Volunteering with Young People

Support Employability Fair Support employability activities for this fair in August, helping young people find work. Volunteers to help One to one, run workshops and talks needed. More ... School sports day helpers Assist in school sports events, from registering students, setting up equipment, interacting with students, officiating, taking photos, organizing groups More ... Judges for School Sports Innovation Awards Help judge a competition for school sports ambassadors who have developed innovative projects More ... Training for Youth Led Career Service Interns Help run training workshops for young people who are running a careers service for young people. More ... Facilitate a Youth Offender Panel Meeting young offenders, their parents/carers and victims and agree what the young person will do to make amends and stop re-offending. More ... Storytelling without books Small teams can volunteer in a primary school to tell stories directly to children without a book. This project lights up the imagination of the children and the volunteers. More ... Assist with a Blue Peter Charity Campaign Charity seeks help with large scale campaign More ... Workplace talk and tour Give young people a tour of your office to explain the different jobs More ... One Day Enterprise volunteers Help young students develop a product prototype and business pitch. Be the trainer, facilitator and judge More ... Star in a short film created by young people Career films being created to show a range of choice in workplace. More ... Welcome to my school Create bilingual handmade books with school children who speak English as another language to support their literacy learning and celebrate the school’s diversity More ... Kids' Book club Run a book club for gifted and talented school children – help introduce interesting books to read and facilitate discussions to help stimulate children’s analysis skills and deep thinking More ... Bengali online translators Help a school communicate better with parents by helping the school translate newsletters into Bengali More ... Mural artist Create a mural design for a school boys' toilets, inspired from the children’s own designs. There is also the option to be involved with consultations with school children / helping run an art session. More ... Reading helpers Help students with weak literacy skills or those who need extra support to ‘catch up’ in class by practicing their reading and comprehension skills More ... Environmentally-friendly Art and Design Volunteers with artistic skills to assist pupils in creating a mural or sculpture to reflect sustainability in their school More ... Book labelling for school library Label and record school books with bar codes and scan them into the system More ... School vegetable patch/garden Help a local school prepare an area for growing fruit and vegetables and work with children to plant, care for plants and harvest their crops More ... Plastic bottle greenhouse Work with school children and teachers to build a greenhouse made from plastic bottles and a wooden frame More ... Reading buddy Help students with weak literacy skills, learning difficulties and English as an additional language ‘catch up’ in class by practising their reading and comprehension skills. More ... Volunteer to help promote the 2010 London Youth Games We are looking for some volunteers with Communication and PR skills to work in project teams to promote the games. More ...