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Rewriting the story for South Asian representation

Sanam smiles joyfully in her classroom, stood in front of an interactive whiteboard which is displaying a PowerPoint presentation lesson. Sanam is stood in front of the text, so it is not clear what it says. She is wearing circular glasses with a transparent frame and has long straight black hair. She is wearing a baby blue t-shirt and baby blue and white flowy trousers.

Sanam

Early Years trainee

We sat down with Sanam, a passionate Teach First primary school teacher, who’s championing diverse voices in the classroom.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Teacher training

A teach and her students play with a fountain

How Leading Together helped transform my school

Erica Tilley standing outside Rufford Primary School and Nursery, with the school sign and building in the background.

Erica Tilley

Headteacher at Rufford Primary School, Stourbridge

Leading Together helped transform leadership and outcomes at this Dudley primary school.

Innovation and change making

Leadership

Aerial view of Ark Alexandra school in Hastings

Whole-school literacy strategy

Aerial view of Ark Alexandra school in Hastings

Alex Birks-Agnew

Headteacher and Teach First ambassador, Ark Alexandra, Hastings

Alex Birks-Agnew shares how his school uses pupil premium to close the reading gap.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Teaching in action

Three secondary school boys in uniform engaged in a classroom discussion, smiling and listening attentively.

Easing school transitions

Aidan Sadgrove, CEO of Brigshaw Learning Partnership

Aiden Sadgrove

CEO, The Brigshaw Learning Partnership, West Yorkshire

CEO Aidan Sadgrove shares how Brigshaw Learning Partnership (BLP) is easing the move to secondary school.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Innovation and change making

Primary school children in classroom

Supporting vulnerable pupils

Rebecca Smith, Principal at Knighton Mead Academy

Rebecca Smith

Principal, Knighton Mead Primary Academy, Leicester

Knighton Mead Primary Academy sees children heavily impacted by county lines, despite being a primary school.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Policy and sector voices

Hetta standing in front of a colourful ‘Geography Rocks’ classroom display.

New town, new career, new purpose

Hetta standing in front of a colourful ‘Geography Rocks’ classroom display.

Hetta

Geography teacher

Our Training Programme is a graduate programme like no other.

Career journeys

Teacher training

Holly Arles, Teach First ambassador and Principal at City of London Academy Shoreditch Park.

How two years training became twenty years in teaching

Holly Arles, Teach First ambassador and Principal at City of London Academy Shoreditch Park, smiling while seated in a modern office space with motivational Teach First quotes in the background.

Holly Arles

Teach First ambassador | Principal, City of London Academy Shoreditch Park

From trainee to headteacher: how Holly turned two years into a lifelong mission to lead change.

Career journeys

Leadership

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Doubling the number of Black Headteachers at Teach First

Daniel Opoku and Yansé Cooper

Teach First ambassadors 100 Black Headteachers Network

Meet the network doubling Black headteachers - and reshaping school leadership across England.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Leadership

Tawheed, an English teacher, stands outside speaking with students.

From student to teacher: a lifelong calling

Tawheed

English teacher, Caterham High

From a student in a low-income area to an inspiring teacher – Tawheed is determined to break down barriers.

Career journeys

Teacher training

David Scales and colleagues Woodfields

Our trainees want to effect real social change

David Scales

Principal, Astrea Academy Woodfields

A headteacher explains why Teach First teachers are shaping his school’s future.

Partnerships

Teacher training

Science experiment setup with safety goggles, stopwatch, and handwritten results in a notebook.

Making an impact on children at a crucial moment

Richi, a Teach First trainee teacher, smiling in a classroom.

Ricki

Science teacher

Ricki shares her experiences on the Training Programme as a science teacher.

Teacher training

Teaching in action

Row of computer workstations with purple chairs in a modern classroom or computer lab.

Benefiting from training and experience with Summer Projects

Louise, a Summer Project participant, smiling in front of a brick wall.

Louise

Teach First ambassador and Digital Learning Project Manager

Louise stepped outside her comfort zone, gaining new skills & insights through a Summer Project.

Career journeys

Networks and communities

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