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About Pimlico Connection

This peer-tutoring scheme has been running at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 2026-27 programme will provide online tutoring support in science or maths for students in Year 10 and 11. Tutorials will take place between January and March 2027.

Pimlico Connection tutoring is free and all state schools can apply for places for their students. 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. 

How to apply

Applications for tutors to work with your school in the Spring Term of 2027 will open in November 2026.

Key information for teachers

• Tutors can work with between 1 and 4 students (you can select the group size).
• Each school can have up to 4 tutors.
• Tutors can support science or maths.  You can choose your subject.  Please note that science sessions should have either a biology, chemistry or physics as the main focus - not all tutors are equally confident across all sciences.
• Tutoring takes place after school and most students attend from home. 
• You will be put in touch with your tutors and asked to provide them with guidance on topics to cover and if possible relevant resources for planning.
• You will be sent register of attendance each week and asked to follow up with non- attendees.