The Volunteer Tutors Organisation


Current opportunities

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.

VTO provides free tuition to help tackle the attainment gap in Scotland. Our volunteer tutors are responsible for developing a person-centred tutoring experience. 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 are looking for volunteers to support our Learning Hubs in Glasgow. Each hub is attended by approximately 10 primary school aged children who need support with their homework, numeracy skills and/or literacy skills. The children are supported by VTO Staff and volunteers (comprising of adult volunteers and volunteers from neighbouring high schools) What will I be doing? •Supporting Senior pupils to work one to one with a primary aged child. •Assisting VTO Staff with the overall management of the learning hub. •Helping children with their homework and in the areas of numeracy and literacy When & Where will I be volunteering? The hubs run on one weekday evening after school and only during school term time. We have volunteer vacancies across Glasgow. Support: Volunteer induction training is delivered in a dynamic and interactive 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. If you are interested please click the ‘Apply’ button below (available when logged in and registered). You will then be contacted by the coordinator by email or phone call. If you have not heard back after 5 working days, the first step is to contact the organisation with the contact details provided. You could also check your junk/spam folder on your emails just in case the response is there. If that doesn’t work out then please feel free to contact Volunteer Glasgow at info@volunteerglasgow.org

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 either online or face to face. 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. If you are interested please click the ‘Apply’ button below (available when logged in and registered). You will then be contacted by the coordinator by email or phone call. If you have not heard back after 5 working days, the first step is to contact the organisation with the contact details provided. You could also check your junk/spam folder on your emails just in case the response is there. If that doesn’t work out then please feel free to contact Volunteer Glasgow at info@volunteerglasgow.org