As well as being fun, you will gain experience of leading sessions for primary students, which could be useful preparation for a range of careers. You will be working with the same group of students all year so will gain the satisfaction of seeing them make progress.
‘I like being able to help younger children in our community and it has definitely developed my leadership skills.’ Tabi
‘Even though I don’t want to go into teaching, working with the children has improved my confidence. I’ve also had to work as a team on planning activities and I’ve had to think about my time management.’ Emily
‘I’ve loved helping the children improve their skills and seeing them develop. Sometimes it’s tempting to give them the answer to a problem they are struggling with, but it’s much more satisfying to learn to ask the right questions so that they can find the solutions themselves.’ Aditi
There are no entry requirements for this choice
You will benefit from:
There are no additional costs
See Mrs Queralt or any of the Sixth Form students who are involved this year.
You will go into a primary school once a week to work with Year 5 students in either Maths or English. Our Maths outreach project involves running a weekly Maths Challenge Club for able mathematicians and culminates in a primary maths challenge in the summer term, where primary teams compete against each other. In English, you would lead a Writing Club where students write in response to a different stimulus each week. You will work alongside the students to help them gain a more mature style. You will plan and run a creative writing challenge day for all the students in the summer term.
There is no formal assessment or qualification, but teachers will come and visit you to see how you are doing and primary schools give us feedback.
1 hour per week