We interviewed Anna, an English student in London, who has been volunteering with us since her first year of university. Here is how the conversation went: Hi Anna, can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you spend… [continue reading]
Advice from a former teacher
I have been working as the Programme Coordinator for Action Tutoring in Sheffield for six months but before this I worked as a primary school teacher, specialising in Key Stage 1. I got into teaching by going back to university… [continue reading]
How Action Tutoring helped me achieve success with Teach First
I’m Izzy and I am a final-year undergraduate English student at the University of Liverpool. I started volunteering with Action Tutoring about a year ago. During a careers meeting at my university, in which I had expressed my interest in… [continue reading]
Heidi Alexander MP visits an Action Tutoring programme
Early on a bright December morning, the pupils of year 11 Conisborough College had the chance to meet their local MP. We were delighted to welcome Heidi Alexander, MP for Lewisham East, when she came to visit one of our… [continue reading]
Branching out to primary schools
After extensive preparation and painstaking organisation, Action Tutoring has taken the leap to begin working in partnerships with primary schools. With six primary programmes in London, one in Birmingham and one in Bristol starting over the last few weeks, staff… [continue reading]
