first term. In Manchester and Oldham we had a […]
Networking and Knowledge Event
Thank you to everyone who came along to the Networking and Knowledge event on Friday 7th December. It was a fantastic chance to connect with representatives from various charities and learn more about how the charity sector is developing during quite uncertain political times. The event took place at BlackRock – one of ReachOut’s corporate […]
Mentoring in Oldham – Jamie’s Story
Oldham was ranked 34th out of 326 areas in England, on the 2015 Index of Multiple Deprivation, 1st being the lowest (most deprived). * “Nearly six out of ten disadvantaged children in England do not achieve a basic set of qualifications compared to only one in three children from more advantaged backgrounds. The consequence for […]
ReachOut Summer Reception 2018
ReachOut Summer Reception 2018 ReachOut Summer Reception 2018 Wednesday 13th June 2018 marked ReachOut’s Summer Reception event at the House of Commons. The Terrace Pavilion was filled with over 200 supporters including MPs, young people, mentors and funders. Meg Hillier MP and Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP both hosted and spoke at the event. Nicky […]
Project Leaders use Character to Build Dreams
Lucie Collins, Year 5 London Project Leader, talks about what character is and the impact it can have on young people and learning. What’s the most enjoyable part of being a Project Leader? For me, it’s finding different and creative ways to bring character into my sessions. So what is character? Jubilee Centre defines it […]
Royal Parks 2017
The Royal Parks Half Marathon 2017 was a huge success and a fantastic day for Team ReachOut; the sun was shining, the birds were chirping and the Morris Men were dancing! 20 fantastic runners represented ReachOut including ex-mentee and current ambassador Emmanuel, Joanne from our corporate partner Macquarie Bank, and 11 of the World Famous […]
#GBBO… UBS style!
There are many ways to support a charity, from donating your time to taking part in a marathon. One of ReachOut’s corporate partners, UBS, got their workforce involved through their latest venture by hosting the “Bi-Annual Finance Bake Off”! The theme was “War of the Worlds” and included an invasion of aliens and other extra-terrestrial […]
Seb the Scientist – our #UnexpectedMentor
Seb, a scientist in Manchester, is also a mentor for children’s charity ReachOut where he works one-to-one each week with a local young person from Oldham to help raise their aspirations and grow their academic attainment. Growing up and attending school in Bradford, an area with a high level of poverty, reduced my chances of […]
