Yipiyap

Calling all Year 13 parents!

Is a gap year the right career move for your child?
We are pleased to announce we will be holding our inaugural Yipiyap Parent Gap Year Q&A session with our Opportunities Director Cath Devaney on 27th April 6:30-7pm.

What to expect?
Cath will talk about the pros and cons of taking a Gap Year, who should, who shouldn’t and everything else any parent of a Year 13 considering a year out should know.

More about Cath:
Cath is a parent of two children, one of whom took a Gap Year and the other a direct route to University. Cath is also an ex-Assistant Head teacher, with experience of in-school tutoring, so she is in a prime position to have an open discussion with parents about the benefits of a Gap Year for young students and how it can be a positive step forward on their career path.

Parents can sign up using the link below:
https://www.yipiyap.co.uk/recruitment-q-and-a

Year 13 pupils thinking about a gap year between school and university were offered some career-building opportunities by school-in-support company Yipiyap

Regional Director Jennifer Haynes outlined how a year with them can help boost a student's confidence, employability, and also bank balance before they finally go off to university.

The organisation places bright and enthusiastic pupils in local state schools, mainly to give one to one or small group support to struggling pupils.

"Pupils who attended sessions were found to be 23% more successful at gaining a grade 4 or above compared to those who didn’t". Speaks volumes doesn't it?

Thank you Activate Learning and Anne Haig Smith for your collaboration!

Oxford pilot project to boost GCSE pupil grades to expand A PILOT network to help GCSE pupils has proven successful and will be rolled out on a wider basis.

We were delighted when we opened The Guardian magazine recently; three of our tutors were featured in an article about how the pandemic had affected their best laid university or gap year plans. Read on to find out how they made the very most of their unplanned year...

‘This isn’t how my gap year was meant to be’: how Covid turned young people’s lives upside down Some have missed out on adventure, others on university places – but as well as turmoil, the pandemic has thrown up some surprising consolations

We're all about giving school leavers the best possible gap year employment opportunity and a key element of this is helping them to prepare for their next steps, be that at university or in the world of work. Our weekly tutors guide to professional development curated by Richard Edge featured an interesting piece recently on responding to feedback.

Responding to feedback — Yipiyap Remember to accept positive feedback with good grace and humility. And negative feedback that you don’t agree with? Nine times out of ten this feedback will be coming from a good place, given to you to help you grow and develop. The key is how you work through the feedback and have the self-awaren...

We enjoyed contributing again to the ongoing debate on how our nation’s pupils and students can catch up on their missed learning. Our CEO Anne Morris thinks that learning happens most effectively when young people are happy which means that it is crucial for the catch-up tuition to be done right.

This academic year saw the roll out of our essential skills program; the brain child of Anne Morris and Michael Bauer. It was created to push, inspire, and even challenge our tutors. We wanted to give them the opportunity to get their teeth into something else, something in addition to the already brilliant work they are doing, be that in-school or on-line. Read here what Lara thought of the program...

Essential skills - why are they so important? — Yipiyap Essential skills help us through life in more ways than we can understand which is why Yipiyap decided to create a program which offers Yipiyaps the opportunity to improve and master skills that are essential in all aspects of life.

Calling all sixth forms and colleges! We’d love to talk to your year 13s about our gap year employment opportunity! Today at 16:00, Richard Edge will be hosting a live Q&A session where your year 13s can learn about the role – sign up here!




www.yipiyap.co.uk/signup