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Our Participant Recruitment Process |
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A rigorous recruitment process
We visit over 65 universities across the UK to find the right graduates to meet schools' needs. We encourage ambitious, high achieving individuals to recognise that teaching in a school in challenging circumstances is a rewarding and socially beneficial career opportunity. Each year, we receive thousands of applications to the Leadership Development Programme.
Teach First's recruitment process is rigorous to ensure we hire the right people who can make the biggest impact in school. Taking into account their subject, skills and personal strengths, and eight unique competencies, Teach First carefully selects the right participant on behalf of the school.
The Application
Candidates must complete an online application which covers academic history, positions of responsibility, an academic reference and information to ensure equality of opportunity. The minimum requirements for applicants are BBB at A Level (300 UCAS points) excluding General Studies and a 2: I degree classification. Each application is read by two assessors independently.
The Assessment Centre
Applicants attend a day-long Assessment Centre, comprising three elements: a one-to-one competency-based interview, a case study and debrief and a sample teaching lesson and debrief. Applicants are required to reflect on their performance throughout the assessment process. During the course of the day, applicants meet four assessors, including at least one qualified teacher and one Teach First Ambassador who has previously completed the Leadership Development Programme.
Enrolment
Those selected as participants must then complete the enrolment process, which involves a Subject Knowledge Audit and reference check. The subject knowledge audit is where we validate the candidate's suitability to teach the subject to which they have been allocated, and identify any areas of subject knowledge that need to be developed before starting the programme. Once they have passed the enrolment process, they are ready to be allocated to a region and matched with a school. Participants undertake a one week school observation before commencing the Summer Institute.
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Teach First works across the UK to find the right graduates to meet your needs.
All applicants go through a rigorous selection process before being accepted onto the Leadership Development Programme to ensure that they have what it takes to make the difference that schools and pupils need.
Find out more about the recruitment process.
As we expand, so does our opportunity to work with more schools across the country. We now partner with schools in seven regions of England - the East Midlands, Greater London, Kent and Medway, the North East, North West, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber.
Contact one of our regional teams to discuss how a partnership with us can benefit your school.
The image below outlines how the participant-school matching process works
