We provide rented accommodation for people in housing need, particularly those associated with education. We offer sheltered housing for older people nationwide and housing for teachers and others in need in the Greater London area. It is our aim to offer safe, comfortable and affordable housing.
About Teachers’ Housing
Teachers' Housing Association’s (THA) story started in 1967 with providing rented accommodation for people in housing need, particularly those associated with education. We now own 647 homes including sheltered housing for older people nationwide and housing for teachers and others in need in the Greater London area. We also manage homes for Thrale Almshouses.
Why join the Teachers’ Housing Association?
Mission statement:
THA - Teachers' Housing Association – our mission is to deliver local, affordable, good quality housing for key workers, especially people in education.
Values statement:
We believe a secure home and good education provides a solid foundation to help families and children succeed in the future.
We will:
I would like to introduce myself as Teachers’ permanent Chief Executive. Having joined the organisation at the end of May 2024, I have been busy inducting myself into the organisation and familiarising myself with our services/ buildings and meeting tenants and staff. I plan to visit all our sites over the next 6 months.
A key part of these visits is getting feedback directly from tenants about the quality of our services and the communication and engagement with the organisation. As your Chief Executive, it is vital I understand quickly what we are doing well and areas that we need to improve.
On this note, we have now published our Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs) on the Teachers’ website. Our sheltered scheme tenants can request a copy of it from their scheme managers.
The results that have been published highlight positive areas of performance, but also areas that we must prioritise for quick improvement. Communication is a theme that comes through the results and also through my visits. Consequently, one of my immediate priorities is to strengthen our communication with you as tenants. Work is already underway to produce a new strategy and action plan to ensure this is delivered, and we will be consulting with you about this in due course.
Whilst there are definitely areas for improvement, my overall impressions of the organisation are very positive. It's clear that Teachers HA has a long track record of providing good quality accommodation to our tenants, and that we have excellent staff that are committed to the work they are doing.
I am personally committed and determined to ensure that Teachers' HA continues to provide good quality housing and will ensure we are focused on strengthening the communication and relationship with our tenants. I look forward to hearing from many of you personally in due course.
Best wishes
Guy Robinson
