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Teach First were funded to work in partnership with King's College London to:

1. Provide an opportunity to Year 11 pupils who have not yet chosen their A-Level subjects to experience STEM subjects at university level
2. Develop the skills of science undergraduates at King's College London and provide an opportunity to gain insight into working with pupils / schools / communicating their subject knowledge effectively

Outreach Methodologies

The project, which aimed to create a model for STEM outreach, had 4 key elements:

1. Development of an outreach day to encourage pupils interested in science to think about specific degree disciplines
2. Recruitment and training for student volunteers (provided jointly between KCL and Teach First)
3. Involvement of academic staff and alumni in the planning and delivery of key activities at the outreach day
4. Targeting schools and pupils through Teach First networks

How other organisations could adapt the model

This model could be developed at any institution with a student ambassador / volunteering body and willing academics. Teach First is happy to offer support with training by providing skills sessions for student volunteers. The Graduate Recruitment team at Teach First currently works closely with 66 universities in the UK.

Key resources such as risk assessment forms, evaluation forms, letters to schools / pupils, and activity plans / resources will be made available after the pilot event at King’s College London in Autumn 2012 on this site and at www.hestem-thirdsector.org.uk. Teach First and King’s College London would be more than happy to share these resources with other institutions.

The model for this outreach day has been designed for 15-20 pupils but this could be up-scaled depending on the resources available at the institution (academics / number of volunteers).

Find Out More

You can find out more about the project by reading their final report below, or by heading to their project web-pages.

Teach First - Final Report