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Taster Programme

Insight Programme
Education
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Year groups

2nd Year, 3rd Year

Date of event

Date to be confirmed

Field

Education

Overview

One-day Teach First Taster Programme giving undergraduates real classroom experience plus workshops and coaching to test out a teaching career.

Structure & format

Classroom teaching experience in a partner school, lesson planning workshops, coaching from experienced teachers.

Pay & benefits

Free. travel expenses supported.

Eligibility

1st, 2nd or penultimate-year undergraduates. GCSE English and Maths grade C or above. Predicted 2:1 (2:2 may be considered).

Application process

Online application via Teach First. Rolling intake.

Competitiveness & scale

Open intake but selective fast-track follow-on. successful tasters are fast-tracked into the Teach First Training Programme.

Why this matters

Lowest-stakes way to test teaching seriously. fast-track into Teach First is one of the strongest social-mobility recruitment pipelines in the UK.

Heads up

Dates can shift each year. Always confirm the live deadline on the provider's own page before you apply.