Christmas break of last year: I was a postgraduate student, research assistant, and transcriptionist/proofreader. I had caring responsibilities that prevented me from for having a rigid 9-5 schedule but I found I had some time to spare in my weeks,… [continue reading]
Experiences
“Ask a Tutor” Panel Event
Last Wednesday, 14th November, Action Tutoring hosted its biannual “Ask a Tutor” panel event at their new offices in East London. The panel event was designed to bring together old and new volunteers, outside of the classroom, and give… [continue reading]
Engaging young people is not always fun and games
The Action Tutoring staff team recently completed a workshop that raised our awareness of different working and personality styles, using the system known as ‘colour profiles’ (http://www.colour-profiling.com/how-it-works-1/). Simplified, this system places people in one of four main personalities which roughly… [continue reading]
My placement year at Action Tutoring
I’m a third-year sociology student studying at the University of Bath. I found the role at Action Tutoring through my university placement hub. For the past few years, Action Tutoring has been employing Bath University students through these placements…. [continue reading]
Working with Volunteer Tutors
My role within Action Tutoring allows me to observe the multiple volunteer tutors we have on our programmes. When I meet a volunteer and we discuss what has led them to want to tutor pupils affected by socio-economic disadvantage, you… [continue reading]
