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Volunteering opportunity

Volunteer tutor (English or Maths)

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Action Tutoring
on 15th August 2025
Interest / Theme
  • Children / Young people / Family
  • Education / Learning
  • Intergenerational
Skill
  • Childrens Play & Development
  • Learning Assistant / Reading
  • Teaching / Facilitation
  • Mentoring
Neighbourhood
  • City-wide
  • Bristol Borders
  • Regular
  • In work hours (9-5 M-F)
  • Weekday evenings
  • Weekends

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 for you 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.

 

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.)

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 into any walk of life and make you a better person. I would highly recommend it.”

From Djibril, a Year 6 pupil:

“My tutor is very nice and is always there for me. They help me in a way that I can understand. Thank you very much for always being there for me, and thank you for being supportive.”

Not sure? Why not sign up to an open session via our eventbrite page!

When : Every week

Monday
08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday
08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
08:00 - 17:00
Thursday
08:00 - 17:00
Friday
08:00 - 13:00

Provided by Action Tutoring

Contact name (public)
Lilah Sharp
Email address
volunteer@actiontutoring.org.uk
Telephone
0203 872 5894 0203 872 5894

Provided by Action Tutoring


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