What is the Yipiyap Aspire Peer Tutor Programme?
Intervention as easy as 1-2-3.
Step 1: Your sixth formers and college students complete our digital Train to Tutor course, built on over a decade of tutoring know-how.
Step 2: Your dedicated contact on the Yipiyap Success Team assists in coordinating placements, whether within your institution or by connecting you with local schools.
Step 3: Tutees enjoy a serious progress boost, sixth formers dazzle jobs and unis with their impressive experience, and staff get Yipiyap's most cost-effective live tuition EVER.
Over a decade of experience - in five hours.
Building on over a decade of tutoring know how, your sixth formers begin with our digital Train to Tutor course. The five one-hour modules cover everything that your sixth formers need to start tutoring, both inside and outside of school:
1. Introductions, in which learners are invited to reflect on their personality, strengths, and weaknesses, to discover their tutoring style.
2.Teaching & Learning, covering key pedagogy concepts they can use both as tutors and to support their own learning.
3. Selling Yourself, addressing pricing, marketing, and all things entrepreneurial.
4. Professionalism, which covers essential skills and knowledge including safeguarding, data privacy, and income tax.
5. The Pitch, where all of your learners' hard work culminates in a Dragon's Den-style presentation of their tutoring business.
Supporting you every step of the way.
And once your crack team of peer tutors are ready?
Your dedicated contact on the Yipiyap Success Team will help put everything in place - whether that’s tutoring within your own lower school or partnering with a local school – and will support you every step of the way.
Everyone benefits from the peer tutor magic.
Tutees in lower school reap the progress-boosting benefits of peer tutoring that Yipiyap have harnessed for years.
Sixth formers and college students get impressive experience that will dazzle jobs and unis, plus the confidence and skills to earn money in their own time.
And staff get Yipiyap's most cost-effective live tutoring EVER.
Impactful Evidence-Based Intervention
Over a Decade of Peer Tutoring Success
Designed for KCSIE Compliance
What skills will your peer tutors gain?
Planning & Self Reflection
Teaching & Learning Skills
Leadership and Self-Confidence
Entrepreneurial Savvy
Teamwork & Communication
Still have questions about running the Peer Tutor Programme?
Below are answers to some of the questions we’re most often asked by schools and sixth form colleges. If there’s anything else you’d like to know, just get in touch - we’re always happy to chat about how the programme could work for you.
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If you’re a school with a lower school, tutoring may take place internally. If you're a sixth form college, Yipiyap can support you to build connections with local schools or youth organisations for external placements.
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They’ll gain invaluable experience for CVs, UCAS statements, or job applications - developing skills in leadership, communication, resilience, and teaching. Many also report a boost in self-confidence and motivation.
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Peer tutoring helps younger students improve academically, build confidence, and feel more comfortable asking for help. It’s a low-pressure, relatable way to make progress - especially when sessions are one-to-one or in small groups.
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The Peer Tutor Programme is designed to be an accessible and affordable enrichment option for schools and colleges. If you're interested in bringing the programme to your learners, get in touch and we’ll talk you through how it works and what’s involved.
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It’s up to schools and colleges how they deploy their tutors, but most treat tutoring as an extracurricular development opportunity rather than a job.
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Not at all! The Train to Tutor course is self-paced and designed for 16–18-year-olds. It takes around five hours to complete and includes interactive modules on communication, safeguarding, lesson planning, and even starting a tutoring business.
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You’ll be supported every step of the way by a dedicated Yipiyap Success Team contact. From providing safeguarding advice to helping coordinate placements, we’ll make sure everything runs smoothly.
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Not at all. While the programme originally supported schools with a lower school, it’s now widely used by standalone sixth form colleges. We’ll help connect your learners with local schools to set up meaningful tutoring opportunities.