1. Bring learning to life: using volunteers to connect careers with the classroom
Friday, 09 November 2018

2. Our aim today
To support you in delivering impactful lessons, raise aspirations and challenge stereotypes by using volunteers from the working world in their classroom.

3. About Future First
Working with secondary state schools up and down the country
Alumni communities
Positive impact on students’ life chances, confidence and motivation
Thousands of employee volunteers a year

4. To begin In pairs or small groups, discuss the following statement:
“My experience of volunteers in school has always been positive.”
-           0-5 Short discussion about participant experiences with using volunteers in the classroom

5. Destinations & pathways
Why engage volunteers?
Curriculum
Destinations & pathways
-           5-10 Participants generate ideas about the benefits of volunteer engagement and complete a Venn Diagram as to how this fits into curriculum learning, pastoral issues, and student pathways
Pastoral
External drivers

6. Our impact
79% of students who took part in a co-taught lesson said that they found the lesson ‘more interesting’ or ‘much more interesting’ then typical lessons in that topic.
Every single teacher we worked with said that having a volunteer in the lesson added value to the teaching of the topic.
"Schools for which the analysis of the assessment data was performed, students who attended sessions made better progress in the core subjects than non-participating peers“
Buckler, N., Coles-Jordan, D., Crisp, P., and Silvera, S. (2015) ‘Future First’s alumni programme: Evaluation report’, Coventry: Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education (CUREE).

7. How volunteers can help
Remote support
Speakers, Q&As, workshops
Co-teaching
Projects
Level of planning required
-           15-20 Participants generate creative ideas for their own subject/area of responsibility

8. Your ideas Communications manager Counter-terrorism expert Chef
Trim planner at Rolls Royce

9. Finding volunteers
What challenges or concerns would impact on your ability to find and secure volunteer support?
-           20-30 Where to find volunteers and how to secure their support

10. Where to source volunteers
Your personal networks
Alumni
Existing contacts (e.g. parents)
Local businesses
External organisations

11. Taking care of your volunteers:
Volunteer experience
Taking care of your volunteers:
Helps them feel at ease
Encourages them to take part and share more
Makes them want to come back again
-           30-40 Participants complete an activity about supporting volunteers and getting the most out of them on the day
-           40-45 Future First signposts the resources in the takeaway pack and participants share their next steps

12. Next steps
-           40-45 Future First signposts the resources in the takeaway pack and participants share their next steps

13. Thank you for taking part – please let us know your thoughts!
Feedback
Thank you for taking part – please let us know your thoughts!