Pimlico Connection

About Pimlico Connection

This peer-tutoring scheme has been running at Imperial since 1975 and aims to inspire students in STEM subjects, raising aspirations by providing students with positive role models for STEM subjects and higher education. Since 2020 the programme has been running online. 

The 2024-25 programme will provide online tutoring support in science or maths for students in Year 10 and 11 between January and March 2025.   Applications for schools will open in the second half of the autumn term. 

Pimlico Connection tutoring is free and all state schools can apply. If we receive more applications for tutors than we can fulfil, we will allocate places to schools with consideration of factors such as percentage of pupil premium students and proportion of students living in low participation postcodes. 

Programme Overview

• Tutoring sessions run online for one hour per week, tutors can work with up to four students. 
• Tutoring starts in January and runs until March (Easter break). Approx. 9 sessions.  
• Sessions are run online via Microsoft Teams; students are provided with an account to login to sessions. 
• Sessions take place after school and most students login from home. 
• We aim for tutors to work with the same students each week. 
• Teachers can select the students who attend. Registers will be provided and teachers are encouraged to discuss non-attendance with students.  
• All sessions are moderated by an Outreach staff member, if any sessions are 1:1 they are recorded. 
• All tutors receive training in teaching online and safeguarding.  
• Session content can be prepared by the tutor based on student requests or provided by the school. 

   

How to apply

Applications will  open in the second half of the autumn term.  You can apply for tutors if you are a teacher at a state school looking for science or maths support for students in Year 10 or 11.