To enact King’s commitment to positive social impact, our staff and students can take up to three service days each year to volunteer their time to support our local, national, and international communities.

Volunteering is a great way to make a positive difference in the world.

To enact King’s commitment to positive social impact, everyone employed by King’s can choose to spend up to three days or 21 hours per year (pro-rated if relevant) doing voluntary work for another organisation or volunteering scheme, regardless of the role you have at King’s. King's staff can visit the Service Time intranet page (King's log in credentials needed) for more information.

Students can log their volunteering hours towards a KCLSU Volunteering Award.

Supporting a social mobility organisation's effort to tackle educational inequality is an effective way to support widening participation.

King's staff and students can visit the King’s Volunteering webpage to find social mobility and widening participation organisations looking for volunteers to support underrepresented and disadvantaged young people with their educational journeys.

Current students can find a wide range of active student groups and societies on the KCLSU webpage providing widening participation activity to underrepresented groups and communities and browse other volunteering opportunities through the KCLSU Volunteering Record (log in credentials required). Students can also visit their former school or college to deliver a presentation about life at King’s to prospective students through becoming a student ambassador.

Once you're a King's student, you'll also have the opportunity to volunteer with some our partner institutions, including the below:

IntoUniversity 

IntoUniversity work with disadvantaged communities through local learning centres and in-school activities. There are plenty of opportunities for both King’s staff and students to volunteer to provide crucial support and act as positive role models, including at their Kennington Centre in Lambeth close to our campus. They are looking for volunteers, either on a one-off or regular basis for primary or secondary aged pupils, including:

• Academic support after school sessions with primary or secondary students.
• University Student Mentoring for current students or recent graduates every two weeks throughout the academic year.
• Corporate mentoring for staff, once a month over an 18-month period including the mentee’s first term at university.
• One-off business or career workshops for secondary students.

Citizens UK

Citizens UK is a people power alliance of diverse local communities working together to campaign for justice on the issues that matter to them. King’s is a strategic partner of the CUK South London chapter. Staff can get involved to participate in local campaigns for social justice and train in community organising techniques.

CoachBright

CoachBright help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds through academic tuition. They are looking for volunteers able to tutor primary-secondary pupils in a range of subjects over 9-12 weeks.

Team Up

Team Up tackle educational disadvantage in the UK through academic tuition. They are looking for volunteers able to tutor pupils in GCSE maths or English over 12 weeks.