Teach First 2015 (2014/15 cohort)

Let us know how your assessment centre goes!



STILL stuck on problem solving -_-

I really struggled with this too! What did you put in the end?

I'm really stressing about this application so much harder than I thought. I'm applying to teach languages French and Spanish but I can't find anywhere on the form where you put what you want to teach?

You don't! They allocate you based on your qualifications and their needs.

Oh great thank you ! Didn't realise this. Are you applying too? Any words of advice? I keep hearing conflicting info about how they don't value teaching experience but I was a teacher on my year abroad so was hoping that would help!

Hi everyone

I sent off my application last night and have been invited to an AC next Wednesday I'm so excited and nervous! I haven't received my lesson plan yet but am trying to find out a bit more about what will be involved in the case study and interview. Good luck to all those who have ACs this week!

Oh great thank you ! Didn't realise this. Are you applying too? Any words of advice? I keep hearing conflicting info about how they don't value teaching experience but I was a teacher on my year abroad so was hoping that would help!

Not sure if this helps but I found this - gives a bit more background knowledge on the whole AC process. http://www.graduate-jobs.com/scheme/teach-first/interview

Can anyone who has already been to the AC this year tell me what the white board is like? I want to know whether it can be flipped e.g. has two sides to it. It doesn't matter if there isn't a whiteboard on the back of it though, I just want to stick something up.

It's a flip chart whiteboard ie if you need to use the whiteboard and stick something hidden up you could just stick something on the wall and move thew hiteboard in front of it and then just move the whiteboard away at the appropriate time

I think the reality of going to the Assessment Centre is starting to hit me! When I first got my invite I was just excited and happy that my application was good enough, but now I'm actually really nervous!

I feel so underprepared, and it's on Monday!

When you're registering for Teach First, you're asked for your degree information. Can you change this once you've actually registered and logged in?

I do not get my degree results for two weeks, and will not submit my application until after then, however I don't want to register now with 'pending' as the result, and not be able to change it later on. I'd rather just wait two weeks.