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  • Action Tutoring logo

    Volunteer English or maths tutor

    Action Tutoring

    This opportunity takes place between 09 Jul 2025 and 01 Aug 2026

    Every child deserves the chance to succeed, regardless of their background. Action Tutoring is a charity dedicated to closing the attainment gap and creating a more equitable future for young people. We're building a diverse community of tutors passionate about educational equity. We are seeking dedicated volunteers from all walks of life to tutor and support pupils facing socio-economic disadvantage in maths and English.

     

    As a volunteer tutor, you’ll:

     

    • Tutor a group of 1-3 pupils (primary or secondary), with options to support online or in-person.

    • Dedicate just one hour a week for a 10-20 week programme.

     

    We provide the resources – you bring your enthusiasm! You’ll use our workbooks to deliver your sessions.

     

    Whether you're a university student, a working professional, retired or simply looking to give back, your hour a week can open doors to brighter futures for these young people and make a lasting impact.

     

    What you'll gain:

     

    • Comprehensive training (2-hour induction, technical training for online tutors, optional further skills training).

    • Ongoing support from your dedicated programme coordinator.

    • Structured session plans and workbooks.

    • Travel expense reimbursement (up to £5 per session).

    • Free DBS check.

    • Optional tutor socials and buddy system.

     

    We look for volunteers with:

     

    • Solid subject knowledge in the area they wish to tutor, which may be demonstrated by a degree or grade B at A-level qualification (or equivalent) or relevant experience.

    • The ability to explain concepts clearly and patiently.

    • A commitment to supporting pupils’ academic progress.

     

    We recognise that valuable experience can be gained through diverse routes. If your qualifications differ from those mentioned, we still encourage you to apply. Please highlight any relevant experience or skills in your application.

     

    We welcome applications from volunteers across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. (Please note: This is a volunteer, unpaid position.)

    • LocationNorth London, South London, West London, Central London, Tower Hamlets
    • Time CommitmentRegular
    • CauseEducation & Mentoring
    • Communication
    • Team work
    • Planning / organisation
    • Leadership
    • Problem solving
    • Reflection
    • Numeracy skills
    • Positive attributes
  • St Joseph's Hospice Hackney logo

    Islington Bereavement Service Volunteer

    St Joseph's Hospice Hackney

    This opportunity takes place between 26 Jun 2025 and 26 Nov 2025

    The purpose of Islington Bereavement Service is to offer emotional, social and practical support to bereaved adults living in Islington.

    • LocationNorth London
    • Time CommitmentRegular
    • CauseHealth
    • Communication
    • Planning / organisation
    • Reflection
    • Positive attributes
  • Circles South East logo

    Volunteer Rehabilitation Support Worker

    Circles South East

    This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

    Volunteers are trained to work as part of a group to support and help manage a high-risk sexual offender (Core Member) in the community, with the aim of reducing isolation and the risk of reoffending. The Circle offers support but also monitors the Core Member to they are living safely in the community.

    • LocationNorth London, East London, South London, West London, Central London, Tower Hamlets
    • Time CommitmentRegular
    • CauseHardships
    • Communication
    • Team work
    • Planning / organisation
    • Problem solving
    • Reflection
    • Positive attributes
  • East London Scouts logo

    Scout Leader (4 - 18 year olds)

    East London Scouts

    This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

    Think you know the Scouts? Think again... We have over 1000+ members and growing. Boys, girls, and anyone who shares our values and makes a promise to do their best.

    Would you like the chance to: go camping, climbing, instruct archery or air rifles, lead community projects, all while helping prepare young people with skills for life?

    As a leader or helper with The Scouts you will do all of this and more, sharing your skills and interests and learning new ones!

    Our Scout Groups help plan and deliver a safe and exciting programme for young people, making sure every young person gets the chance to spend at least one night away each year.

    You’ll use your energy and creativity to help young people have fun, develop their potential and earn a wide range of badges and awards, including the prestigious Chief Scout Awards or Duke of Edinburgh's Award for older members.. 

    Of course you won’t have to do this alone – a team of supporters, parents and the young people themselves will help you plan and deliver the programme. But it’s your enthusiasm and sense of fun and adventure that will inspire them.

    Age groups

    Squirrels

     4 & 5 years

    Beavers

     6 & 7 years

    Cubs

    8 - 10½ years 

    Scouts

     10½ - 14 years

    Explorers

     14 - 18 years

     

     

     

     

    • LocationNorth London, East London, South London, West London, Central London, Tower Hamlets
    • Time CommitmentRegular
    • CauseEducation & Mentoring
    • Communication
    • Team work
    • Planning / organisation
    • Leadership
    • Problem solving
    • Positive attributes
  • Learn new skills. Find a purpose. Change a child's life. Volunteer.The Kids Network is looking for committed, fun and passionate volunteers across the city to make a difference to the children of London. Our structured mentoring programme supports 8-11 year old's with their social and emotional development before they transition into secondary school.

    The Kids Network supports children aged 8-11 years old in the transition from primary to secondary school by connecting them to a volunteer mentor who supports them for a year.

    "I’ve had the best time with my mentor because I haven’t been outside that much. And on the weekends I don’t go out so I’ve had the best of my life being able to go out" Mentee after 12 months

    The Role

    We are looking for enthusiastic, curious, and fun volunteers that are eager to learn new skills and support local children. The Kids Network will support you with valuable training and experiences that will enhance both your personal and professional development.

    As a mentor, you will be trained to deliver weekly 1:1 sessions for the duration of 12 months. You will help build confidence, resilience, and help your mentee manage feelings through a series of fun experiences. Whether you’re playing games or discussing goals, you’ll be making a difference in a child’s life by developing the tools for a positive future.

    Mentoring a Little Londoner can help support your professional development, with 57% of mentors reporting the programme helped them progress in their career. We will support you to develop and enhance a wide range of transferable skills.

    What’s in it for you

    Training, Support & Certificate:

    •             All volunteers will attend a day of in person training as well as an online module to complete, covering areas such as safeguarding, understanding mentoring and skills to bring to the role.

    •             We also offer additional training throughout the year, with up to 30 hours of free training and development available.

    •             Upon completion of the mentoring programme, Mentors will receive a Badge of Excellence Certificate in Child-led Mentoring.

    •             Mentors will have a direct contact at the organisation, their Programme Manager (PM). PM's provide support, encouragement and advice throughout the whole year of your mentoring.

     

    Volunteering with us will look great on your CV and you will gain demonstrable experience in:

    •             Building project management and teamwork skills: Collaboratively plan fun and engaging sessions.

    •             Commitment: Attend weekly sessions and meet deadlines by submitting session reports on time.

    •             Communication: Adapt your communication style to meet the needs of the child.

    •             Professionalism: Comply with all TKN policies and procedures, particularly regarding safeguarding.

    •             Working with children: Gain firsthand experience working with children aged 8-11.

     

    Socials:

    •             We hold mentor meet-ups, providing an opportunity for you to meet, socialise, and share experiences with our diverse community of mentors.

    •             We run frequent group mentoring sessions where you can connect with other pairs while enjoying a fun and free activity. Previous sessions have included football games, theatre visits, trips to the zoo, art workshops, and kite making and flying.

     

    Commitment

    • Volunteer once a week, either during the week or on weekends for a full year.
    • 6 consecutive weeks from your first session - after this you will be able to take holidays as normal.
    • Attend our training course with other mentors to learn new skills

    What are we looking for in mentors?

    • Positivity: Embraces fun and positive thinking
    • Commitment: Attends all mentoring sessions and demonstrates patience and understanding in the face of challenges
    • Communication: Communicates well with children, young people and The Kids Network using compassion
    • Resilience: Meets challenges with optimism, seeing them as an opportunity to learn
    • Professionalism: Complies with all of TKN policies and procedures particularly regarding safeguarding
    • Non-judgemental: Demonstrates kindness and openness and does not impose personal values
    • Solution-focused: Offers guidance and constructive feedback with compassion and understanding.

    Safeguarding

    We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of the children we work with. We have a zero tolerance approach to any harm or exploitation of a child by any of our staff, volunteers, partners or trustees. We are looking for mentors who will promote the safety and wellbeing of the young people in our network.

    Diversity

    We are looking for mentors who embrace and value diversity. The Kids Network is committed to diversity and inclusion. We want to reflect the society we live and work in by representing a diverse pool of mentors. You can't be what you can't see. By providing children with access to diverse opportunities, people, professions and perspectives, they can have positive experiences and make meaningful connections to increase wellbeing and resilience for positive futures.

    • LocationNorth London, East London, South London, West London, Central London, Tower Hamlets
    • Time CommitmentRegular
    • CauseEducation & Mentoring
    • Communication
    • Planning / organisation
    • Leadership
    • Problem solving
    • Reflection
    • Positive attributes
  • Tutorfair Foundation logo

    A-Level Volunteer Tutor (Online)

    Tutorfair Foundation

    This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

    Would you like to volunteer one hour a week online to help a student with top university aspirations reach their academic goals?If you would like to volunteer your time to provide A-level tuition to one or more Year 12/13 students, we'd love to hear from you. As these students are aiming for the highest grades, we are specifically looking for highly knowledgeable and competent tutors, who can not only offer academic support, but can act as an inspiration and role model to the student as they prepare for university applications and top university offers.Subjects: Maths, Sciences, English, PsychologyLessons take place online, for one hour a week after-school. All volunteers will be offered a free Enhanced DBS check and training prior to tutoring.

    • LocationNorth London, East London, South London, West London, Central London, Tower Hamlets, Online
    • Time CommitmentRegular
    • CauseEducation & Mentoring
    • Communication
    • Team work
    • Planning / organisation
    • Leadership
    • Problem solving
    • Reflection
    • Numeracy skills
    • IT skills
    • Positive attributes
  • Just Like Us logo

    LGBT+ ambassador in schools

    Just Like Us

    This opportunity takes place between 01 Sep 2023 and 01 Sep 2026

    LGBT+ school pupils are twice as likely to be bullied. Our LGBT+ ambassadors help change that, by volunteering to speak in schools about growing up LGBT+ and the importance of allyship.As an ambassador, you’ll also get opportunities to meet LGBT+ friends, write media articles and develop skills.

    Just Like Us believes that all young LGBT+ people deserve to live awesome lives. If you’re LGBT+ and age 18-25, you could volunteer as an ambassador!

    As a Just Like Us ambassador your role will be incredibly varied. There are a number of exciting projects, tasks and opportunities you can get involved in, for example:

    • Delivering talks to schools and colleges (in pairs)

    • Creating online media such as blog posts, articles or videos

    • Meeting other LGBT+ people and taking part in skills workshops

    • Taking part in our mentoring scheme with LGBT+ professionals

    Our ambassadors form a network of young and diverse LGBT+ individuals who talk about their experiences to positively impact the lives of LGBT+ young people. Through telling our own stories we can all play a part in ensuring the younger generation of young LGBT+ people grow up with the support and representation they need.

    Through this work, you will gain employability skills such as public speaking, project management, digital media creation and team working. 

    We have ambassadors from various faith and ethnic backgrounds, as well as ambassadors with diverse LGBT+ identities, disabilities and levels of income. You do not need to be out to everybody in order to make a difference with us.

    During the signup process, there will be an opportunity to ask for any access needs that you may have, so that we can support all volunteers from the very beginning.

    If you are worried about a barrier to volunteering, get in touch with Georgia (volunteer@justlikeus.org). 

     

    • LocationNorth London, East London, South London, West London, Central London, Tower Hamlets, Online
    • Time CommitmentRegular
    • CauseLiberation
    • Communication
    • Team work
    • Planning / organisation
    • Problem solving
    • Positive attributes
  • FEAST With Us logo

    Volunteer Delivery Cyclist

    FEAST With Us

    This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

    Are you passionate about using your skills to help your community? Can you help us by delivering our meals or collecting surplus food?Our cyclist volunteers are an essential part of our chain of help, taking the food we need to cook, bringing it to our kitchens, and delivering cooked meals to various partner shelters, hostels and community centres.Routes are regularly available on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week, plus additional opportunities during the week. We hope to recruit both ad hoc and more regularly scheduled volunteers.

    Our service supports the residents of homeless shelters. Our meals are made from
    100% donated and surplus food.


    We have a partnership with some food distributor charities such as Edible London,
    City Harvest and Barnet Food Hub, which supply us with plenty of fresh food for our
    meals. However, this food needs to be collected and taken to our venues for us to
    cook with it. As well as, we need cyclists to collect meals from our facilities and
    deliver them to the shelters.
    As such we have an essential volunteer opportunity to help with some specific
    routes.

    • LocationCentral London
    • Time CommitmentOne-Off, Regular
    • CauseHealth, Hardships
    • Communication
    • Team work
    • Positive attributes
  • FEAST With Us logo

    Volunteer Delivery Driver

    FEAST With Us

    This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

    Are you passionate about using your skills to help your community? Can you help us by delivering our meals or collecting surplus food?Our driver volunteers are an essential part of our chain of help, taking the food we need to cook, bringing it to our kitchens, and delivering cooked meals to various partner shelters and community centres.Routes are available on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week, and we hope to recruit both ad hoc and more regularly scheduled volunteers.

    Our service supports the residents of homeless shelters. Our meals are made from 100% donated and surplus food. We have a partnership with some food distributor charities such as Edible London,City Harvest and Barnet Food Hub, which supply us with plenty of fresh food for our meals. However, this food needs to be collected and taken to our venues for us to cook with it. As well as, we need drivers to collect meals from our facilities and deliver them to the shelters. As such we have an essential volunteer opportunity to help with some specific routes.

    • LocationNorth London
    • Time CommitmentOne-Off, Regular
    • CauseHealth, Hardships
    • Communication
    • Team work
    • Positive attributes
  • Kenwood House, English Heritage logo

    Explainer Volunteer

    Kenwood House, English Heritage

    This opportunity is ongoing, with no end date.

    On the edge of Hampstead Heath surrounded by tranquil landscaped gardens, Kenwood is one of London's hidden gems. The breath-taking interiors and stunning world-class art collection, including Rembrandt's 'Portrait with Two Circles' are free for everyone to enjoy.We are looking for friendly and enthusiastic people to help our visitors to understand and enjoy their visit to Kenwood House, and help us to bring this magnificent site to life.

    • LocationNorth London
    • Time CommitmentRegular
    • CauseArts, Media & Culture
    • Communication
    • Reflection
    • Positive attributes
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