Question 1

Is Teach First a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Teach First has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 615 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Teach First to a friend and 38% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Teach First have been left by employees working as Maths Teacher, Brand Manager and Academic Mentor.

Question 2

Does Teach First pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Teach First employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Teach First. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Teach First?

Accepted Answer

74% of Teach First employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Teach First 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Teach First?

Accepted Answer

Teacher (86), Brand Manager (19), Maths Teacher (15), Teach First Trainee Teacher (14), Trainee Teacher (14), Academic Mentor (13), Teach First Teacher (11), Recruiter (10), English Teacher (9), Science Teacher (8), School Partnerships Lead (7), Development Lead (6), Intern (6), Leadership Development Program (6), MFL Teacher (5)

Question 5

What are the pros of working at Teach First according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"People are great and are really Friendly" ((in 44 reviews)); "Good training if a little intense." ((in 27 reviews)); "Great colleagues and a feeling of mission" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great team and very inclusive." ((in 13 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 12 reviews))

Question 6

What are the cons of working at Teach First according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"Long hours and can be physically very draining teaching all day as you are a performer." ((in 19 reviews)); "No work life balance Very little actual change occurring in schools" ((in 10 reviews)); "I met my manager in person about 4 times total." ((in 9 reviews)); "Internal equality and diversity policies could be improved, not a huge amount of ethnic diversity across organisation, particularly higher up" ((in 7 reviews)); "Poor leadership focused on wrong things" ((in 6 reviews))

Question 7

What Teach First locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Accepted Answer

Leeds, Bristol, Nottingham, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne

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