Teach First application question

There is a question on the form: Teach First Mission - "To address educational disadvantage by transforming exceptional graduates into effective, inspirational teachers and leaders in all fields". Please give examples of how you will help support the Teach First Mission now, during and beyond the two year programme (Please limit to 150 words).

I'm not really sure what this question is getting at - does anyone?

Reply 1

Angelil

19

Clearly at this point you're meant to big up how your own disadvantaged background will help you to identify with the kids...

Reply 2

happydinosaur

15

For that question I just wrote about how I would attempt to transform schools...must have been ok as I got through to an assessment centre!

Reply 3

indigovioletred

8

I talked about my experiences working with the access scheme at my uni, and how I could apply what I had learnt there to teaching, probably quite similar to what happydinosaur said (and I'm through to the assessment centre too.) Personally I'd disagree with Angelil, and suggest that they're looking for your plans/ideas for what you could do at the school, rather than just saying that you can relate to the kids' backgrounds (especially since not everyone on the scheme does come from the sort of disadvantaged background that the kids at the schools face.)

Reply 4

Adarah

16

i'm currently writing my application, I think I'm going to mention the outreach programme I did at school and how it gave me some ideas of how to improve lessons for science.

Reply 5

Austin07

heronatnight

There is a question on the form: Teach First Mission - "To address educational disadvantage by transforming exceptional graduates into effective, inspirational teachers and leaders in all fields". Please give examples of how you will help support the Teach First Mission now, during and beyond the two year programme (Please limit to 150 words).

I'm not really sure what this question is getting at - does anyone?

support the mission now - how will you inspire children, help eliminate educational disadvantage, maybe discuss methods of teaching you prefer which will help you convey the topic area, any real life examples, the positive impact a teacher can make can embed passion within students which help change their perceptions in a topic. With this new passion the subject area becomes enjoyable and the child may consider higher level study.

Into the future - possibly talk about acting as an Ambassador and how you will achieve sustainable change in education. what will you hope to do after the programme, of course you cannot decide before experiencing the scheme but give a rough idea of options. Offer to share your experiences with the next cohort. These are some of my ideas...

Reply 6

vrbuxton1

Hello heronatnight,

I just saw this and thought if you took a look at the first part of my blog it might help to out this into perspective: I'm starting TeachFirst this year.

Teachfirstsleeplater.blogspot.co.uk

Reply 7

anon3383

this question's in the knowledge section i think. they want you to show that you know a lot about the programme, so be sure to reference teach first jargon (network of ambassadors) and different things involved in the programme e.g. things you might spend your summer doing.

least that's what i did and got through to assessment centre

Reply 8

Luxray

15

Original post by anon3383

this question's in the knowledge section i think. they want you to show that you know a lot about the programme, so be sure to reference teach first jargon (network of ambassadors) and different things involved in the programme e.g. things you might spend your summer doing.

least that's what i did and got through to assessment centre

You resurrected an old thread.

Reply 9

butternjam

Has anyone been accepted for teach first only to be told that sorry but you haven't n successful because your qts answers weren't good enough?

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