A mini debate and teaching simulations Opportunities to hear about Teach First ambassadors specifically women who are now leaders in their schools or in their careers elsewhere Networking with other students my age
Took part in sessions highlighting problems faced within the industry of teaching and education and how these are being focussed on by professionals Diversifying the curriculum educational inequality problems amongst teachers and STEM were key areas W
I took part in the Women in Leadership learning about Teach Firsts involvement with disadvantaged schools and the manifesto We also explored the graduate programme along with essential skills it teaches There was lots of chance for us to give our own i
Listening to speakers taking part in teaching workshops learning about post grad options
A range of activities with other likeminded young women looking to take a leadership role in education
It was fantastic I got to try out teaching and also get really familiar with the programme
Group sessions involving speakers who work in recruitment at Teach first followed by independent planning and teaching of a lesson
The program was a twoday event comprising both talks and practical sessions Talks included personal development basic teaching skills former TeachFirst program member panel leadership diversification wellbeing and selfevaluation Practical sessio
The session was two days in total The first day we are introduced to Teach First vision and strategy and learn bullet points about how to design a lesson The second day we learned diversity wellbeing in the morning and present a 6min lesson Overall i
Going through the competencies and skills required to be a great engaging teacher who will make a difference
was a series of different sessions which were engaging an insightful Some independant reflection and group work was part of the day
Day to day group exercises Presentation and debating Leadership and skills sessions delivered by teach first alumni and staff Developed an understanding of the inequalities in the education system in the UK
On day one of the program we were welcomed by the program leads and the CEO of TeachFirst where they shared their vision Next we completed a presentation and debate task where we prepared arguments in small teams before finishing the day with another ke
Over the two days we got to experience teaching by getting to plan and carry out a short lesson We also got to hear from key note speakers from teach first speaking about their roles in the current educational landscape as well as what they039re doin
The Insight event was split up into two weeks The first week was all about learning about the theory and practice of teaching including pedagogy how to create a good working relationship with students among other things We were given an introduction t
It was a two day online internship There was online sessions about Teach First and people who had been on the programme with QampA time as well
We would listen to presentations about how to improve a particular skill as well as how this would relate to the classroom We would then do an activity that put this skill into practice Also on one of the days we did a debate about a topic relating to
The insight day included around 1015 different sessions lead by members and ambassadors of Teach First It was incredibly informative and inclusive with a great number of break out rooms providing ample opportunity to discuss our ideas with likeminded
The two days were full of short workshops on the different competencies There was also the opportunity to have a group debate learn more about the specific missions and to plan and give a short teaching episode on a topic of our choice
