Periodic Reporting for period 1 - AIMS (Accessible, Impactful, Measurable and Socially responsible tutoring)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2015-04-01 al 2015-07-31
AIMS makes it easier for tutors to start, build and develop their career, with opportunities for networking, training and observations; and for clients to find good tutors in a transparent and fair way, with lower intermediation costs. For the industry, AIMS opens up access to industry wide accreditation and collaboration; and for society, Tutorfair brings a one for one promise to give free tutoring to those who can't afford it.
So far, Tutorfair has achieved TRL 7 with 18,000 registered users and has helped 2,916 students for free through the Tutorfair Foundation. Following successful application of the technology in Central and Greater London, the platform was trialed using a high touch model in one adjacent UK territory (Birmingham) and is being trialed using a low touch model in several adjacent UK territories, with analysis of results incorporated into subsequent development of core features and strategy, and fed back into Tutorfair’s proprietary tutor ranking algorithm.
We now seek support from Phase 2 SME Instrument to complete development of this novel technology and support commercialisation in the EU28. Results of this project will meet objectives for the Open Disruptive Innovation theme by creating a new paradigm on the fast-growing private tuition market, lowering barriers to entry, empowering local tutors and widening access to tutoring for those who can’t afford it.