Volunteer tutor

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.
• Use our tutor workbooks to guide your pupils through activities that will boost their confidence and grades.

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.

This volunteer role is perfect if you:

• 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.
• Have a busy schedule but are keen to contribute to your community, as this flexible role requires just one hour a week, either in-person or conveniently online.

What skills do I need?

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.

We welcome applications from volunteers across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. (Please note: this is a volunteer, unpaid position.)

When do I need to be available?

Details

We work with small groups of largely Pupil Premium children for an hour a week during term time in our partner schools, face-to-face or online. The online option means that volunteers can make a positive difference from their own home, while meeting people from all over the country and walks of life. We have volunteers aged 18 to 81 from a wide range of backgrounds; retired professionals, unemployed people looking for experience and training, prospective teachers or teaching assistants, stay at home parents and undergraduates. We have tutor induction sessions and socials and encourage interaction, teamwork and friendship. We're as open and inclusive as possible! We also work with corporates in a variety of ways and know from experience that they sometimes approach VCs asking for ways of providing meaningful and impactful (and measurable!) volunteering opportunities for their staff. We currently provide this to organisations that vary widely in size and location and some can be seen at the bottom of the home page of our website. Each programme in every school has a dedicated Programme Coordinator who supports our volunteers. Tutoring resources and training are provided.