Volunteer Tutor for disadvantaged pupils - English or maths
1 month ago
Birmingham
Action Tutoring is a national education charity that offers free maths and English tutoring to pupils facing disadvantage. By volunteering as a tutor at a local school or online, you'll be supporting children to build their confidence and help ensure they leave school with the grades needed to build a bright future. What will I be doing? • Tutoring 1-3 pupils in Year 5 or 6, or Year 7, 10 or 11., • Commit to one hour a week, for up to 20 weeks. You choose the day and time to sign up to., • Receive induction training, tutor workbooks and ongoing support., • Develop skills like communication, leadership, and problem-solving., • Meet like-minded people in our volunteer community., • Travel expense reimbursement (up to £5 per session)., • Are passionate about making a difference and helping young people succeed, particularly those facing disadvantage., • Seek valuable experience working with children and are eager to hone essential skills such as communication, mentorship, and leadership – all highly valued in any career path., • Solid subject knowledge in the area they wish to tutor, which may be demonstrated by a degree or grade B at A-level qualification (or equivalent) or relevant experience., • The ability to explain concepts clearly and patiently. We welcome applications from volunteers across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. (Please note: this is a volunteer, unpaid position.) Our programmes run during term time, and you can sign up at ay time throughout the year. Our volunteers say: "The Action Tutoring team has been fabulous in their support: timely updates, always available, closely following progress, and ready to intervene where needed, very professional indeed!" "Volunteering is very rewarding. I would say the skills that one develops from teaching the pupils are transferable to any walk of life and make you a better person. I would highly recommend it."