Teach First: UK visa sponsorship
Yes, Teach First holds a UK Home Office sponsor licence.
It appears on the official register of licensed sponsors, registered in London. A licence means the employer can sponsor eligible roles, it does not mean every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. Always confirm for the specific role, and verify on gov.uk.
- Licence status
- Listed on register
- Registered town
- London
- Visa routes
- Charity Worker, Skilled Worker
- Licence rating
- Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating)
Checked against the Home Office register on 2 October 2026, refreshed daily.
2 Teach First programmes we checked by hand
Read from their own site, with the date we checked each one. None of them publishes an application date, so treat the deadline as whenever the places are filled.
- Teach First Training ProgrammeGraduate schemeNo
No application date published. Teach First explicitly rules out the Graduate visa and the Youth Mobility Scheme visa as proof of eligibility.
Checked 1 October 2026.
- Training ProgrammeGraduate schemeNo
No application date published. States plainly it cannot sponsor visas for this programme
Checked 1 October 2026.
Every programme we have checked and every UK deadline in date order. Both free, no account needed.
Teach First sponsorship: common questions
Does Teach First sponsor UK work visas?
Yes. Teach First appears on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which means it is licensed to sponsor workers on the Skilled Worker route. Holding a licence means the employer can sponsor eligible roles; it does not guarantee that any specific job comes with sponsorship, so always confirm for the role you are applying to.
Where is Teach First registered as a sponsor?
On the register, Teach First is listed in London. Employers can sponsor staff working anywhere they operate, not only at the registered address.
Which visa routes can Teach First sponsor?
Teach First is licensed for: Charity Worker, Skilled Worker. Each route has its own eligibility and salary rules set by the Home Office.
How do I check Teach First's sponsor licence myself?
Search for "Teach First" in the official register of licensed sponsors on gov.uk. The register is the authoritative source and is updated regularly, including when a licence is added, suspended or revoked.
Other licensed sponsors in London
Licensed sponsors on the Home Office register
All schools, colleges and education providers that sponsor visas in London (1,089)
Apply where sponsorship is real
A licence means an employer can sponsor, not that they will — many graduate salaries sit under the threshold, and what decides the rest is how your application gets read. The free advice hub walks through that stage by stage, written by a recruiter who has sat on the other side of the table.
Sponsorship data: Home Office register + job ad wording. Not immigration advice, verify on gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.