Tutoring in a deprived London borough, I was ready for the worst, but the boys are caring and ambitious – all they need is time
Walking out of the cinema, tears streaming down my face, I knew it was time for me to give back. I, Daniel Blake was only a film, but it was also so much more than that. I couldn’t stop thinking about the struggles those characters went through. It made me feel that we need to pull together as a society.
On the bus home I started researching what I could do to make a difference. I looked at befriending the elderly and IT support charities, but then I heard about one that supports children from disadvantaged backgrounds by using volunteers to tutor maths and English. Currently, 60% of pupils not receiving free school meals achieve five or more A*–C grades at GCSE, compared with just 33% of those who do get free school meals. Tutoring is an effective way to raise a pupil’s attainment – but when an hour of private tutoring can cost up to £40, it is completely out of reach for those who need it most. As a former maths graduate, I knew I’d found the project for me.
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