You only have to read the comments beneath the recent Guardian interview with Teach First founder Brett Wigdortz to see that the charity’s approach to teacher recruitment and training certainly splits opinion.
On face value, it is hard to understand. Teach First is a charity set up to tackle the link between poverty and poor educational outcomes. To reverse a trend which still blights education today – that the greatest determinant of a child’s educational success is how wealthy their parents are.
The model is simple. Teach First recruits “top” graduates and then trains them in partnership with a group of 14 universities and places them in challenging schools to work as teachers for at least two years. To be eligible, a school must have more than half of pupils who come from the poorest 30 per cent of families in the UK.
Register now, read forever
Thank you for visiting SecEd and reading some of our content for professionals in secondary education. Register now for free to get unlimited access to all content.
What's included:
-
Unlimited access to news, best practice articles and podcast
-
New content and e-bulletins delivered straight to your inbox every Monday and Thursday
Already have an account? Sign in here