Leadership Development

The Leadership Development team aims to support Teach First Participants in becoming effective and inspirational teachers and leaders. The team designs, delivers and evaluates the Leadership Development Programme as well as supporting the Participants in achieving Qualified Teacher Status. This includes the six-week Summer Institute and numerous events, often hosted by our Supporters, including a short course at Tanaka Business School, Imperial College. Leadership Development is also responsible for placing participants in challenged schools across London, the Midlands and the North West. The Maximum Impact Programme, funded by the Goldman Sachs Foundation, is also managed by the Leadership Development Team.

The focus of National Leadership Development is on designing the course content and ensuring consistency across the regions of London, the Midlands, the North West and Yorkshire.

Amanda Timberg
Director of Leadership Development
North West Office
0161 234 0073
atimberg@teachfirst.org.uk

After successfully leading the first expansion region outside of London into Greater Manchester, Amanda now looks after the two year Leadership Development programme, ensuring a high quality and consistent experience for all Participants, pupils and schools. The Leadership Development Department is also responsible for the running of our five regions: East Midlands, London, the North West, West Midlands and Yorkshire. An alumnus of Teach For America, Amanda taught primary school for three years in Los Angeles and went on to join the Los Angeles staff of Teach For America as the Managing Director of Program. Most recently she worked in the Superintendent’s office of the Los Angeles Unified School District before relocating to Manchester and Teach First in February 2006.

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Charlotte McCormick
Participant President
London Office
020 7517 2744
cmccormick@teachfirst.org.uk

Charlotte McCormick is an ‘07 Ambassador. Having gained a Theatre and Performance Studies degree from Warwick University, she taught English for 2 years at Haberdashers Aske’s Knights Academy in South East London. Whilst there, she gave maximum commitment to addressing educational disadvantage. In addition to teaching, she was the Gifted and Talented Coordinator and the Literacy Coordinator for the school. She has spent summers in South Korea teaching English and interning at HSBC Private Bank prior to starting her Teach First journey. Following on from her time in the classroom, she was elected the Teach First Participant President 2009/2010 and now represents the Teach First participants both internally and externally on a national level.

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