July 2nd marked World Tutors Day, a special occasion to celebrate the dedicated professionals who shape minds and inspire learning. This year, we had the pleasure of starting our day with Anne Morris, the founder of Yipiyap, a tutoring service that pairs near-peer tutors with students in need.
Anne’s journey to founding Yipiyap is an inspiring tale of passion and perseverance. A former secondary school maths teacher, Anne transitioned into accounting before starting her family. Her return to the workforce was driven by a desire to address the numeracy standards in the UK. She spotted an opportunity to bring tutoring into classrooms, not as private sessions but as integrated support within schools.
Her innovative idea was simple yet powerful: recruit highly academic gap-year students to serve as tutors in schools. This approach, unheard of in 2012, has grown substantially. Starting with just two tutors, Yipiyap now employs around 92 tutors, all committed to improving students’ academic performance.
Join us in this discussion as we share insights, success stories, the future, and how near-peer tutors can be particularly effective with students retaking their GCSEs.
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