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James Townsend

Executive Director, Reach Schools
James Townsend is an Executive Director at the Reach Foundation, where he leads the Cradle to Career Partnership and Reach's leadership programmes for aspiring Head Teachers and and Trust CEOs. James has previously held leadership roles at Teach First and STiR Education, where he helped found and grow the organisation to reach over 200,000 teachers globally. He started his career as a history teacher in east London.
09:50

1 8 July

Keynote: Relational trust

<span class="TextRun SCXW158825357 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW158825357 BCX8">A keynote address from James Townsend, Executive</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW158825357 BCX8"> Director of Reach Foundation.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW158825357 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>

13:50

1 8 July

Keynote: In conversation with Sophia Ashroff 

<span class="TextRun SCXW234741503 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW234741503 BCX8">In this session, Sophia </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW234741503 BCX8">Ashroff</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW234741503 BCX8">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW234741503 BCX8">alumni member of the Reach Academy Trust, and Author of 'Reaching', speaks to James Townsend, Executive Director, Reach Foundation. They will discuss Sophia’s experience of her education and the trust’s relational approach.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW234741503 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span>