Mei Lim
Executive Director, Reach Foundation
Mei is an Executive Director at the Reach Foundation and oversees the charity's place-based initiatives in Feltham, Hounslow, which includes the Feltham Convening Partnership: a collective impact, systems change initiative to improve long-term outcomes for babies, children and young people across a range of indicators. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2019, Mei was a primary headteacher and secondary history teacher.
Hall 9
1 Series one
Pupil outcomes: Learning from American 'cradle to career' place-based approaches
How can trusts and their schools establish themselves as civic anchors in their communities? In this session we will learn about Strive Together’s ‘cradle to career’ model which has improved outcomes for young people across the US. With decades of experience in working with communities to apply the model, it has been adapted over time and continues to do so to meet pupil and family needs. Strive Together brings together a range of partners to address complex challenges, supported by a local team. Together we’ll explore learnings from the model and how it can be applied within trusts of all sizes.