Volunteer tutor for disadvantaged pupils - English or maths (Bristol)

Meet like-minded people in our volunteer community. Education in this country isn’t fair. If you are from a poorer socio-economic background, you are less likely to achieve academically than your peers.

Responsibilities

As an English or maths volunteer, you will choose one of our partner schools and work with 1–3 pupils for an hour a week, across the course of 10–20 weeks. Sessions are delivered on the school premises or online, at the same time each week. You can choose to support children preparing for their SATs (ages 9–11) or GCSEs (ages 14–16). We provide all tutors with training, tutor workbooks to use in sessions, a DBS check and travel expenses up to £5 per session.

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 will be supporting children to build their confidence and help ensure they leave school with the grades needed to build a bright future.

What You’ll Do

• 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.

Benefits

• 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.

Who this role is for

• 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 online.

We look for volunteers with

• Solid subject knowledge in the area you wish to tutor, which may be demonstrated by a degree or grade B at A-level (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.

(This is a volunteer, unpaid position.)

Our volunteers say: "The Action Tutoring team has been fabulous with their support, timely updates, always available, closely following progress, and ready to intervene where needed, very professional indeed!" Another volunteer says: "Volunteering is very rewarding. The skills developed from teaching the pupils are transferable to any walk of life and make you a better person. I would highly recommend it."