Stone King to help charity volunteers
Bath-based law firm Stone King has teamed up with a charity that provides educational support to children from low-income families.
Tutors United (TU) is a social enterprise that hires, trains and supports university students to deliver small group tuition to primary schoolchildren from lowincome and migrant backgrounds.
Stone King will support TU’S work and help boost the employability of its tutors.
The charity works with housing associations and primary schools and their tutors to deliver attainment-raising tutorials after school across England.
Stone King will provide careers support and work placement opportunities to the tutor cohort as part of the charity’s employability programme.
Volunteers from Stone King will assist in the tutor recruitment process and provide training sessions to give them insight into particular professions as well as ‘soft skills,’ such as presenting, teamwork, time management, leadership and communication.
These sessions aim to support TU tutors’ transferable skills and career progression opportunities for once they graduate.
The firm recently hosted an induction session for the new tutor cohort at one of its offices and will also reserve places on its annual Insight Scheme for tutors with an interest in law to get an insight into the legal world.
Steven Greenwood, managing partner at Stone King, said: “We’re excited about this partnership and the opportunity to support these dedicated tutors who are making such a difference to their tutor groups. Their work and that of Tutors United is so important and resonates with our commitment to being a socially responsible firm that supports the community around us wherever we can.”
Many TU tutors are law students and the majority are from lowincome households and almost 80% are from Asian and Black backgrounds. The charity also runs a Family Learning Programme which includes small group tuition with sessions for parents and carers.