The Brilliant Club
The Brilliant Club is an award-winning access charity that recruits, trains and pays doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to deliver programmes of university-style teaching to pupils in schools that serve under-represented communities.
The charity works in partnership with universities and schools across the UK; to date nearly 2000 researchers have worked as PhD tutors. This year The Brilliant Club run two programmes for researchers to get involved with: The Scholars Programme and The Brilliant Tutoring Programme.
What does it offer PhD researchers and post-doctoral researchers?
The Researcher Development Programme develops competencies which can be mapped onto the vitae framework.
The tutor outcomes framework outlines 4 key competencies:
Teaching and pedagogy
Tutors are trained and supported to design a programme of study and assessment for pupils. They will support pupils to bridge the gap between school and university and develop reflective pedagogical skills.
Communication and Public Engagement
Tutors deliver a series of academic tutorials based around their expertise, allowing structured opportunities to disseminate their research to a non-specialist audience. This work has been evaluated by UCAS to show a “strongly significant” impact on pupils’ likelihood of progression to highly-selective universities.
Professional and Career Development
Tutors will develop their time management skills, confidence, and ability to form networks with other researchers. Throughout the programme there are a number of opportunities to develop transferable skills to support future careers both in and outside of academia.
Fair Access
Tutors will build links with their local community through the school placement and will understand the barriers to HE. They will create learning environments to support the success of students from all backgrounds.
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