Google have announced announced plans to support the training of over 100 Teach First ICT and science teachers.

This three-year partnership between Google and Teach First is borne out of the severe shortage of teachers in economically important subject areas. It will see a new generation of teachers working in schools in challenging circumstances to enthuse pupils about ICT and open their eyes to the possibility of a career in the sciences.

Google's contribution will support Teach First's training of 102 teachers, 34 for each year of the partnership. Over the three years, Google will support 61 ICT and 41 science teachers to work in schools across the country, with the first 34 entering classrooms in September. To ensure that the ICT teachers, and their pupils, have access to the latest cutting-edge technology, Google will also provide each teacher with a bursary to fund the purchase of innovative teaching aides to inspire their classes.

Speaking about the partnership, Teach First Founder and CEO, Brett Wigdortz, said: “Through joining forces with Google, Teach First will be able to ensure that more than 20,000 pupils from low socio-economic backgrounds will benefit from having access to inspirational ICT and science teachers. It is fitting that, as we mark our tenth anniversary and begin to look to the future, we have been joined by a truly 21st century organisation. This partnership has the potential to help a generation of young people access the technologies of the future.”