Ten Years

Locations & benefits

North East

Snapshot

The North East is establishing an international reputation for innovation in newly emerging sectors and has all the right ingredients for you to excel. It's an intensely rewarding place to live and spend quality leisure time with its vibrant cities and beautiful coast and countryside.

A few fun facts about this region:

  • The Angel of the North (the 200m-high sculpture by Anthony Gormley) is one of the most-viewed pieces of public art in the world.
  • The North-East region is now recognised by Europe as the leading UK region putting Science and Technology at the heart of its economic strategy. In this respect it has become the model for all UK regions to copy, offering a variety of trade and industry opportunities.
  • North East England is the only UK region to have its own energy strategy with an investment of £12.27m between 2002 and 2005.
  • In 1881 Mosley Street in Newcastle became the first street in the world to be illuminated by Electric Light.

What others have to say about the region

“Teach First was active in about half a dozen regions when I was a minister last year, and I was really keen to introduce it to the North–East, because I saw the great work that it can do. I thought – and still think – that our great region coupled with the inspirational Teach First would be a really successful combination and would help raise educational standards…“
Iain Wright, MP for Hartlepool

Subjects we place in this region

Business, English, Maths, MFL, Primary, Science.

Find us on the map

Cuthbert House
City Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 2ET

Tel: 0191 350 6406
Fax: 0191 350 6405

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Recruitment & selection

Recruitment & selection

Are you the kind of person who could make an impact in one of Teach First’s partner schools? You’ll need bright ideas, gritty determination, awesome communication skills and the confidence to stand up in front of 30 pupils, engage their attention, deflect their jibes and lead them on a journey. It’s a big ask.

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Our Programme

Our programme

At the heart of Teach First is a unique two-year Leadership Development Programme. Challenging, stimulating and practical, it has been designed to develop your leadership skills, giving you the ability to adapt to new or changing situation and inspire enthusiasm and ambition in the classroom.

Beyond two years

Beyond two years

Teach First is a two-year commitment, but our aim is for you to make it a lifetime’s engagement.

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