BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, is a professional body and learned society dedicated to promoting and advancing information technology since 1957. With over 70,000 members across 150 countries, we are committed to ensuring everyone's experience with technology is positive.
By pairing industry professionals with classroom teachers, TEALS aims to enrich computing lessons, enhance student engagement, and accelerate the professional development of computing teachers. The programme seeks to bridge the computer science education gap, inspire more diverse students to pursue careers in technology, and equip young people with the skills needed to navigate a world transformed by AI. Ultimately, TEALS aspires to create a lasting impact on computing education in the UK, fostering a new generation of technologically literate and empowered students
We look for volunteers who have a Computer Science or equivilent degree in IT, who are keen to inspire young people to pursue careers in the digital space.
The TEALS programme provides volunteers with direct work, face to face or hybrid, with young people over a period of time. This enables effective relationships to be built in the classroom with teachers and the class as well as promote role models, careers and also real-world applications.
Our Opportunities
Volunteers will support a secondary school in Hartlepool to join Computing lessons with KS3 and KS4 pupils to support student learing. The TEALS project aims to increase the uptake of GCSE Computer Science https://www.bcs.org/deliver-and-teach-qual