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Volunteer Tutor

  • VO92313
  • Home-based volunteering

Description

We are looking for volunteers to work one to one online with a young person who requires support with their learning. You can choose to take part in our QuEST programme 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) Volunteering with VTO involves relationship building, monitoring and recording progress of learning, supporting learning in English and/or Maths (potentially other subjects) and sourcing engaging ways to support pupils’ skills and 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.
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.

Organisation aims and objectives

VTO provide children who need it the most with free educational support, helping to build confidence and bridge the attainment gap. We do this through several initiatives including one-to-one tuition and homework groups.

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Frequency and commitment details

1 hour a week

Restrictions

Volunteers must be aged 18+, be able to provide 2 references and be willing to undergo a PVG disclosure check which will be done at no cost or hassle to you.
Experience 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: All done from home
Minimum age: 18

Support

Training 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.
Support: Named Contact For Volunteer

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