Teach First

Founded in 2002, the "charity Teach First is a powerful movement founded to directly address the problem of educational disadvantage."

• Patron - HRH The Prince of Wales
• Brett Wigdortz, CEO & Founder
• John Colenutt, Chief Operating Officer

Board of Trustees

Accessed July 2012:

• Dame Julia Cleverdon DCVO CBE, Chair
• John Rink, Deputy Chair
• Lord Andrew Adonis
• Glenn Earle
• Lou McCrimlisk
• Mary Meaney
• Vanessa Ogden
• Jo Owen
• Tom Ravenscroft ('07 Ambassador)
• Sarah Shillingford

National Advisory Council

Accessed July 2012:

• Mel Ainscow University of Manchester
• Jason Arthur '08 Ambassador Teach First
• Gill Bal Wembley High Technology College
• John Bangs
• Ruth Carney '05 Ambassador Jamie's Farm
• Paul Cohen TDA
• Robert Crothers Clifford Chance
• Rebecca Eastmond JPMorgan
• Lynn Fabes Stanton Morris
• Andrew Fisk P&G
• Steve Garnett salesforce.com
• Jania Geoghegan HSBC
• Max Haimendorf '03 Ambassador King Solomon Academy
• Sir Geoff Hampton University of Wolverhampton
• Kirstie Hawkes Kantar Retail
• Carrie Heiss Newedge
• Hilary Hodgson Ormiston Trust
• Steve Hodkinson HSBC Global Education Trust
• Graham Holley
• Maggie Hughes Education Consultant
• Pam Jervis Kirkby Sports College, Knowsley
• Lesley Lyon Education Consultant
• Neil Makin OBE Cadbury Foundation
• Simon Martin HSBC
• John May Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Association
• Jill May UBS
• Charlotte McCormick 07 Ambassador Teach First
• Michelle Mendelsson Credit Suisse
• Ruth Miskin
• Heath Monk Future Leaders
• Baroness Estelle Morris University of Sunderland
• Stephen Nelson
• Jacquie Nunn
• Ndidi Okezie '03 Ambassador Burlington Danes Academy
• Tony Perry Bacon's College
• David Rendel Parent of '03 Ambassador
• Jim Richardson RBS
• Karen Robinson National Union of Teachers
• Peter Smitham Permira
• Sonja Stockton PwC
• Andrea Sullivan Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• John Tate BBC Studios & Post Production
• David Thomlinson Accenture
• James Townsend '03 Ambassador Jamie's Farm
• James Townsend '09 Ambassador Teach First, Participant President
• Baroness Jo Valentine London First
• David Wasp
• Lord Nat Wei Shoreditch Ventures
• Graham Wessel City and Law
• Sir Michael Wilshaw Mossbourne Academy
• Gary Wood Experian

Contact

Web: http://www.teachfirst.org.uk

Resources and articles

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