The government said a new partnership between the NCS Trust and Teach First, which recruited around 1,700 graduates this year, will see the education organisation adopt an ambition that from 2017 all of its teachers will volunteer for the programme.
The move is expected to create thousands of hours of additional support for NCS participants.
Teach First said its teachers will be able to volunteer before, during or after their time on the programme.
Prime Minister David Cameron said Teach First’s mission to break down social barriers makes its teachers "ideal volunteer mentors to engage with and inspire young people on NCS".
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