Still deciding what to do after uni? Get on Teach First’s Training Programme

Thinking about what to do after uni is almost as stressful as discovering your essay is due at 9am the next day and 3,000 words over the limit. The grad scheme hunt is overwhelming, competitive and in some ways, quite misleading. We get sold on beautiful offices and flashy starting salaries, but in reality, is that what we really want to do? Not everyone was born to live that city worker life – which is definitely a good thing. Some of us crave making a positive impact on people’s lives and making a difference to society.

Eradicate the stress of knowing what you want do after uni with the Teach First Training Programme, where you may find that many of the skills that you’ve spent hours crafting during uni will come in really handy when it comes to teaching. If you know that you want to do something meaningful for your grad job, then Teach First is as good a place as any to start.

Applications for the Teach First Training Programme close on 30 April. Apply here

Teach First provides you with everything you need, whether you love teaching or you’re looking for a change of scene, and applying to the Training Programme really couldn’t be easier:

Step 1: Click here to go through to their Training Programme page

Step 2: Click the apply button

Step 3: Complete your online application form and that’s it!

You’ll then be invited to a virtual Development Centre if your application is successful! Ensure that you fulfil their eligibility requirements before making any applications, and make sure that you get it done before the April 30th deadline.

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The programme promises the development of multiple skills, from gaining more confidence with interacting with a broad range of people to playing a part in having a massively positive impact on the lives of many, as well as your own. That’s without even mentioning the camaraderie of working with pupils and fellow teachers alike.

Click here to kickstart your grad career with Teach First’s Training Programme

Jack went through Teach First to become a maths teacher after uni

But don’t just take it from us – Jack, a Manchester grad and current maths teacher who went through Teach First, told us that candidates are made more employable by having just done the course alone: “I’ll leave with a teaching qualification that’ll mean I’m always in demand in and out of the classroom. Most of their sponsors, including Deloitte, KPMG, and Goldman Sachs recognise that if you’ve gone through a programme with Teach First, you’ll inevitably make a great employee.

“I wanted something where I’d be able to see a real impact, rather than looking at bank balances every day. Teaching was always something that I could see myself in – I went to a little comprehensive school in Chorley and really looked up to my teachers, including my deputy head, who literally got me through A Levels and inspired me to become head boy. The support I received in school provided me with a lot of guidance and I always wanted to pay it forward.

“I found Teach First and their internship programme during my second year of uni. During that time, I put the work in and did well in the assessments, and they offered me a position on the graduate course there and then. Joining their programme when I graduated meant that I could spend a couple of years making a difference, with the choice to continue if I wanted, so it seemed like a no brainer to me.”

When you add all of the other perks to the mix, such as being able to train and work with a vast mixture of people, or that you’ll be learning with and teaching alongside other grads, it’s really a no brainer for the grad that doesn’t necessarily want to move into the hustle-bustle of the city.

Wouldn’t it be nice to go into a scheme that equips you with so many skills – all while making a difference? You’re literally 5 minutes away from applying for a banging grad job, so why wouldn’t you? Click below now!

There’s endless reasons to go into teaching, find out with Teach First

You could really make a difference. Click here to find out how