Pimlico Connection

About Pimlico Connection

This peer-tutoring scheme has been running at Imperial 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 2024-25 programme will provide online tutoring support in science or maths for students in Year 10 and 11 between January and March 2025.   

Applications for schools are now open. See the How to apply section below for more information. 

Pimlico Connection tutoring is free and all state schools can apply. 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 are open now and will close on Monday 2nd December.

If you are a teacher at a state school you can apply to have Pimlico Connection tutors work with your Year 10 or 11 students.  Please complete our application form.

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 main focus as not all tutors are equally confident across all subjects.
• Tutoring takes place after school on Tuesday and Wednesday (you can select your time preference).
• 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.
• If students do not attend regularly, they will be removed or replaced.

Key dates for teachers

• The deadline to apply is midnight on Monday 2 December 2024.
• We will let you know by Friday 6 December if your application has been successful.
• If you are allocated tutors, we will need confirmation of your requested tutor groups subject and timing by Friday 13 December.
• Schools will have the option to bring students to Imperial for a campus visit on the afternoon of Wednesday 22nd January or to have an early evening online welcome session.
• Tutoring will take place from week commencing 27 January to week commencing 31 March (with a break for half term).