Written question asked by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Monday, 24 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 October 2016 (named day). It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 October 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Teach First

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Teach First graduates were placed at schools in each region of England in each year since 2010.

Answer

Teach First have advised that the following numbers of participants started the Leadership Development Programme in schools in England since 2010:

Region	Year
Region	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
West Midlands	88	118	155	179	175	209	195
East Midlands	39	46	57	77	81	105	88
East of England	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	34	54	66
North East	N/A	42	45	50	64	77	69
North West	60	76	98	104	105	121	118
Yorkshire and the Humber	60	93	122	136	158	163	141
South East	N/A	N/A	43	51	74	98	78
South West	N/A	N/A	N/A	38	45	56	57
South Coast	N/A	N/A	N/A	25	37	58	49
London	303	384	462	546	600	657	533
Total	550	759	982	1206	1373	1598	1394
Note: “N/A” indicates that Teach First were not operating in a region, so no participants were placed in schools in that region in that year.

Secondary information