Welcome to our presentation

The Problem

Our Solution

Our Leadership Development Programme

Recruitment Process

It’s not fairThe most important determinant of a child’s educational success in England is the wealth of their parents, thus reducing their life chances substantially

2007 Statistics KS3 EnglishPass

KS3 MathsPass

KS3 SciencePass

5 A*-C GCSE’s(incl. English &

Maths)

Pupils below poverty line 52% 55% 49% 21%

Pupils not below poverty line 78% 79% 77% 49%

Greater chance of success if you come from a wealthier background

50% 44% 57% 133%

However, research has shown that excellent teaching and leadership in schools can completely change this correlation….

…It doesn’t have to be this way

This is where Teach First comes in…

Our missionTo address educational disadvantage by transforming exceptional graduates into effective, inspirational teachers and leaders in all fields.

What do we do?Teach First recruits top graduates to commit to a two year leadership development programme teaching in a challenging school. Participants are provided with two years of training starting with six intensive weeks before starting full time in their school.

To benefit from access to Teach First participants schools generally meet one of three criteria

National Challenge or City Challenge school30% or more of pupils receive free school meals

25% or less A*-C GCSE grades

After your initial 2 year commitment to school, you choose what to do next – inside or outside of the classroom – but whatever you choose to do we will support you, as a leader in all fields, to continue to address educational disadvantage in your role as a Teach First Ambassador

Where we do it – Our RegionsEast Midlands, London, North West, West Midlands

and Yorkshire

How do we do it?Over their 2 years, participants help us realise the mission by leading learning in their classrooms by impacting on “The 3 A’s”

Achievement

Aspirations

Access

Year 1June 2010: You will join like minded individuals for a six week residential of intensive teacher training

September 2010: You begin teaching full-time in a challenging secondary or primary school supported by the Teach First network

Year 2August 2011: You will attend three Leading Organisations days, held at a business school and have the option of completing a summer project, of up to three weeks, with one of our supporters

September 2011: You start your second year as an NQT (newly qualified teacher). You can also work towards your Masters in Education

July 2012: You will graduate to become a Teach First Ambassador, continuing the mission in whichever field you choose

Your Teach First journey

Leadership Development ProgrammeLeading Learning introduces principles of effective teaching leadership

for raising the achievement of pupils in the classroom

Leading People will enable you to combine experience, theory, and learned skills to support you in being effective in leading people, both inside and outside of the classroom

Leading Organisations the purpose of the unit is to engage participants in developing the knowledge and skills to lead organisations, formed by an understanding of the fundamental processes and functions that underpin an organisation (school or otherwise)

Our Supporters…Accenture

Arup

Association of School and College Leaders

Barclays Capital

British Library

BUNAC

Business in the Community

Cadbury

Canary Wharf Group

Capital One

Citi Foundation

City&Law

City of London

Civil Service Fast Stream

Clifford Chance

CMS Cameron McKenna

Conservative Party

Credit Suisse

Deloitte

DCSF

Edison Learning UK

Ernst & Young

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Financial Services Authority

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

GlaxoSmithKline

Google

GTI Media

HSBC

Imperial College Business School

Institute of Education

Institution of Engineering and Technology

IPPR

Labour Party

Liberal Democrat Party

London Development Agency

London First

McKinsey & Company

National Association for Head Teachers

National Union of Teachers

Office of the Prime Minister

Procter & Gamble

RM

Rothschild

Salesforce.com

School Governors One-Stop Shop

Shell

Social Market Foundation

Teachers TV

The Goldman Sachs Foundation

The Mercers’ Company

The Westminster Foundation & Grosvenor Trusts

Training & Development Agency for Schools

Training and Development Agency

Transport for London

UBS

UnLtd

VSO

World Bank

Ambassadors• You will access a unique network, defined communities and a range of specially tailored initiatives including opportunities to:

• Mentor a gifted Teach First pupil through our Higher Education Access Programme for Schools (HEAPS)

• Become a school governor through our Governance for Change

• Join a community of fellow social entrepreneurs supported through our Social Entrepreneurship Programme

• Lead a chapter in our biennial Policy First document which is presented to ministers

• Be supported through to a headship role through Teach On

Where are they now?’05 Cohort who graduated in 2007

58% still in teaching (28% of those teaching are now in management positions in school)Those who left joined companies like:Accenture, AstraZenica, BT, Civil Service Fast Stream, Deloitte, EMI, HSBC, GSK, NHS, PwC, Teach for India & many more

51% still in teaching (42% of those teaching are now in management positions in school) Those who left joined companies like:ARK, Accenture, BT, DCSF, Deloitte, Freshfields, GSK, IBM, JP Morgan, Unilever & many more

65% still in teaching (21% of those teaching are now in management positions in school)Those who left joined companies like:Capital One Bank, Department for Children, Schools and Families, Hammonds LLP, Google, Imperial College London, Oliver Wyman Limited, Procter & Gamble & many more

’06 Cohort who graduated in 2008

’07 Cohort who graduated in 2009

Will you?

We are looking for…2.1 degree or above

300 UCAS points (or equivalent, excluding General Studies)

Degree in a subject that is aligned to a National Curriculum subject or A-level grade A or B in certain subjects Grade C (or equivalent) in GCSE Maths and English

Flexibility to work anywhere within the East Midlands, London, North West, West Midlands and Yorkshire regions

…and eight competencies

• Humility, Respect and Empathy

• Interaction

• Knowledge

• Leadership

• Planning and Organising

• Problem Solving

• Resilience

• Self Evaluation

Application processApplications are open now -register and then apply here www.teachfirst.org.uk/graduates

Deadlines – final deadline is 2 April 2010. However, we encourage applications by 5 December 2009. This allows us to post remaining vacancies in January 2010

We will fill our vacancies as we find the right people and we have very limited availability for non-shortage subjects so check our website.

Our Programme RecapWhat: Teach First is a leading education charity founded to address educational disadvantage by placing exceptional graduates to teach in challenging schools. You will spend two years in your school, training on the job, supported by experts and making a real difference to your pupils.

Qualifications gained: Postgraduate/ Professional Certificate in Education (QTS) PGCE will allow participants to teach in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Scotland. The opportunity to study for a Masters

Benefits: Two years paid teaching, 13 wks holiday a year which you will need!

Deadline: 2 April 2010 – we encourage you to submit by 5 December

• Thank you!

• Any Questions?

• Jennifer Williams• Jwilliams@teachfirst.org.uk

• www.teachfirst.org.uk