Dear Mrs Dervey, Thank you for your email dated 21 June 2013 about the eligibility criteria for Teach First programme. I understand you have written in similar terms to the Rt. Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education and Liz Truss MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare. A reply will be provided shortly by Liz Truss MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare and will be sent to Graham Stuart MP who raised the matter on your behalf. In the meanwhile if you need anything further please do not hesitate to contact me. Your correspondence has been allocated reference number XXXXXXXXXXX. If you need to respond to us, please visit: www.education.gov.uk/contactus, and quote your reference number. Yours sincerely, Glyn Newton Early Years and Educational Psychology Division www.education.gov.uk