Our LD Programme

Masters in Education

The Teach First Leadership Development Programme is now Masters accredited, giving you the opportunity to gain a fully funded MA.

This M-level qualification will be valuable in any future career and will enhance your status and mobility both in the UK and beyond.

Valuable qualification

A Masters qualification is recognised much more widely and will increase your mobility and status, enabling you to teach across the UK, and abroad. Even if you’re not planning to stay in teaching once you graduate from the Leadership Development Programme, an M-level qualification in Leadership will be useful in almost any future career.

Both the PGCE related assignments set by the Regional Training Providers and the Teach First delivered module are delivered at Masters level and, if completed successfully, will earn 90 credits towards the 180 required for your MA.

Achieving Masters

In order to gain the remaining 90 credits required for a Masters degree, you’ll need to complete additional university delivered modules. The university modules are delivered by the education departments of three leading universities, allowing you to gain an MA from a top UK university. Your studies will focus on Urban Learning, Change Management and school-based projects and the modules will be available to you in Year Two and/or Three of your Teach First journey.

Depending on the region you are placed in, your MA will be awarded as follows:

• London: Institute of Education, MA Leadership (Teach First)
• Northwest and Yorkshire: University of Manchester, MA Education (Teach First Leadership)
• Midlands: University of Warwick, MA Educational Leadership (Teach First)