The City Year volunteering scheme is to reach 17 schools and 10,000 pupils across two cities after launching in Birmingham for the first time this term.
Wearing eye-catching red jackets, the scheme sees volunteers aged 18 to 25 serving full-time in schools in deprived areas.
Copying a model from America, it launched in London three years ago and has just opened its doors in Birmingham. This year, 160 volunteers will work across 17 schools in both cities – 11 in London and six in Birmingham.
The volunteers will give 195,000 hours during this academic year, working with 10,000 children and also providing “intensive curriculum support” for 1,000 of the most vulnerable pupils.
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