Take on a challenge to support Teach First
For nearly ten years we have worked in partnership with our friends and supporters to raise the achievement, aspirations and access to opportunity of pupils from low income communities. Today, the link between low family income and poor educational attainment is greater in the UK than almost any other developed country. It doesn't have to be this way. Now is the time for change.
Join the Teach First team in some of the UK's biggest races, trek or cycle through incredible places in our overseas adventures, or take on your own challenge to support us in ensuring every young person is given the same chances in life, no matter what background they are born into.
How can the funds you raise support the work we do?
- £10 could support a gifted and talented pupil without a family history of education through a day's work experience to strengthen their university application
- £80 could provide one teacher with a Leading Learning training session to ensure that they are able to have maximum impact on children in their classroom
- £200 could allow Teach First to assess one graduate through our rigorous assessment centre
- £500 could fund one gifted and talented pupil without a family history of higher education to get to university
- £3,000 could fund a participant through the first year of the Teach First Leadership Development Programme
- £10,000 could allow Teach First to reach 950 children - providing them with the education and access to life opportunities they deserve
There are plenty of opportunities on offer with Teach First and we'll support you to achieve your goals.
Teach First Sports Day [+]
Celebrate the atmosphere of the 2012 London Games this summer by competing in the ultimate sports day in support of Teach First. Compete head-to-head with other organisations across the City, racing to raise as much support as possible for Teach First in just one day!
For one day only on 20 July, Teach First supporters will compete in challenges across London, raising as much money as possible for Teach First as they climb their way up the leader board.
Whether you get sponsored to take part in Teach First’s biggest sack race, or donate your pounds to see your boss dress up and abseil down an iconic building in the city, everyone can get involved on the day.
Be a champion
To encourage as much participation as possible, we are now recruiting teams of champions to lead your organisation into this fun-filled challenge! As one of up to six champions within your organisation, your challenge is to encourage as many colleagues as possible to don their sports gear and participate in the Teach First Sports Day – the ultimate team building experience.
The programme of competitions will be released on 1 June. Your challenge now is to get your colleagues on board and enthusiastic, leaving a few weeks for your team to get creative as you plan your winning strategy.
Sign up to be a champion now.
Challenge 2012 10k run [+]
As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations, and following Challenge 2012 at Southbank Centre on 22 September, we’d like to invite you to take on a challenge for 2012!
Join in with the rest of the capital’s sporting activities this summer: get fit, spend time with friends and family and raise money to help ensure that every young person is given the same chances in life, no matter what background they are born into. Together we can raise the £5 million urgently needed this year to reach over 250,000 pupils in low- income communities across the country. Find out more
Overseas Challenges [+]
Whether you're climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, trekking the Great Wall of China or horse riding in Mongolia, you are guaranteed an incredible physical challenge on a trip you will never forget.
The Teach First Events team will support you through the whole experience from fundraising support and training advice to team social events and opportunities to share tips with fellow participants.
Popular adventures
- London to Paris bike ride - A four day trip starting on 24 August 2012
- Great Wall of China - A nine day trip starting on 5 May 2012
Email Wanda or call 0203 117 2376 to sign up or find out more about the challenges we have to offer.
Teach First Week [+]
What do Dame Vivienne Westwood, Jon Snow, Justin King and Jeremy Paxman have in common?
They are part of an exclusive group of distinguished professionals who have shown a commitment to the vision of Teach First by taking part in Teach First Week to help raise the aspirations of young people in low income communities.
Teach First Week is an annual campaign which provides professionals from supporting organisations with the opportunity to step away from their day job, at times outside of their comfort zone, and share the experiences of their careers to help raise the aspirations of pupils in Teach First partner schools and enable them to shape their own futures.
Senior leaders in business, politics and celebrity will be placed in a Teach First partner school where at least half the pupils come from the poorest homes to deliver a lesson between Monday 12 March and Friday 16 March. By taking part in Teach First Week 2012 guest teachers will demonstrate a commitment to ensuring that every child has access to the educational opportunities they deserve, regardless of their family background.
