📢New report: Too many children are held back by poverty, but some schools are breaking the cycle. But they can’t do it alone. We urge the Government to back schools with the funding, workforce, and support they need to succeed. #SpendingReview2025. 🗞️

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We need bold, targeted action to ensure pupils from low income communities can access the high-quality teachers and education that they deserve.

31% of schools in the most disadvantaged areas do not offer computer science A-level, compared to 11% in the least disadvantaged areas. 9% of schools in the most disadvantaged areas do not offer physics A-level, compared to 1% in the least disadvantaged areas.

Good to see our research on teacher shortages in low-income communities reflected throughout today's Public Accounts Committee report on recruitment and retention.

Early years is a crucial stage for tackling educational disadvantage and improving outcomes. We’re pleased to see strong focus on quality teaching, leadership, and Pupil Premium—areas we’ve long championed. We welcome @EducationGovUK’s new report:

We’re hugely grateful for her service. She will remain in post until her successor is appointed. Recruitment begins soon. 🔗 Read more:

She has also championed greater diversity in the profession: 37% of our recent trainees identify as being from an ethnic minority background, and 28% grew up eligible for free school meals.

Since her appointment in 2019, Dame Vivian has brought ambition, expertise and a deep belief in the power of education to change lives. Under her leadership, we’ve grown to work with over 5,500 schools and reached 1.5 million pupils.

After six years of bold leadership, Dame Vivian Hunt DBE will step down as Chair of Teach First in November 2025, following two full terms in office.

📰Read our key recommendations in our latest report ‘Breaking the cycle’:

The Government’s focus on child poverty is welcome but more is needed for lasting change.📢. In his final interview as CEO of Teach First, @russellhobby tells @tes why we need targeted investment in schools in areas of “deep, sustained deprivation”. 🗨️.

🧵2/2 Read our nine key recommendations in our latest report ‘Breaking the cycle’, where we campaign for much-needed change 👇

🧵1/2 Following today’s 2025 Spending Review announcement, our CEO @russellhobby says 👇

🚨Ahead of the Spending Review, we’re calling on the Government to deliver on its mission to break down barriers to opportunity. The best way to back schools? Target investment where it’s most needed. Strengthen and expand the Pupil Premium. 🗞️

“Prioritise poorer pupils in admission rounds and ensure ‘potential isn’t determined by postcode’”. 🗞️ Read the latest from @SchoolsWeek: 💼 And see our policy recommendations to Government ahead of the Spending Review:

👩‍🏫 To fix this, we need to raise starting salaries, expand retention payments in shortage subjects, and offer flexible working. Only then can we get the best teachers into the classrooms that need them most.

Teacher vacancies remain above pre-pandemic levels, especially in subjects like science and computing. It’s encouraging to see fewer teachers leave the profession, but recruitment is still too low—especially in disadvantaged schools.

Later this week, ahead of the 2025 Spending Review, we’ll be setting out our key policy recommendations to Government to ensure that schools and pupils get the support they deserve.

Expansion of free school meal eligibility is a welcome step. But further action is needed to ensure schools are fully equipped to help every child succeed. #SpendingReview2025