Mohamed Abdallah is the South West Regional Director at the Reach Foundation, where he leads place-based, cradle-to-career work and leadership development focused on improving outcomes for children and young people. He also writes, speaks, and collaborates with school and trust leaders on embedding a framework centred on mattering, belonging, and becoming. He helps support schools to build cultures where students, staff, and families feel seen, valued, and actively engaged in shaping their communities. Mohamed’s career began in youth work and pupil referral units, before he went on to lead pioneering inclusive school improvement at an ‘Outstanding’ all-through mainstream school. He later led the development of staff across the country to strengthen their approach to inclusion, supporting leaders to improve whole-school practice and systems, to improve the engagement, attendance and wellbeing of children and young people. Mohamed is also proud to serve as a trustee for Kernow Learning Trust in Cornwall.