The Teach First Coaching Programme is a unique skills-based employee engagement opportunity where volunteer coaches help facilitate the development of participant’s professional goals and help them to address fundamental leadership challenges. Coaching offers our participants a broader perspective on leadership skills to further aid their development both inside and outside the classroom.

87% of participants felt they were supported to become a more effective leader

"Coaching was an excellent experience which I would thoroughly recommend. It allowed me to really discuss some complex issues with someone who would listen and then assist me in making my own decisions about how to progress. It was exactly the conversations and support I needed after a long day at school and really helped me to identify ways to develop. I feel from this that I have made changes in the latter part of the year that have evolved from the coaching process and have really developed my skills and performance."

By being a coach, volunteers have the unique opportunity to contribute to Teach First’s mission to address educational disadvantage in schools in challenging circumstances while also developing their own skills by becoming a coach. Coaches tell us that the theoretical and practical knowledge of coaching they get from the Teach First coaching programme enables them to develop skills which are of benefit to them both personally and professionally.

95% of coaches in 2011 said the programme increased their coaching skills with 75% having a deeper understanding and empathy with other people

"I have thoroughly enjoyed volunteering my time and business skills to such an inspiring organisation as Teach First. I have met exceptional graduates, developed my own coaching skills, attended interesting leadership seminars led by prestigious speakers, and made fantastic new friends along the way. Overall a superb experience that I would recommend to anyone."

PwC Coach Anoushka Bold, East Midlands

Apply to become a coach

Find out more information, call the Teach First coaching team on 020 3117 2412 or email coaching@teachfirst.org.uk

Support us to develop a generation of leaders who share a commitment to addressing educational disadvantage. Become a Summer Project provider.

As part of the intensive Teach First Leadership Development Programme, our participants and ambassadors have combined working, training and qualifying as a teacher with leadership training, coaching and mentoring. As a result, some of the country's most employable graduates are at your finger-tips.

Created as a 'mini internship', Summer Projects give participants and ambassadors the opportunity to support your organisation. Summer Projects can range from a piece of analysis or research, to ideas-generation and thought leadership. Whatever your organisation's need, this is a great opportunity to meet short-term goals and support the Teach First mission. In the long-term, employers have the opportunity to attract outstanding individuals to their organisation to support recruitment and collaboration.

84% of last year's summer project providers rated the employability of participants completing projects with them as good or very good. One quarter of last year's projects have already resulted in job offers.

Our team will provide you with detailed guidance on next steps, including how to submit a Summer Project. We will allocate a team member to your organisation to support you through the submission, selection and project-running process.

The deadline for 2012 project submissions is Friday 30th March.

Contact summerprojects@teachfirst.org.uk to get involved.