Teach First Training Programme

We're a charity working to transform education with great teachers and leaders. We've recruited thousands of people onto our teacher training programmes, placing them in schools that serve areas of high economic deprivation.

About the Programme

Wondering if you’re meant for more? 

More opportunities. More stability. More fulfilment.  

Our Training Programme is your chance to lead where it matters most. Put your skills into action while gaining exciting new ones. Advance in ways you never imagined. All while giving the children society is failing the opportunities they need to fulfil their potential. 

 Applications now open for Summer 2024.

Join other career changers on the UK's largest teacher training and leadership programme and you’ll get: 

• A salary from day one in the classroom 
• Opportunities for quick progression (and pay increases to match) 
• A fully funded internationally recognised leadership qualification and professional coaching worth over £10k 
• Access to our 15,000-strong network of teachers, leaders and businesses 
• Career stability and skills that will set you up for life 

This is your chance to make a difference in some of the UK’s poorest communities. With Teach First, you can open up a world of possibilities – for you, and for those you’ll be teaching.

Your future is waiting. Now is the time to discover it.

Don't miss out. Apply today! Spaces are on a first come first serve basis.

We can help you discover it! Check out our eligibility page here or contact with your local recruiter by following this link.

It's also worth knowing:

• Completing our programme will earn you a Postgraduate Diploma in Education and Leadership (PGDE), worth double the credits of a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). 99% of people who qualify as teachers with us achieve the top two grades (good or outstanding). You’ll also have the option of completing a master’s degree part-time over a third year.
• From September this year starting salaries for teachers will increase by 8.9 per cent.
• This support we give means our teachers over seven times more likely to progress to senior leadership roles early in their career than those who train through Higher Education Institution routes.
• Experience: In 2020, 31% of new trainees joined us from another career, 26% had graduated in the past two years, and 43% came straight from university. Your diversity is your strength: wherever you're coming from, you've got a set of unique skills to bring to the classroom - enabling you to develop as a fantastic teacher.

Click here for FAQs on the Teach First programme and the application process.