The impact‘I feel more connected to my localcommunity’3.98Many of our tutors are local, but for some,particularly students who have not grownup in their university city, tutoring is anopportunity to become more involvedwith local communities.I have felt more connected“to communities in Manchester,especially as the school was notclose to where I currently live andthe children were from a rangeof different backgrounds.EleriGrif昀椀ths, Primary Tutor, graduatestudent in MSc Sport and Exercise(Psychology) at ManchesterMetropolitan University”Being a tutor helps me to“become a better role model andinspires me to set a good exampleand instil a genuine curiosityfor learning in the pupils I teach.On the 昀氀ip side, each day I tutorI am given the chance to learnsomething new from the pupilsthemselves!Joe Clarke, Primaryand Tutoring Plus Tutor, graduatein Philosophy and Politics from theUniversity of Manchester”For others, who already have a deepconnection to the community wherethey’re tutoring, tutoring is a way to bean inspiring role model and ‘pay it forward’to the next generation.I absolutely love working with“the children. Given that I am in mymid 昀椀fties, I feel that I am able to notonly help with English skills but withother skills too – including social skills,letter writing, job applications andcultural capital.Lucy Moreau,Primary and Secondary English Tutor,PhD student in Irish Literature at theUniversity of Liverpool”‘I feel better prepared for myfuture career’4.03Being a tutor has made me so much“more con昀椀dent and professional. Ithas given me an insight of what it’sgoing to be like when I continue mycareer in becoming a Maths teacher.Nicole Eccleston, Secondary Maths Tutor,current undergraduate in Psychologyat Liverpool John Moores University”Some of our tutors 昀椀nd that their experienceas a tutor generates an interest in pursuing acareer in teaching: around 18% of our tutorssigned up because they alreadywanted to teach, but another39% say that tutoring hasmade them more likelyto pursue a career inthe 昀椀eld. With TutorTrust alumni alreadyworking at schoolsacross and beyondthe North (and, insome cases, workingwith us to runtutoring programmesin their school), weare proud to be givingmore potential teachersinvaluable experienceworking with young people.It has given me my wish list:“teach / tutor Maths.” Faisal Fazal,Secondary Maths Tutor, began tutoringto complement an existing career indata scienceBeing a tutor has encouraged me“to consider a career in teaching! Ilove working in a school environmentand spending time with the studentson my current assignments is sucha pleasure I can honestly say I lookforward to going into work!Bethany Whiteside, Primary andSecondary English Tutor, graduatein Psychology from ManchesterMetropolitan University”Tutor Trust Impact Report 2022/2023 33
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