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Widening Participation Tutors 2025-26
Why apply to be a WP Tutor?
Working in Widening Participation gives you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on social mobility and educational equity. As WP Tutor, you can make a tangible difference to the lives of young people who are currently underrepresented in higher education. We are keen to hear from UCL students who come from a WP background themselves.
As a WP Tutor, you will:
- Empower pupils to improve their Maths/Literacy skills and confidence
- Gain tutoring experience in a supportive environment
- Receive free tutoring and safeguarding training
- Boost your CV and future job prospects
Please see below for the two roles:
- UCL Accelerate Tutors (Maths)
- UCL Next Chapter Tutors (Literacy)
UCL Accelerate Tutors (Maths)
UCL Accelerate is a 12-week Mathematics tutoring programme developed by UCL’s Widening Participation team. It is an in-school tutoring programme, in which trained UCL Accelerate Tutors will go into schools and work with small groups of Year 10 students on Maths resources, with the aim of increasing attainment. These resources have been created by our partner organisations to form the basis of the tutoring sessions.
UCL Accelerate Tutors will deliver personalised instruction to Year 10 state school pupils from underrepresented backgrounds, helping them grasp mathematical concepts, enhance their problem-solving skills, and achieve measurable progress by the end of the programme.
Job description:
How to apply: Applications are now closed for this academic year.
UCL Next Chapter Tutors (Literacy)
UCL Next Chapter is a 12-week tutoring programme for Year 7 state school pupils from underrepresented backgrounds in London. The programme has been developed by UCL's Access and Widening Participation team with the aim of increasing pupils skill and confidence in reading, through weekly tutoring sessions delivered by trained UCL Tutors. UCL Tutors will deliver weekly in-school tutoring sessions to small groups of Year 7 pupils by following a lesson plan of engaging activities based around reading. These resources have been created by our partner organisation, The National Literacy Trust.
UCL Next Chapter Tutors will play a fundamental role in encouraging students participation with reading skills and supporting their learning in a creative and personalised way.
Job description:
How to apply: Applications are now closed for this academic year.
