Accessibility statement

Accessibility information for our websites and services.

As a participant, school or delivery partner for one of our programmes, you will access the following websites and services:

  • The Teach First Website to find out about the programme
  • The Teach First portal: For applicants, and our partners to manage their programme members and mentors
  • My Teach First, your route to other domains, policies and information
  • Brightspace to access your courses and learning materials
  • Steplab for instructional coaching
  • IRIS to record, reflect and review teacher practice 

Our websites are run by Teach First (registered charity, no. 1098294) with additional services provided by D2L (Brightspace), StepLab and Iris Connect. 

If you want to view accessibility statements for all websites and services, irrespective of programme, please read use the default tab 'Training Programme.'

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Training Programme

Accessibility statement for our website and our application portal (teachfirst.org.uk)

This accessibility statement applies to teachfirst.org.uk - the public facing website of the Charity.

This site is run by Teach First. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver.)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • Some older Adobe PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • You cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
  • Some screen readers may not be able to use "read text aloud" without selecting components individually with a mouse
  • You cannot navigate through all aspects of the content with a keyboard alone, for example where we use tab components

Accessibility statement for our application portal (teachfirst.my.site.com)

This accessibility statement applies to teachfirst.my.site.com – the portal to apply for courses, maintain details and access live events.

This site is run by Teach First. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver.)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible: 

  • You can only zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen
  • You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • Expandable/collapsible elements are not compatible with a screen reader
  • Some screen readers may not be able to use "read text aloud" without selecting components individually with a mouse
  • You cannot navigate through all aspects of the content with a keyboard alone, for example where we use tab components

 

Accessibility statement for learning.teachfirst.org.uk 

This accessibility statement applies to learning.teachfirst.org.uk which is the route to other Teach First learner services, programme policies and information.

This website is run by Teach First. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • change font size and optimise the platform for assistive technology through Account Settings on Brightspace
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver.)

We are actively working to simplify the text we use to make it as simple as possible to understand.

Brightspace help has advice on using accessibility features within the platform. The following pages may be particularly helpful:

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • some bespoke font formatting throughout courses may impact the ability for font size and spacing to be adjusted
  • some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software
  • older videos of classroom practice are not available with audio description
  • you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader

Accessibility statement for Steplab | Professional development that really works

Steplab is fully committed to making the platform as accessible as possible but acknowledge that some parts of this website are not fully accessible. You can find their accessibility statement on their website when you login.

Accessibility statement for europe.irisconnect.com 

This website is run by IRIS Connect. You can find their accessibility statement on their website.

Early Career Training Programme (ECTP)

Accessibility statement for our website (teachfirst.org.uk)

This accessibility statement applies to teachfirst.org.uk – the public-facing website of the Charity.

This site is run by Teach First. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • Some older Adobe PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • You cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
  • Some screen readers may not be able to use "read text aloud" without selecting components individually with a mouse
  • You cannot navigate through all aspects of the content with a keyboard alone, for example where we use tab components

Accessibility statement for our application portal (teachfirst.my.site.com)

This accessibility statement applies to teachfirst.my.site.com – the portal to apply for courses, maintain details and access live events.

This site is run by Teach First. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver.)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible: 

  • You can only zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen
  • You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • Expandable/collapsible elements are not compatible with a screen reader
  • Some screen readers may not be able to use "read text aloud" without selecting components individually with a mouse
  • You cannot navigate through all aspects of the content with a keyboard alone, for example where we use tab components

Accessibility statement for learning.teachfirst.org.uk

This accessibility statement applies to learning.teachfirst.org.uk, which is the route to other Teach First learner services, programme policies and information.

This website is run by Teach First. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • change font size and optimise the platform for assistive technology through Account Settings on Brightspace
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We are actively working to simplify the text we use to make it as simple as possible to understand.

Brightspace help has advice on using accessibility features within the platform. The following pages may be particularly helpful:

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • some bespoke font formatting throughout courses may impact the ability for font size and spacing to be adjusted
  • some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software
  • older videos of classroom practice are not available with audio description
  • you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
National Professional Qualification (NPQ)

Accessibility statement for our website (teachfirst.org.uk)

This accessibility statement applies to teachfirst.org.uk – the public-facing website of the Charity.

This site is run by Teach First. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • Some older Adobe PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • You cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
  • Some screen readers may not be able to use "read text aloud" without selecting components individually with a mouse
  • You cannot navigate through all aspects of the content with a keyboard alone, for example where we use tab components

Accessibility statement for our application portal (teachfirst.my.site.com)

This accessibility statement applies to teachfirst.my.site.com – the portal to apply for courses, maintain details and access live events.

This site is run by Teach First. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver.)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible: 

  • You can only zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen
  • You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • Expandable/collapsible elements are not compatible with a screen reader
  • Some screen readers may not be able to use "read text aloud" without selecting components individually with a mouse
  • You cannot navigate through all aspects of the content with a keyboard alone, for example where we use tab components

Accessibility statement for learning.teachfirst.org.uk

This accessibility statement applies to learning.teachfirst.org.uk, which is the route to other Teach First learner services, programme policies and information.

This website is run by Teach First. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • change font size and optimise the platform for assistive technology through Account Settings on Brightspace
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We are actively working to simplify the text we use to make it as simple as possible to understand.

Brightspace help has advice on using accessibility features within the platform. The following pages may be particularly helpful:

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • some bespoke font formatting throughout courses may impact the ability for font size and spacing to be adjusted
  • some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software
  • older videos of classroom practice are not available with audio description
  • you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader

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