Teach First celebrates recruiting largest ever group of trainee teachers Today we're delighted to be celebrating a record-breaking year, as 1,735 trainee teachers start training in schools serving disadvantaged communities across England and Wales. These teachers will work
Teach First at Pride 2019 Last year Teach First employees, participants, ambassadors and friends marched for the second time in London Pride.
Recruiting teachers for primary schools CEO Russell Hobby sets out how Teach First can be a worthwhile investment for recruiting teachers for primary schools .
Heads Forward: an ambassador-led network Heads Forward is a Teach First ambassador-led network, made up of current and imminent headteachers from schools across the country. Heads Forward has three aims: Individual support and development
Gender pay gap report 2018 Teach First is working towards a day when no child’s educational success is limited by their background.
Britain at a crossroads In England today, there is one teacher leaving the profession for every one that joins. Against this backdrop, the number of secondary pupils is rapidly rising, and not enough people are joining teacher training routes: last year, the number of trainees recruited was 20% below target.
Our next chapter The UK faces an unprecedented demand for teachers. One teacher is leaving for every new one joining the profession. This challenge is set to grow, with an additional 400,000 secondary schools pupils entering schools by 2027 - more than the number of secondary pupils in London today.
Gender pay gap report 2017 Teach First is working towards a day when no child’s educational success is limited by their background.
Support at Summer Institute: Programme & Events Team Each of our ten Teach First regions has a Programme & Events team whose main role is to manage and deliver Summer Institute in each region, as well as the programmatic events participants will attend
Four LGBT+ teachers changing their schools For Pride Month 2019, we share four short stories of impact from our LGBT+ teachers.
15 ways teaching is like playing at the World Cup Football: it’s a funny old sport, a game of two halves, a level playing field and an endless source of clichés.
5 people you’ll meet at Summer Institute Summer Institute is a great time to meet all the people you’ll be going through the programme with. If you’re wondering what your cohort may look like then wonder no more. We have just the list for
Royal Parks Half Marathon Sun 13 October 2019, 09:00 - 12:00 Hyde Park Cost: £25 Fundraising target: £300
London Landmarks Half Marathon Sun 29 March 2020, 09:00 - 12:30 London Registration: £25 Fundraising target: £350
Executive Director of Teach First, James Westhead, moves on after a decade of service James Westhead joined then fledgling education charity, Teach First, in 2009 when it recruited just 350 teachers annually. He helped grow Teach First to be the single biggest teacher trainer in the
Teach First appoints new Chair of the Board The trustees of Teach First have appointed Vivian Hunt DBE to succeed Paul Drechsler CBE as the charity’s next Chair.
Gap grows between rich and poor children attending good schools Poorest children today are more likely to attend a school rated less than good compared to May 2016 - while the richest are more likely to attend an outstanding one An extra 30,000 poorer children –
