The Brilliant Club is an award-winning charity that recruits, trains and pays doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to deliver programmes of university-style teaching to small tutorial groups of state school students. Their mission is to mobilise the PhD community to support less advantaged school students to access and succeed at university. The Brilliant Club works with around 10,000 school students across the UK each year on their flagship Scholars Programme, placing around 400 PhD researchers in their schools.
We have been working with The Brilliant Club since 2015 and now have a huge number of BCU PhD and post-doctoral researchers as Brilliant Club Tutors.
Why join the Brilliant Club as a tutor?
- Receive expert training to develop and hone your pedagogical skills
- Communicate your research to a non-specialist audience
- Gain sustained teaching experience
- Join a nationwide community of over 1,000 like-minded researchers making a huge impact on university access
- Receive competitive pay and benefits, earning from £605 per placement, plus an additional £161 for designing a new course, and travel expenses
- Boost your CV and receive support to communicate your skills in future job applications
- Support and inspire young people from less advantaged backgrounds to access university
How do I find out more and become a Brilliant Club Tutor?
You can find out more about how to apply here, and sign up for a national information event here.
Our next BCU-Specific Information Event will take place 12.30-1.30pm on Tuesday 1 April 2025 via Zoom. Save the Date – the sign-up link will be provided soon.
Once you become a Brilliant Club tutor, you are a tutor for life! You can undertake an Autumn, Spring or Summer placement whenever suits you to fit around your research and other commitments.
Media and links
Online application form | please read the notes for guidance here
Rebecca’s Brilliant Club story
For any questions please contact us at admpgr-studio@bcu.ac.uk
