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Your materials are carefully designed to support the learning objectives in the formal school curriculum and to engage and encourage student learning and participation. You are a positive role model for the students you will work with and they will gain great insights into the world of work through their time with you. They will also be encouraged to see a link between what they learn in the classroom and the working world and become better prepared for their post school lives.

1. Attending your programme training.
2. Becoming familiar with your programme and classroom materials.

Consider sharing a collage of some pictures from your past and present. You might include a picture from when you were their age, a key moment in your young life, a family pet, a sports team you train or play with or what your office looks like. Collateral that your organisation uses in recruiting staff or for training or marketing purposes may be usefully deployed here too as context for the current role in your career story. This will really assist in building rapport with the class and getting “buy-in” to the programme sessions.

Have clear and regular communication with your assigned teacher.

Once your programme start date is agreed you will need to update this information on your volunteer portal so that your programme resources will dispatch to your assigned school.

This will also ensure that your programme coordinator can support you on your volunteer journey.