Tag: volunteer
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Volunteer tutoring opportunities – “Seeing your students succeed is so rewarding”
Looking to give back to a good cause? The Access Project is recruiting volunteer tutors to help young people boost their grades and achieve their dreams. Today, we’re sharing the story of Adam, a volunteer tutor who joined The Access Project in 2020. Adam is one of more than 1,200 volunteer tutors, helping transform young… Read more
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Volunteer blog: Volunteer tutoring helped refresh my Spanish skills
The Access Project is proud to work with more than 1,000 volunteers who help change the lives of disadvantaged young people. This week, we’re featuring a guest blog from one of our volunteer tutors, Beth, who dedicates one hour per week to tutoring Spanish alongside full time work at Which?. I am a digital policy… Read more
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End of Term celebration: “My tutor has been great and we clicked straight away”
Summer is fast approaching and the 2022/2023 academic year is coming to a close. As we reflect on another successful year, we’re celebrating the hard work of our A level and GCSE students who have shown a commitment to The Access Project’s tutoring and mentorship programme. Lily is a Year 10 student from the East… Read more
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Student spotlight: “Without The Access Project’s help, I wouldn’t have been able to reach my goal this fast”
When Parmida first came to the UK, she never would have thought she could achieve her dreams so quickly. Now, with the help of The Access Project, she’s on track to study Medicine at one of the UK’s top universities. Parmida is a Year 13 student from the West Midlands. An aspiring doctor, she started… Read more
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Volunteers’ Week: Spotlight on Zoë, Chemistry and Maths tutor
This Volunteers’ Week, we’re celebrating the work of all our volunteer tutors and saying thank you to the people who make a difference. Today, we’re platforming Zoë Ashford, who volunteers at The Access Project tutoring Maths and Chemistry. Zoë joined The Access Project in August 2020. As she prepared to go back to university, Zoë… Read more
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Exploring new ways of working: Scaling up group tuition at A-level
As an ambitious and dedicated charity, The Access Project is always adapting to the needs of the students we serve. In the years preceding 2021, we spent time reviewing how we could optimise our delivery and impact, as well as consider routes to scale up our support to more young people in new regions and… Read more
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Student Volunteering Week: Q&A with Maya
It’s Student Volunteering Week, and we’re taking this opportunity to celebrate all of the 134 student volunteer tutors who are giving up their time to support our young pupils. Today we meet Maya, who is in her final year at Loughborough University. Why did you apply to be a volunteer tutor for The Access Project?… Read more
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Student Volunteering Week: Meet Steven
It’s Student Volunteering Week, and we’re taking this opportunity to celebrate all of the 134 student volunteer tutors who are giving up their time to support our young pupils. Today we meet Steven, an undergraduate from Queen Mary University of London. I enrolled as a volunteer tutor because I wanted to explore new opportunities. Volunteering… Read more
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Student Volunteering Week: Meet Jim
It’s Student Volunteering Week, and we’re taking this opportunity to celebrate all of the 134 student volunteer tutors who are giving up their time to support our young pupils. Today we meet Jim, who is studying at The Queen’s College Oxford. I applied to be a tutor with The Access Project because I thought it… Read more
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Student Volunteering Week: Q&A with Jason
It’s Student Volunteering Week, and we’re taking this opportunity to celebrate all of the 134 student volunteer tutors who are giving up their time to support our young pupils. Today we meet Jason, who is studying at Queen Mary University of London. Jason enrolled as a volunteer tutor in October 2022. Why did you apply… Read more