Our Reach: Merseyside and Cheshire
Action Tutoring launched in Liverpool in autumn 2014 and since then, we have worked with volunteers to deliver tutoring programmes in a number of schools across the city and across Merseyside and Cheshire.
This page shares the Merseyside schools we currently partner with, upcoming local events and opportunities and why volunteering as a tutor makes a real difference.
The Arches Community Primary School
primary SchoolSt Clare's Catholic Primary School
primary SchoolLache Primary School
primary SchoolWeatherhead High School
secondary SchoolHighfield Community Primary School
primary SchoolParklands Community Primary & Nursery School
primary SchoolWhy volunteer as a tutor in the North West
Our decision to work in Liverpool 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. In 2023-24, 50% of children in the Liverpool Riverside constituency were living in relative poverty after housing costs, 33.1% of children in the Liverpool Walton constituency and 33.4% of children in Liverpool Wavertree constituency.
These statistics underscore the significant challenges faced by many young people in Liverpool. 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.
‘I have gained valuable transferable skills whilst volunteering with Action Tutoring. It has given me experience of a career path I hadn’t previously considered. The impact you can have on a child’s life is one of the most rewarding things any volunteering could offer!‘
Paige, volunteer tutor in Liverpool
Action Tutoring in Merseyside and Cheshire
Working with multiple schools across England has helped us recognise the needs of schools and better understand the demands and pressures that schools are under, especially after the pandemic.
In autumn 2019, we began supporting pupils in Wirral and we expanded this reach to include Chester and Southport in 2021.
Action Tutoring’s impact in the North West
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 Liverpool, demonstrates the effectiveness of our programmes:
- In 2023-24, our Year 6 and Year 11 pupils significantly outperformed national benchmarks for disadvantaged pupils.
- Primary age pupils tutored in maths were 20% more likely to meet the expected standard compared to other disadvantaged children nationally.
Some of our current volunteering opportunities in Merseyside and Cheshire take place with pupils from the following partner schools:
Primary
- The Arches Community Primary School
- St Clare's Catholic Primary School
- Lache Primary School
- Highfield Community Primary School
- Parklands Community Primary & Nursery School
Secondary
- Weatherhead High School
Find out more information about becoming a volunteer or partnering as a school in Merseyside and Cheshire.
Merseyside and Cheshire Programme Team
- Gabi Cumming (Programme Manager)
- Jane Pughe (Senior North West Programme Coordinator )
- James Booth (North West Programme Coordinator )
