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Help shape brighter futures. Meet charities empowering young people through education and discover how you can make a difference.
About this event
King’s Volunteering connects you with organisations creating positive change in our communities.
Join us for Connecting with Charities 2025: Education, a drop-in event where you can meet charity partners working to support education and empower young people.
Whether you’re passionate about tutoring, mentoring, or improving access to education, this is your chance to discover how you can make a real difference through volunteering.
Come along any time between 12:15 and 14:45 to explore opportunities and causes that matter to you.
Why attend
- Speak directly with charity partners and discover volunteering opportunities.
- Learn how your skills and time can make a lasting impact.
- Find causes that fit your interests, passions, and availability.
Charities attending
Here are some of the organisations you’ll be able to meet on the day. More charities will be confirmed soon.
Literacy Pirates
Literacy Pirates supports young people aged 9–13 who are falling behind in reading and writing. Working with schools, families, and volunteers, they deliver creative, real-world projects that help children build confidence, perseverance, and key skills for the classroom and beyond.
Why their work matters: Children supported by Literacy Pirates make four times the progress they would typically make at school alone, transforming their reading and writing skills.
Project Access International
Project Access International is a student-led non-profit that helps young people from underrepresented and less privileged backgrounds apply to top universities in the UK, US, and Europe. Their mentorship programme connects secondary school students with mentors who guide them through every step of the application process. They also run initiatives such as summer bootcamps to boost mentees’ chances of success.
Why their work matters: Disadvantaged students are vastly underrepresented at top universities. Many lack the role models, application support, and community they need to succeed. Project Access works to level the playing field by providing free mentorship and guidance, helping students gain admissions, complete their education, and unlock future opportunities.
Team Up
Team Up works with primary and secondary schools across London to provide small-group tuition for pupils from low-income backgrounds. Their inspiring volunteer tutors help raise academic achievement and aspirations, giving young people the support they need to succeed.
Why their work matters: Many young people from low-income backgrounds don’t have access to the extra support they need to thrive at school. Team Up provides small-group tuition that helps close this gap, with most pupils doubling their expected progress in just one term.
London STEM Ambassadors
The London STEM Ambassadors connect young people with over 37,000 volunteers across the UK who bring science, technology, engineering, and maths to life. Through engaging school visits, online sessions, and community activities, they inspire the next generation by showing how STEM applies to the world around us and future careers.
Why their work matters: Meeting STEM Ambassadors helps young people increase their engagement with STEM subjects, understand their real-world value, and raise their aspirations for future study and careers in these fields.
ReachOut
ReachOut is a mentoring and youth development charity that helps young people aged 9–14 build vital socio-emotional skills such as empathy, teamwork, problem-solving, and confidence. Through weekly after-school sessions, volunteer mentors and project leaders provide positive role models and engaging group activities to support young people’s growth and development.
Why their work matters: Not all children have access to opportunities to develop the socio-emotional skills they need to thrive. ReachOut provides young people with the guidance and support to build these essential skills, helping them succeed at school and in life.
At this event
Volunteering Engagement Officer
Event details
Entrance space outside the Great Hall, King's BuildingKing's Building
Strand Campus, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS