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
Tutoring

Randstad’s tutoring contract worth £37m less than total offered by DfE

Dutch outsourcing giant Randstad will take over the National Tutoring Programme for tens of millions of pounds less than...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Coronavirus: Teach First drops 120 trainees as schools halt recruitment

Teach First has dropped 120 of its trainees after failing to match all of this year’s cohort with schools....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Poorer pupils lag behind wealthier peers in all EBacc subjects

Poorer pupils lag behind their wealthier peers in all English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects, new research released on the eve...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
News

Teach First offered places to 82% of assessed applicants

Teach First has recruited its largest cohort of trainee teachers by allowing way more applicants through assessment and taking...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon