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Tutoring Plus Programmes

An award-winning approach built from years of experience and collaboration, we offer highly subsidised 1:1 tutoring and counselling to those young people in Greater Manchester who could benefit the most

Combining academic and therapeutic support

Initially, our support in this area came through Right Angle, an award-winning collaboration between ourselves and TLC: Talk, Listen, Change, the relationships charity which helps support safe, healthy, happy relationships. It was established in 2018 and was originally funded by the Department for Education as part of The Alternative Provision Innovation Fund. Whilst the DfE funding ended in July 2020 (as had always been planned), with the generous funding from Porticus and the MariaMarina Foundation, we can continue our work alongside TLC in a partially funded, highly-subsidised model.

Our therapy and tutoring model supports children in alternative provision, vulnerable children and Looked after Children (LAC), with a combination of tutoring and emotional wellbeing support. This unique approach addresses both the causes and symptoms of underachievement, dealing holistically with the needs of the pupils referred through schools or virtual schools. We continue to develop tailor-made packages for the young people we support to enable them to develop their confidence and academic ability in tandem.

Unlike our other Tutoring Plus programmes, currently, this approach is only available to young people of secondary school age in Greater Manchester who fit one of the above criteria. There are limited places available on this highly subsidised programme, so get in touch if you would like to refer a young person for this support.

I mean, it gave him the confidence to sit his GCSEs. This was a young man that didn't think he was going to finish school [and now] completely finishes his GCSEs, it's huge."

LAC Officer on a pupil referred to our services

King's Trust Achieve

Our partnership with The King's Trust enables us to offer our high-quality tutoring alongside the Achieve units, which help young people develop personal and life skills in key enrichment areas.

Just like our other therapeutic tutoring services (see The Right Angle), The King’s Trust Achieve project supports more than just academic development. The Achieve units cover six topics, ranging from skills for school, personal and social development, to life skills, support for mental health, active citizenship, enterprise projects and preparation for work. This programme is great value for money as, thanks to the support of one of our very generous funders, it is heavily-subsidised.

Our highly-skilled Tutoring Plus tutors deliver the modules from the Achieve programme alongside 12 one-hour maths or English tuition sessions. This blended approach enables our tutors to tailor sessions specifically to the individual learner, empowering them to decide which Achieve units they’d like to cover, which increases their motivation to succeed.

Want to find out more?

If you’d like to know more about The King’s Trust programme and tuition for young people in your service, please email our Director of Tutoring Plus Jo Meredith, or Penny Mitchell, Tutoring Plus Partnerships Manager...