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.
We welcome applications from volunteers across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. (Please note: this is a volunteer, unpaid position.)
• 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.
• Use our tutor workbooks to guide your pupils through activities that will boost their confidence and grades.
We look for volunteers with:
• 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.
• A commitment to supporting pupils’ academic progress.
We recognise that valuable experience can be gained through diverse routes, so if your qualifications differ from those mentioned - we still encourage you to apply! Please highlight any relevant experience or skills in your application.
Days and times vary depending on our partner schools. Some sessions take place before school (8.30am), during the school day or after school (3pm) on weekdays and during term time.
To see the schools we work with in the north east please visit https://actiontutoring.org.uk/our-impact/our-reach/. You can drill down into schools by clicking on a Hub marked by an orange pin, such as Newcastle and County Durham
We provide all of our tutors with initial tutoring training (90 minutes online) and workbooks to use in sessions. We also process a DBS check for you if you don't have one. There's further free training on how to tutor online and on-demand training specifically aimed at English or maths tutors. When you sign up for a programme to tutor one hour a week, you will receive the support of a talented and dedicated Programme Coordinator. You can sign up for more than one session a week and do cover tutoring too depending on your schedule.
Transport to in person sessions by public or private transport up to £5 per session can be reimbursed although all County Durham partner schools have their tutoring sessions online.
What you'll gain:
• 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).
• Free DBS check.
We and the schools we work with work to accommodate volunteers with accessibility needs. Tutoring online means you don't need to travel to a school and can make a measurable difference to those who need it the most from the comfort of your own home or office.
Lots of info on our website https://actiontutoring.org.uk/ and volunteering page (where you can apply) https://actiontutoring.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/
Read our story https://actiontutoring.org.uk/about-us/our-story-mission-values-disadvantaged-pupils-volunteers/
FAQs https://actiontutoring.org.uk/faq-2/
