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Teach First is changing how it hires new teachers by placing more weight on in-person tasks and less on written answers.
The decision comes as more graduates turn to artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help with job applications.
The Guardian reported on July 13 that, according to a recent survey by Bright Network, 50% of students have used AI in their job search this year, up from 38% last year.
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This trend has made it easier for applicants to submit multiple applications simultaneously. As a result, Teach First has seen nearly 30% more applications in 2025 compared to the same time in 2024.
Patrick Dempsey, who oversees recruitment at the charity, said that while a slower job market may be one reason, the rise in AI use has clearly played a part. Many of the written tasks used in the current process can be completed with the help of AI.
To address this, Teach First is accelerating its plans to focus more on live assessments. These include "micro lessons", where applicants are asked to teach a short topic to an assessor. Dempsey noted:
There are instances where people are leaving the tail end of a ChatGPT message in an application answer, and of course, they get rejected.
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