It all began in May of 2021 when Yipiyap came to present their opportunities to people considering taking a gap year - me being one of those who felt uncertain about my future plans - but now I feel more than delighted to have taken advantage of this opportunity. It’s been quite the journey from start to finish, so I want to take this moment to reflect upon it and share it with you all and perhaps it’ll help you decide if being a Yipiyap tutor is something you’d want to also take part in.
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If it had not been for a rare facetime call from a distant friend of mine, I may never have heard of Yipiyap…
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Every week our franchisee and regional director, Richard Edge, curates our guide to professional development, Creating Giants, which lands with a bump in our tutors inboxes. Each issue is packed full of a whole host of ideas, hints, and tips to ensure that come July, our tutors are better equipped to navigate the professional world.
Recently our Head of Colleague Support, Hannah Allan, contributed with a piece on feedback and importantly, how to respond to it.
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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.
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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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