Teacher training

New round of redundancies hit Teach First charity

Charity with government contract to recruit high-flying graduates is 'proposing changes' to how it operates

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Schools

Teach First: 7 findings revealing its impact on schools

NFER research shows marginal GCSE boost under Teach First teachers, but they are also more likely to leave the...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
ITT

Teach First offers £2k cost-of-living payment to trainees

Grant will be paid to 150 recruits who need to relocate under a pilot starting in September

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Teacher training

Teach First contract extended for another two years

The programme for the 'best and brightest' graduates has struggled with its targets amid worsening recruitment crisis

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

DfE’s ITT reforms adviser joins Teach First board

Will Bickford Smith previously taught via the education charity, before leading the controversial reforms in government

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Flagship teacher training reforms provider told to improve by Ofsted

Education Development Trust 'not taking effective action' to ensure high standards in early career framework training

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Teacher training

Teach First pilots autumn training as recruitment stalls

Education charity says it's been a 'challenging year' for teacher training

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Reduce teachers’ timetabled hours in most disadvantaged schools, says Teach First

The government should fund a £30 million-a-year pilot to reduce teachers’ timetabled hours in some of the most disadvantaged...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Randstad to pay Teach First for tutoring advice

Teach First is to be paid by Randstad, the new national tutoring provider, for advice on how best to...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth