Meet the Team: Anna

What is your role at Tutor The Nation? Growth and Fundraising Executive ✨ What does your role entail? My role involves lots of different things that go towards growing TTN. I manage our finances, fundraising, partnerships with corporates and other organisations. I also work closely with the team on communications and overall strategy.  Tell us about … Continued

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Prioritizing Volunteering with a Busy Schedule

Early volunteering experience I first started volunteering when I was in year 10, for my Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award. I volunteered with my local Brownie unit that I had attended when I was younger for a 6-month commitment. Admittedly, it was challenging at first, and daunting going from a Brownie to now organising and supporting … Continued

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The Future of Standardised Tests

Reviews and Reforms With the standardised testing season looming over students and the recently announced reforms to UCAS personal statements, the discussion on the efficacy of standardised tests to fairly assess learning is resurfacing. The one-size-fits-all approach Standardised testing has been in place for a long time now – in the UK, A-levels became a … Continued

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Good for You Too

How Volunteering can Improve Mental Health As well as having a positive impact in society, volunteering can also improve your mental health. The smallest act of kindness towards someone else can make a big difference to their life, as well as yours. How do I benefit from volunteering? Connecting with Others By volunteering, you’ll be … Continued

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What can Volunteering do for you?

Exploring the many benefits of regular volunteering and helping others. Often, discussions surrounding the benefits of volunteering centre on two areas:  What impact does it have on the person/community being aided? How can it help me (the volunteer)? Volunteers naturally shy away from discussing the second point, and this is completely expected. The fear is … Continued

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Women in STEM

In this blog, Tahira Fitzherbert, one of Tutor The Nation’s Volunteer Ambassadors, shares some more information on the work that needs to be done to encourage more women into STEM, and explains how volunteering with Tutor The Nation can help make a difference. The 11th of February 2023 marked the UN’s eighth International Day of … Continued

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Equality of Opportunity: What is it and how does Tutor The Nation contribute to it?

In this blog, Emeli, one of TTN’s Volunteer Ambassadors, explains the concept of equality of opportunity and how she makes a difference by volunteering as a tutor. What does ‘Equality of opportunity’ mean? Equality of opportunity embodies the idea that no individual should be systematically disadvantaged as a result of their identity or background. To … Continued

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Robyn – Meet the Team

As Tutor The Nation grows, we are excited to welcome another member to the team! In this blog, we meet Robyn. What is your role at Tutor The Nation? My official title is ‘Impact and Operations Officer’. What does your role entail? I will be handling volunteer development by training up our amazing volunteers to … Continued

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Accessibility & Online Education

Access to learning and education through the internet has the incredible potential to provide those with disabilities an equal access to education. It is understood that about 8-14% of students in the UK have a disability, as of now the relationship between students with a disability and technology has not yet been widely researched. However, … Continued

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Get Involved To Get Invested: Finding Meaning in Volunteering

In this blog, we’re hearing from Artemis, one of Tutor The Nation’s incredible Volunteer Ambassadors. Read on to learn more about how Artemis finds meaning in her volunteering work. You’re looking at volunteering projects, and maybe asking ‘is this actually meaningful?’ After all, it’s all just words and numbers on the screen, and not so … Continued

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