Click on a link below to find out more about our participants, the kinds of backgrounds they have come from, and why they chose to Teach First. Please note that Teach First participants teach a variety of subjects, and that applicants are welcome from all degree disciplines.     Joe Ludlow Joe studied Manufacturing Engineering at Cambridge University and then went on to do a Masters in Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art, graduating in 2003. "In my final year I applied to lots of large engineering companies, but found on assessment days that they had very specific technical positions to fill and did not take into account the breadth of my interests..." more Katherine Pothecary Katherine graduated from UCL in 2003, with a degree in Physical Sciences. "I am very much ‘up for’ this challenge to Teach First. I am able to be outside my ‘comfort zone’, down-to-earth and realistic..." more Tom Evans Tom studied Mathematics and Philosophy at Oxford University, graduating in 2003. "I did not know exactly what career to go into during my final year of university but really wanted to do something challenging and rewarding whilst working out what it was that I would want to go into..." more Rose Sillence Rose studied English at Cambridge University, graduating in 2003. "I like the fact that it enables you not only to gain Qualified Teacher Status, but also a Foundations of Leadership, all in the same programme. Mostly, I wanted to be able to work hard for something that I believed in...." more