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Written question asked by Louise Haigh (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 June 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 June 2015. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 June 2015 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Teachers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Teach First teachers remain in the teaching profession after (a) two years and (b) five years.

Answer

Teach First do not retain records for those starting the programme but do retain the data of their programme participants who go on to become ambassadors for the programme. After 2 years, 63% of Teach First ambassadors were still in teaching and after 5 years 56% of ambassadors were still in teaching.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
852
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Teachers Teach First
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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