We want to help every learner gain the confidence to take control of their educational journey and encourage them to keep striving, whatever setbacks they face, in the pursuit of their most ambitious academic and personal goals.
It’s a huge mission but we’re giving it all we’ve got.
Since 2012, we’ve been delivering our unique provision to schools and colleges all over the UK. Our peer tutors (or Yipiyaps as we call them) support young people in a wide range of settings, building their confidence and improving academic outcomes.
Yipiyap has been changing lives with the magic of peer tutoring for over a decade. Founder and CEO Anne Morris talks about the company's journey from an idea to a trailblazer.
…but not all villages are created equal. We are school/college tuition specialists and over 40% of our leadership team are former Yipiyaps who have been inspired to stay with us to keep delivering our mission.
Upside Down Management means trusting our colleague's autonomy as professionals.
We collaborate towards a common purpose. Commercial awareness supports that.
We love ideas and creativity.
We tailor everything we do to our schools', colleges', and students' needs.
We have a "whatever it takes" approach.
Quality of service drives us.
Operational excellence is key to supporting students, schools, and tutors.
We're ambitious and always moving forwards.
We never stop learning and improving.
Everything we do benefits everyone involved. It has to be a win for everybody.
An altruistic approach is essential.
We are transparent and inclusive in our communication.
We hold nurture and challenge in equal measure in everything we do.
We respect young people.
We nurture personal and professional growth.
We only choose inspirational role models for our team: nothing less.
We take responsibility for our actions and feelings.
We are unique, positive, and fun.
10 years of inspiring young people
90,000+ hours of support every year
270,000 students with improved life chances
Our team is a community of wonderful individuals who live the Yipiyap values every day. We’ve all been inspired by special teachers and educators in our own lives - here are our directors’ favourite teachers. Click the button below to meet the rest of the team and learn which mentor inspired them most.
Anne Morris
Founder and CEO
“My standout teacher was Chris Pilkington who taught me in Year 5 - he ran the school football team, made up amazing stories, did massive art projects that everyone wanted to get involved in and wrote the school plays. Total inspiration!”
Catherine Birkett
Co-Founder and COO
"My Year 6 teacher and headmaster Bryn James was a huge character who made every pupil feel special and cared for. I will never forget him bringing a tennis court net to our primary school field and setting it up one lunchtime so I could show him my serve. I worked ten times harder in every lesson after that and I have never forgotten him!"
Okay, we admit it - we're pretty fanatical about our workplace culture. But doing things the Yipiyap way has worked for us so far, and we're not giving up any time soon!
Continuous improvement
We think we're pretty good at what we do - but we never stop looking for ways to do better!
Professional development
Our tutors and Leadership Team are always learning too - and 40% of the LT are former Yipiyap
tutors.
Upside-down Management
Our top priority is always supporting that key relationship: Yipiyaps and their learners.
