Teach For All launches at Clinton Global Initiative

Teach for All, a new world-wide scheme founded by the UK's Teach First, in partnership with Teach For America, was launched today at the Clinton Global Initiative. 
 
Teach for All aims to replicate the Teach First and Teach For America models internationally, by raising $21 -25million over the next three years to develop similar programmes around the world. 
 
Initially the project will roll out to Chile, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Israel and South Africa. Teach For All will support these local schemes in numerous ways: by providing organisational experience; by recruiting and funding partnerships with multi-national corporations; and by offering global exchange opportunities.
 
Former Prime Minister, and supporter of the Teach First programme, Tony Blair said:
"Teach First has been a real force for good in the UK. In the five years since it was launched, this inspiring programme has recruited over one thousand outstanding young people to teach in inner-city schools using their talents and passion to tackle educational disadvantage.
 
"Teach First has helped make teaching one of the most popular career choices for bright graduates in Britain.  I am extremely pleased that this model is now to be copied globally. Teach For All has the potential to be a powerful catalyst for change and to raise the aspirations and opportunities of children across the world."
 
Brett Wigdortz, Chief Executive, Teach First said:
"Several countries have been inspired by the success of Teach First and Teach For America and have approached us to see if we can help establish similar, but locally tailored models in their country. We are delighted to use our experience to help roll out the model and address educational disadvantage around the world. It is a hugely exciting prospect that we will in time develop a world-wide network of young leaders."

A video of the announcement is here.
 
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Teach First - Press notes

1. Teach First's mission is to address educational disadvantage by transforming exceptional graduates into effective, inspirational teachers and leaders in all fields. Teach First targets high calibre students who would not normally consider a career in teaching and places them in challenged secondary schools  where more than a third of pupils are eligible for free school meals for the course of the two year placement.
2. Teach First recruits, trains and supports its recruits as teachers and long-term leaders. Recruits to the programme began their intensive training with a three week programme run by universities in their respective location (London, the North West and the Midlands). The recruits then all join up together for a further three weeks at Canterbury Christ Church University, which is one of the country's most successful teacher education providers. This sets them on the path to achieving the award of Qualified Teacher Status by the end of the first year.
3. All teachers complete leadership training, including a short course at the Tanaka Business School at Imperial College. School placements last two years, at which point participants can continue teaching or pursue another career.
4. Teach First is an independent charity Reg. No. 1098294  that is supported by all the main political parties, the National Union of Teachers, graduate organisations and over eighty leading employers. Teach First is ranked 14th in the Times Top 100 Graduate Employers.

For more information please contact Suzi Clark: sclark@teachfirst.org.uk or telephone 020 7517 6413.