We were delighted when Nottinghamshire Live featured our tutor, Jaclyn Olaniyan, who studied for her A Levels at Bilborough Sixth Form College, has returned to her secondary school, Nottingham University Samworth Academy, to provide valuable English, Maths, and Science tuition.
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This book in particular was one of the most interesting in terms of polarising opinion. Was the diary like format, split by mysterious dialogue, gripping or a cheap attention grab? Should all the unsettling details build to satisfying conclusions or be left to simmer in the back of your mind unexplained? And the ending – clever or clumsy?
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“My camera doesn’t work!”
“My internet’s slow!”
“I can’t hear you!”
“I can’t see you!”
“I don’t have a pen!”
“I need more paper!”
“I need to let the dog out!”
“My mic doesn’t work!”
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It’s hard to believe that this year’s tutor cohort only has five months left in the role before they move onto their next stage in life, be it university or the work place. So, with only five months to go before we wave goodbye to our class of 2020/2021 and say hello to 2021/2022, we’d better get cracking with our recruitment drive. And cracking we are! Even though it’s February, we are in full swing with our 6th form and college presentations, receiving applications, and interviewing. And, dare I say it, issuing our first contracts!
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If you are reading this as someone who is considering retaking subjects or reapplying to university, I can relate! I did both on my gap year with Yipiyap. Last year, I was downhearted to find I had been rejected from my top choice university. I had never considered taking a gap year before this point. A year on, having resat a subject and submitted a new UCAS form, I am now holding the exact offer that eluded me last year: taking a gap year was justified from a university application standpoint alone, and never mind the many other perks which come as part and parcel of it too!
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A bleak, ash covered road…
The bleachers of an American football game...
Under a blue sky on a desert island...
Thrust into the black emptiness of space after failing to convince your so-called “friends” you aren’t actually an alien imposter...
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A question that has played on my mind ever since joining Yipiyap is; what’s with the logo?! As someone who is very interested in the history of art and how it shapes the world around us, I couldn’t help but wonder about the story behind the Yipiyap bird!
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Reading the book, I felt two types of dread; the dread of the man and the boy walking through a decaying world, starving while they narrowly survive encounters with those who have rejected any sense of humanity out of desperation to keep living; and the dread of realising I’d picked an extremely bleak book for a relaxing evening! As I entered the Zoom call, I expected a black screen of exhausted faces. What I didn’t expect was for the team to actually enjoy the book, even more than I did!
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I did not choose to transition. In the same way as no-one that suffers pain, chooses to take pain killers. I had to transition to alleviate my gender dysphoria. Transitioning being a need, rather than a want, strengthens our claim for medical transition, making it a necessary treatment and a right that should be protected, rather than something we want.
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With the summer’s exam resits an especially hot topic this year, Yipiyap recently received a write-up for our GCSE maths and English resit tuition in the Times Education Supplement.
Anne Haig-Smith, director of the Applied Learning Foundation at our partner, Activate Learning, describes the challenges of improving GCSE resitter outcomes in maths and English, and how Yipiyap’s online tuition has been helping this year.
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Writing in a journal can improve your memory, boost your productivity, and help you process emotions healthily. Yipiyap Tutor Rebecca writes about how she came to journal, her preferred style of journaling, and why you should give it a try too.
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Happiness can be a choice, but it’s not as simple as just deciding to feel better. Yipiyap’s Continuous Improvement Director Michael Bauer writes about six simple changes to his life that helped him find happiness.
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I may not be the next Jimi Hendrix but there’s something about music which draws me in - something that causes me to get lost in albums and the rhythms - so I wanted to write a blog post exploring the reasons why music is so magical and powerful.
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Adequate self-care has, in my opinion, a huge impact on your mental and physical well-being. So, what is self-care?
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I began working for Yipiyap in September 2019. Throughout the year both my role in school and my team have provided so many valued memories and experiences. The very first memory I have is my interview; I was nervous plus I couldn’t figure out how to turn on the sound on my laptop!
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Not long before I started at Yipiyap I began volunteering at a charity shop of a local children’s charity. A month had passed since my final exam and I was equally as restless about my future as I was bored at home every day. So, I thought I’d spend a few hours a week helping others instead of watching TV all day.
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I know for some people art is the very last thing they’re thinking about right now but for me it’s how I’m staying happy. What’s difficult with drawing or painting is knowing where to start, much like when writing an essay for example so here’s plenty of arty things I’ve been enjoying to give you some ideas.
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Something I did not necessarily expect to be such a valuable element of my Yipiyap experience is being part of such wonderful teams. At the start of my Gap Year I underestimated the significance of having a team assuming working independently at a school would be the predominant dynamic of the role.
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