We are collaborating with fellow education charity Teach First to support teacher recruitment and combat the advantage gap in schools.
The Brilliant Club and Teach First are joining forces in their shared mission to support young people from less advantaged backgrounds to fulfil their potential. Over the next two years, the two charities will work together, focusing on boosting both teacher recruitment and the reach of The Brilliant Club’s university access programmes across the UK.
We have a network over 1,800 researchers who deliver our programmes into schools across the UK. These researchers are passionate about education and offer real subject expertise in the classroom.
Many of these PhD tutors have ambitions to get into teaching, and a key element of the new partnership is a new fast-track Teach First application system for Brilliant Club tutors who have worked for the charity for two terms or longer and have met designated quality requirements.
The Brilliant Club is expecting to support 100,000 young people through its university access programmes between 2021-26. To raise awareness among its affiliated schools and Trusts, Teach First will offer The Brilliant Club opportunities to present to steering groups and forums throughout the year. The two charities will share information and insights that foster new school partnerships, as well as strengthen existing relationships.
On the announcement of the partnership, Interim CEO of The Brilliant Club, Susie Whigham, said: “We share many values with Teach First, with both organisations striving to combat educational inequality. I am especially excited to see some of our tutors continue to make an impact in the classroom by starting their teaching journey with Teach First.”
Teach First CEO Russell Hobby said: “Tutors with the Brilliant Club already share our passion of helping some of our nation’s most disadvantaged pupils to unlock their potential. We’re excited to be working alongside the Brilliant Club to help recruit more teachers, so that even more pupils can learn from committed and talented teachers, regardless of their postcode.”