News

Set up ‘Teach First-style’ scheme for school mental health specialists, says report

A scheme modelled on Teach First should be set up in schools to train mental health specialists to work...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Teach First increases trainee numbers more in south than north

Teach First has made progress placing trainees in the north of England but is still struggling in some areas,...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

One in three reception children aren’t ‘school ready’, warns Teach First

Nearly one in three children who start primary school in England at the age of five are not “school...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Revealed: The 2018 Teach First Innovation Award winners

The annual Teach First Innovation Awards exist to give a leg up to start-ups that want to tackle inequality...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
News

Teach First’s LGBT intake almost doubles

The percentage of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people signing up to train with the education charity Teach First...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
Opinion

From courtroom to classroom…

Early last year, Joanne Crossley hung up her wig and joined Teach First at 46. It was a shock...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Government should write off teachers’ student loans

We need bold new ideas to complement pay rises and beat the retention crisis, claims Russell Hobby There is...

Russell Hobby
Russell Hobby
Features

Brett Wigdortz, founder, Teach First

“I have never known what is weird and what is not,” says Brett Wigdortz, the man who founded teacher...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

New ‘careers leader’ apprenticeship for school staff proposed

Middle leaders in schools could be trained to deliver careers advice through a proposed new apprenticeship. The teacher training...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson