Drumduan School based in Forres are looking for helpers this academic year within the school, if you feel you have the right skills/experience, can help assist us with a few hours a week or more and are able to join/maintain the PVG membership scheme then please do get in touch. Training will be supplied and hours can be fitted around your own schedule. Support is needed in the following areas: 1. Minibus drivers (must have a clean driving licence and D1 capability) 2. Class trips 3. School events

Purpose of role: To assist with the delivery of the Homework Club, ensuring children are supported in a positive, safe and happy environment for all. Key Responsibilities: Supervise and be responsible for children attending the club. Support children to organise and complete Homework tasks. Ensuring the welfare, safety and enjoyment of children at all times. Tidy and clean up during and at the end of lthe activity. Accompany children from Borestone Primary School to the YT club. Prepare and serve snacks. Be positive, enthusiastic, encouraging and patient with children. Keep all paperwork as required, i.e. registration of children, accident reports. Keep confidential any information regarding children and their families. Work in line with COPs policies i.e. Child Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health and

This role includes teaching bilingual children and adults. If you can speak fluent Russian you can develop your own subject as long as it sounds interesting and engaging. If you are a native English speaker you can help our Russian speaking parents brush up on their English.

As part of the Library and Information service of Leisure and Culture Dundee, your role will be to work within an informal library environment to support customers to develop their basic I.T. skills. This role will have a focus on developing individuals skills to enable the customer to engage with Internet based welfare rights and employabililty systems. Main tasks include providing training to individuals covering a variety of basic I.T. skills such as sending emails and using search engines, helping customers to use databases and Internet based welfare rights and employability systems, and signposting customers to specialist agencies and services.

The role of the sewing classroom assistant will be to work with other volunteers and project staff to plan and deliver sewing lessons, tutor basic sewing skills such as working a sewing machine, following patterns, measuring and cutting fabric and hemming, provide support to individual learners in a classroom setting, set up and clear up sewing stations within the sewing class, maintain check in and out system for sewing tools and follow DIWC policy and procedures.

Being able to read fluently, understanding what we read and making few mistakes is important both at school and in our everyday lives. Like all skills, reading can be improved with practice: the Paired Reading Club meets twice weekly on a Wednesday and Friday between 12.25 and 1.10 pm to provide practice. The Paired Reading club usually begins in September and ends in March. You can use one of two techniques (or a mixture of the two) when reading with your s1/2 partner 1. Listening and correcting mistakes 2. Reading along with your first year pupil Every time your S1/2 reader attends a Wednesday and Friday you are responsible for the filling in or their Paired Reading assessment booklet. To motivate your pupil further and reward consistently good performance, you have the opportunity to award stickers and incentive material. The paired reading club is now managed by the senior school and you will be made most welcome. Excellence is not an act but a habit: Share in the success of an award-winning scheme, improve your CV and make a difference. Your contribution/participation is much needed and greatly valued by the children

Deliver workshops for participants from varied backgrounds - must attend 3 weekend workshops to experience programme and train yourself. Facilitators attend a L1, L2 then a training weekend, then are expected to complete their "apprenticeship" of a minimum of 3 workshops delivered within one calendar year. Workshop facilitation involves, public speaking, explaining exercises, assisting with individual learning, helping to explain tasks, running & coming up with ideas for light and lively games.

CLASP Digital supports people to make the most of our exciting new digital world: anyone from older people who want to connect with family around the world, to job-seekers wanting to know how to upload a CV, to folk who’ve yet to take the cyber-plunge, and many others besides. We do this by helping people understand how to use digital technology - from smartphones and tablets, to laptops and desktop computers – and to help them get online and achieve their aims by showing them how to navigate the internet safely with the purpose of enhancing their lives. To do this we wish to recruit volunteer Digital Buddies who are able to share their knowledge and experience with others on a non-formal, learner-centred, one-to-one basis. By teaching the Basic Digital Skills you will help people build their confidence to use tablets, phones and computers for their own benefit. Sessions will normally last no more than an hour. Topics will cover email, social media, online shopping, web-searching, problem-solving, helping people keep in touch with friends and family and helping them connect better with service providers. Although you must be competent in the use of smartphones, tablets or computers - it is more important that you have lots of patience and good people skills. CLASP Digital-certificated induction training will be provided. This is an opportunity through which you can make a big difference to people’s lives. The satisfaction you will feel when you see your learner making obvious progress will show just how worthwhile your efforts were!

Do you want to work with young people, get experience in the classroom or simply want to make a difference? Then come volunteer with ASPIRENorth! Based in Aberdeen University, ASPIRENorth works with young people across the North of Scotland providing impartial information, advice and guidance about progression routes into higher education. Programmes are tailored to the needs of each pupil, taking into account individual skills, abilities and aspirations and include 1:1 support, campus visits and residential trips. We are looking for volunteers who are currently involved in or have recent experience in higher education (College & University): >What kind of support can I offer? Often many pupils don’t know anyone in their family who is in or has been in higher education before. Being a face in our programme helps demystify the process and encourage pupils to get interested. Our volunteers support pupils during workshops and help ASPIRENorth staff run residential trips. >Sounds good! How much time do I have to commit? The time you can commit is flexible to your schedule. We recognise higher education students have other commitments (e.g. exams) and so how much time you can commit is down to yourself. >What qualities do you look for in a volunteer? We are looking for friendly and enthusiastic volunteers who are also patient, understanding and happy to listen. >Do I need previous experience or a PVG? No! We offer all the training and support you’ll need to get started and will sponsor your PVG. We offer a comprehensive training programme through the year that gives you the chance to learn about designing lesson plans, public speaking, managing classes and more! We are also invested in your personal development and offer opportunities in gaining experience in school classrooms from 1:1 support to running full workshops (depending on your comfortability). Want to apply? Simply click this link to get an application form from our website here: https://www.aspirenorth.co.uk/ Got any questions? Give us an email at volunteer-aspirenorth@abdn.ac.uk

-Volunteer Tutors will be trained to engage with adults who have particular needs in literacy & numeracy. -Volunteer tutors will work in 1:1 situations within a group setting or with small groups of learners with a Group Tutor/Development Worker present for support purposes. -Volunteer tutors should be comfortable with their own literacy skills and do not need to be experts. -Volunteers will assist learners in the implementation of learning programmes by using and adapting resources to promote effective learning. - Volunteer Tutors would be expected to support the learner in identifying progress in relation to goals and to provide ongoing support and encouragement as well as recognising learners progress and celebrating their success. -Volunteers should attend annual meetings with staff - including personal support meetings. -Top up training is available.