Description
VTO provides free tutor support to children and young people aged 8-18, to help tackle the poverty related attainment gap in Scotland. We work with young people from diverse backgrounds including, but not limited to, those who are care experienced, those who speak English as an additional language (EAL) or those faced with perceived barriers to learning. Our volunteers focus on developing a person-centred tutoring experience through relationship building to instil confidence and increase motivation and educational attainment. Volunteers from a range of diverse backgrounds and experiences are welcome.
What will I be doing?
• Working one to one with a young person who requires support with their learning online. You can choose to take part in our QuESTS programme (Qualifications for Every Student Through Tutor Support) which is a form of tutoring aimed at helping a young person achieve a qualification (a member of our team will discuss the different opportunities available upon application)
• Relationship building and mentoring
• Monitoring and recording progress of learning and keeping in contact with your assigned VTO Learning
Communities Coordinator.
• Supporting learning in English and/or Maths and potentially other subjects, dependant on experience and pupil need
• Sourcing and creating engaging ways to support pupils’ skills and learning.
• You can ask to work with more than one pupil if you have the time available.
• We ask for a minimum commitment of 6 months from being matched with a young person and ideally until the end of the academic year.
Support
Volunteer induction training is delivered in a dynamic and interactive online session and a timetable of additional (optional) training is made available throughout the year focussing on topics such as dyslexia, Autism, Care Experience and EAL.
You will be allocated a VTO Learning Communities Coordinator to support you whilst volunteering.
You will have full access to our online tutor forum where tutors share ideas on how to get the best of their tutoring experience.
Benefits & Perks
Satisfaction of giving something back and helping to reduce the attainment gap.
Develop new skills.
Gain experience in the areas of teaching, tutoring experience working with children and young people.
Enhanced personal statement and/or CV and a volunteer reference is available to you after 6 months of volunteering with us.
Skills Required
You don't need any formal teaching or tutoring experience to become a tutor, just a desire to support young people to reach their full potential.
Our focus is supporting young people with the core subjects of English and Maths, if you have skills in either of these areas, we would love to hear from you.
We work with children and young people who face barriers to their education and so we are looking for tutors who are creative, enthusiastic, understanding, and resilient.
Volunteers must be aged 18+
Travel Information
For online tutoring, you can take part from anywhere. To tutor online, you will need access to a PC, Laptop, iPad or tablet with a microphone and camera, and access to Google Chrome. A stable internet connection is also essential.
Next Steps
Visit our website to sign up VTOScotland.org/register. If you would like more information or have further questions please contact us on 0141 946 6498 or admin@VTOScotland.org and a member of our friendly team will be happy to assist you.
You can also find out more about VTO as well as our impact by having a look at our short films https://www.vtoscotland.org/news/ or by having a look at our social media linked below.
Frequency and commitment details
We work with tutors to find a time each week that works for you and the young person who is being tutored. Tutoring and relevant preparation usually takes at least 1 hour a week and is dependent on the education needs of the young person receiving tuition. We ask that tutors are reliable with their timekeeping and let us know in advance if they are unable to attend a tutoring session.
Restrictions
You can take part in this volunteering opportunity from anywhere and the opportunity is entirely online. To tutor online, you will need access to a PC, Laptop, iPad or tablet with a microphone and camera, and access to Chrome. A stable internet connection.
Experience required: Skills Required
You don't need any formal teaching or tutoring experience to become a tutor, just a desire to support young people to reach their full potential.
Our focus is supporting young people with the core subjects of English and Maths, if you have skills in either of these areas, we would love to hear from you.
We work with children and young people who face barriers to their education and so we are looking for tutors who are creative, enthusiastic, understanding, and resilient.
Travel details: For online tutoring, you can take part from anywhere. To tutor online, you will need access to a PC, Laptop, iPad or tablet with a microphone and camera, and access to Google Chrome. A stable internet connection is also essential.
Minimum age: 18
Support
Taster details: Induction training for all volunteers that consists of 3 hours of materials that a volunteer goes through in their own time and a 3-hour training session on Zoom with a group of volunteers.
There is optional training to develop skills and knowledge for tutors to help pupils overcome potential barriers to education. Our additional training sessions cover topics such as; dyslexia, Autism, Care Experience and EAL.
Training details: All volunteers are allocated a Learning Communities Coordinator (LCC) who acts as their main contact after training. The LCC works with the volunteer to match them with a young person to tutor. They also work with volunteers to support them in their journey as a VTO tutor.