Our Reach: Birmingham

Why volunteer as a tutor in Birmingham?

Our decision to work in Birmingham stems from our commitment to addressing educational inequality where the need is greatest. Many pupils face significant challenges that impact their learning.

Recent figures highlight the pressing need for additional support across the region:

• More than 43% of children in Birmingham are growing up in poverty – the highest rate across local authorities in the West Midlands.
• Across the wider region, challenges remain: in Coventry, around 24% of children live in poverty, while 23% of working-age adults have no formal qualifications.

These statistics underscore the significant challenges faced by many young people in Birmingham. Growing up in poverty can result in challenges that lead to lower academic attainment and, once they finish school, reduced opportunities for further education, training or employment.

By providing targeted, high-quality tutoring, Action Tutoring aims to mitigate these effects, helping to build academic confidence and unlock pupils’ potential. Whether you choose to tutor online or face-to-face, you can help transform a child’s confidence, grades, and future options.

Adaptability and tailoring

What I particularly value about Action Tutoring is their adaptability and responsiveness. For example, the maths resources were tailored to better align with our teaching methods, and I was included in discussions about how the charity tracks pupil progress through baseline and progress assessments. Their commitment makes a real difference in the academic development of our pupils.

Jobe Swingler Assistant Headteacher at North Birmingham Academy

Action Tutoring‘s impact in Birmingham

Action Tutoring launched in Birmingham in 2014 and has since expanded its reach, working with multiple schools across the city, Coventry and Wolverhampton to provide high-quality tutoring in maths and English. Our volunteers play a crucial role in closing the attainment gap and boosting the confidence of disadvantaged pupils.

Our national impact, reflecting the work done across all our regions including Birmingham, demonstrates the effectiveness of our programmes:

Take part in our fundraising events in Birmingham

Fundraising efforts make a tangible difference to our work, enabling us to provide essential resources to our pupils and train our dedicated volunteer tutors.

Our fundraising page has more information about upcoming events in and around your area.

Some of our current volunteering opportunities in Birmingham take place with pupils from the following partner schools:

Find out more information about becoming a volunteer or partnering as a school in Birmingham.

Birmingham Programme Team

• Grace Nott (Programme Manager)
• Maddie Todd (Senior Birmingham Programme Coordinator)
• Kalpana Gagan (Birmingham Programme Coordinator)
• Lucy Wadman (Birmingham Programme Coordinator)
• Anum Parker (Birmingham Programme Coordinator)