Teacher Review
at Teach First
Placement (10 Months+)
Teaching
Peterborough
Review Submitted: December 2021
Overall Rating
1.4 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
1/5
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Overview of Role
2.3/5
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Skills Development
1/5
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Support and Guidance
1/5
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Company Culture
1/5
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Overall Experience
1/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Working in a classroom without any experience trying to teach the overloaded curriculum to primary pupils.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes an incredible amount
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
1/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
No
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
1/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
1/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Very very little. The school that Teach First put you in are so unsupportive. They do not look after you - they barely look after the kids so why are they going to look after an unqualified teacher. STAY AWAY FROM TEACH FIRST IF YOU VALUE YOURSELF AND YOUR HEALTH.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
1/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
1/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Awful. No support. Snobby. Uncaring.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
1/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
1/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
1/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
1/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I did not enjoy it. It was awful. A horrendous experience. Cruel and hard.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
1/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
1/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Teach First
1/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Teach First to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to Teach First
DO NOT APPLY TO TEACH FIRST. They promise you loads of support and a great teaching experience but the reality is they put you in really bad school that are failing for many many reasons and you do not get the support you need. You are on your own. Your teaching experience will be poor and you will not learn to teach well.
