York Students in Schools

Looking for student volunteers?

Every year we place around 500 student volunteers in local nurseries, primary and secondary schools. If you're looking for students to volunteer in your school, we'll guide you through how it works.

What's on offer?

Below are our most common placement types. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to request a more bespoke placement offer.

• Classroom Assistants - Can be subject or need specific, or just an extra pair of hands in the classroom.
• Speech, Language and Communication Assistants - In partnership with Early Talk for York, students receive training from City of York Council Speech and Language Therapists on conducting WellComm assessments and interventions.
• EAL Support Assistants - Support on a 1:1 or small group basis to support children who are struggling with their English, from volunteers that speak the same language as your EAL pupils.
• Transition Support Mentors - Group or 1:1 mentoring for year 6 pupils ahead of their transition to secondary school, or secondary school pupils moving into their GCSEs.
• GCSE Tutors - Group or 1:1 after school tutoring for pupils needing extra support ahead of their GCSE exams.

How does it work?

• We email schools at the beginning of each term to find out what support you would like for the following term and how many volunteers you need.
• Students are then matched according to your requirements and theirs. After this they will often attend an induction visit to your school to meet teachers and be shown around the school.
• Students have to go through pre-placement training and DBS checks to become a volunteer.
• You'll need to have a 'link teacher' at your school who will be our main point of contact for arranging volunteering, as well as the contact for student volunteers.

If you'd like to find out more please get in touch to discuss your requirements.