Our Reach: Sheffield and Rotherham

Why we work in Sheffield and Rotherham

Our decision to establish partnerships in Sheffield and Rotherham stems from our commitment to addressing educational inequality where the need is greatest. Many pupils face significant challenges that impact their learning.

• A recent report by Sheffield’s Director of Public Health found that 33% of children in Sheffield are living in poverty. This figure makes Sheffield one of the authorities with the highest child poverty rates in Yorkshire and the Humber. Some neighbourhoods, such as Parson Cross, Shirecliffe, Tinsley, and Darnall, experience particularly high levels of deprivation.
• Similarly, 31% of children in Rotherham are living in poverty.

These statistics underscore the significant challenges faced by many young people in Sheffield and Rotherham. Growing up in poverty can profoundly affect a child’s development, leading to lower academic attainment and 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.

Reliable and expert tutors at scale

Action Tutoring is a really great organisation, in fact I often recommend it to other schools! It’s a charity that can deliver reliable and expert tutors at scale. Exactly the right kind of people who can help our children and who they respond well to. Asking pupils to stay behind school when their friends are going home isn’t easy but the fact they do so willingly and commit to the session shows how much they value it.

I often look around our sixth form and know there are pupils that would not have got there without Action Tutoring. Some of them are now looking at university as their next step.

Paul Haigh Headteacher at King Ecgbert School in Sheffield

Action Tutoring‘s impact in Sheffield

Action Tutoring launched in Sheffield in spring 2014, and we have been working with volunteers and schools to support pupils ever since.

Action Tutoring launched in Sheffield in 2014 and has since expanded its reach, working with multiple schools across the city and Rotherham 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 Sheffield and Rotherham, demonstrates the effectiveness of our programmes:

Take part in our fundraising events in Sheffield

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 Sheffield and Rotherham take place with pupils from the following partner schools:

Find out more information about becoming a volunteer or partnering as a school in Sheffield and Rotherham.

Sheffield and Rotherham Programme Team

• Rachael Galletly (Programme Manager)
• Rachel Taylor (Senior Sheffield Programme Coordinator)
• Briar Wilkinson (Sheffield/Rotherham Programme Coordinator)
• Ines Monteiro (Sheffield/Rotherham Programme Coordinator)