Information for Secondary Schools

Is your school eligible for partnership with Teach First?

For a school to be eligible to place participants, schools must meet one of the following criteria:

• A first criterion based on the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - Teach First works in schools that have more than 50% of their pupils living in the lowest 30% of the IDACI, prioritising those schools with higher levels of deprivation.
   
• A second criterion based on attainment - Teach First prioritises schools with low attainment in regards to the 5+ A*-C (English & maths) GCSE measure. Teach First works in schools whose results fall below the lowest 30% of the national distribution;
   
• What are the benefits of having Teach First Participants in your school? 
  Evidence shows that recruitment of participants leads to school improvement: An external study conducted by the University of Manchester found that partnering with Teach First was associated with a statistically significant improvement in GCSE results across the whole school. Teach First Participants were also rated good to excellent against international standards. To read the report in full, please click here.
   
• Teach First's rigorous recruitment and selection process ensures provision of extremely high calibre, effective teachers. Click here to find out more about how we recruit our graduates.
   
• They choose to work with pupils in schools in challenging circumstances for a minimum of two years
   
• Participants are dedicated to raising pupils' achievement, access to opportunities and aspirations
   
• Participants undertake a two year Leadership Development Programme which develops their teaching and leadership to enable them to maximise their impact in school. This also involves achievement of a PGCE and QTS.
   
• Through partnership between Teach First, universities, and schools, participants are supported throughout the two years to help them meet the unique needs of their schools.

To discuss the possibility of placing Teach First Participants in your school, click here to contact the relevant Regional Director.