Teach First’s contract has been extended for another two years, despite missing its targets as the teacher recruitment crisis worsens.
The flagship teacher training provider admitted “significant recruitment challenges” last year when taking on 1,394 recruits, missing its target by a fifth. Teacher recruitment overall was 40 per cent below target.
The charity lost £2 million in bonuses with its recruitment branded “inadequate” by the Department for Education in its key performance indicator monitoring. It was rated as “good” against three other government targets.
The programme recruits the “best and brightest” graduates and career changers who could be “highly skilled teachers and leaders”.
