About Teach First

Platinum Partners

Employers from all sectors recognise the transferability of skills and leadership from the classroom to positions of influence. Teach First has taken this a stage further and developed unique relationships with leading organisations in a number of fields.

Management and technology consulting - Accenture

"Teach First is making a tremendous difference in disadvantaged schools by bringing very able graduates to focus on helping children realise their potential. Accenture has been consistently impressed with the quality of graduates. When we recruit ambassadors, their good grounding in leadership and ability to make a difference is hugely valuable to us."

www.accenture.com

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Investment Banking – Goldman Sachs

"Goldman Sachs takes great care in identifying people who share qualities including: a passion for excellence, integrity, a desire to be challenged, and the drive to make a difference in the world. Goldman Sachs recognises the excellence of successful Teach First applicants and values the experience and skills that are developed through their teaching experience."

www.goldmansachs.com/careers

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Public Sector – Civil Service Fast Stream

"We are proud to have a strong alliance with Teach First. The skills graduates gain – resilience, problem solving, the ability to think outside the box and be forward thinkers are vital skills that we look for in our Fast Streamers to become future leaders for the Civil Service."

www.faststream.gov.uk

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Professional Services – PwC

"We’re proud to be Platinum supporters of Teach First, which gives talented graduates the opportunity to develop and apply their skills enabling them as individuals to be more successful. We recognise these attributes as being critical to our success as a firm. Teach First is an incredible opportunity to give something back and inspire others at the start of your career. As a result of the partnership with Teach First, we’re delighted to be able to offer two distinct opportunities with the firm. We offer an accelerated route for deferred entry for those wanting to spend two years with Teach First before joining the PwC graduate programme, and we’re pleased to offer PwC summer projects for participants already on the Teach First programme. Since our partnership began in 2009 we have had 12 Teach First ambassadors join the PwC graduate scheme, with another 20 due to join in 2012."

www.pwc.com/uk/careers

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FMCG – Procter & Gamble

"The leadership and vision that Teach First graduates have shown, together with the communication, problem solving and organisational skills they develop throughout their time in the classroom make them highly desirable candidates for any business."

www.pg.com

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Working with these prestigious partners we have developed innovative deferred-entry schemes whereby, after successfully completing both their individual selection process and ours, you can defer your start for two years while you take up the challenge of our Programme. That means if you start with Teach First in 2012, you will automatically join your target employer in 2014. In addition, you’ll benefit from close contact and support from them throughout your Teach First journey. Please note, Goldman Sachs doesn’t offer Deferred-entry for Teach First Participants.