Inspire students to achieve their potential
The Widening Participation Team works to raise aspirations and attainment towards higher education. There are many ways that you can get involved in our programmes, from supporting on-campus visits to working with individual children.
Below are all of the opportunities currently provided by the team, have a look at the profiles and find the right one for you.
Volunteering opportunities
- One hour a fortnight
- Mentor a young person one-to-one
- Primary or secondary aged children
- Work in the third sector
Find out more and apply.
- Mentor a new mature undergraduate student
- Develop interpersonal skills and enhance your CV
- Open to second and third year mature students
Email mature@nottingham.ac.uk for more information.
- One hour per week for up to six weeks
- Lead sessions in primary schools
- Training on campus
- Travel time up to one hour for school visits
Find out more and apply.
Paid opportunities
- Work on a two-week residential programme in July
- Support 16-17 year olds
- Lead activities and gain new skills
- Be part of our ambassador team and have fun
- 10 week placements
- Placements in local secondary schools
- Leading 1:1 or small group sessions
- Partnership with Nottingham Trent University
- 10 week placements
- Placements in local primary schools
- Support a teacher in delivering their lessons
- Partnership with Nottingham Trent University
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Work on bespoke events for prospective mature students
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Offer advice and guidance to new students at our two day induction programme, Kick Start
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Open to current mature students
Email mature@nottingham.ac.uk for more information
- Flexible hours to suit your studies
- Work on campus
- Help showcase higher education and the University
Find out more and apply.
Visit our Workspace page for more information about our Inspiring Young People module (you'll need your University username and password to log in).
Unibuddy ambassadors
- Answer questions from prospective students on Unibuddy, our online chat platform
- Work remotely on computer or smartphone
- Flexible hours
Find out more and apply