The Mohn Westlake Foundation is proud to support Tutor Trust in delivering tutoring programmes across educational settings in the North of England, aiming not only to raise academic attainment but also to strengthen pupils’ confidence and enjoyment of learning.
Tutor Trust is a proudly northern charity with a mission to transform lives through tutoring. By providing great tutors to those young people who need them most, Tutor Trust helps to close the wide attainment gap between young people from low-income families and their wealthier peers. When tutoring is delivered well it has a strong positive impact on young people’s attainment, enjoyment and confidence in learning.
Tutor Trust is backed by evidence from two randomised controlled trials (RCT’s), making them unique in the sector for having ‘gold-standard’ evidence of the impact of their work. The first RCT found that pupils made an additional 3-month progress after being offered just 12 hours of tutoring.
Since delivering their first session in 2012, Tutor Trust have supported over 47,000 young. They currently offer tutoring in English, Maths and Science for those aged 5-18.
The support from the Mohn Westlake Foundation will enable Tutor Trust to continue its support of young people across the North of England, whilst implementing a new three-year strategy. This strategy will focus on:
- Broadening the reach of Tutor Trust by growing their partner base by 20%.
- Building new university partnerships to further embed tutoring into the student experience, creating future role models while supporting pupils to raise aspirations.
- Expanding delivery further across the North of England by launching in a new area by September 2027.
- Growing their Tutoring Plus programme to develop the offer and create a dedicated strategy, ensuring it continues to meet the needs of the most vulnerable young people.
- Tutor Trust advocating for a long-term state-funded tuition programme, championing the case for tutoring to become a permanent fixture in the education system.