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Equal Education

Organization and Contact

Organization Type
Nonprofit
Website Address
https://www.equal.education
Contact

Paul Singh (paul@equaleducation.co.uk)

Program Overview

Mission

We will achieve our vision by seeking smart, person-centred ways to transform one of the most difficult systemic problems in education, from the starting point of the individual lives of young people outwards. We’re doing this by building a different kind of teaching community, one made up of resourceful, resilient, caring tutors, who are ceaselessly driven by the profound impact they can have on young lives enabling these tutors to provide effective, empathetic, life-changing tuition to children living in care and disadvantage.

Program Description

School districts partnered with Equal Education to provide a regional scale tutoring intervention programme to improve the educational outcomes of Children in Care in schools. The programme has a strict design on assessments, methodology and delivery. This was to ensure that the tutoring was helping vulnerable students to attain higher. 

The Tuition: Individualized Learning Programme (TILP) is designed to, 

  • Target literacy attainment
  • Provide accurate assessment using the New Group Reading Test (NGRT)
  • Identify gaps in learning and provide strategies, suggestions, and interventions
  • Address pupils’ individual needs through teaching strategies and Reading Wise
  • Individual support – School teaching staff (SEMH), ReadingWise and EE Operational lead.
  • Raise attainment alongside supporting their emotional needs (SEMH). 

The Tuition: Individualised Learning Programme (TILP) is a three-term programme. As part of the TILP project, teaching staff were carefully chosen to carry out 1-1 tuition (25hrs), where they already had a good relationship with the young person. This enabled the ‘Tutor – Tutee’ to build a stronger relationship and enable the young person to fully engage in the tuition and make progress as a result by raising their attainment whilst supporting their emotional needs.

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Academic Intervention
Year Program Launched
2019
States of Operation
Georgia,
Illinois,
New York,
Virtual
Operation Locations
New York
Atlanta
Chicago

Students and Offerings

Number of Students Served in the Most Recent School Year
500-999
Grade Levels
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade,
Post secondary
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math,
Reading,
Science,
Social Studies
Languages of Instruction
English

Delivery Model and Staffing

Delivery Mode
Blended (for the same student, in-person and virtual sessions)
Setting
During School,
Immediately before/after school
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1
Number of Weeks Per Program
13 - 38 Weeks
Number of Sessions Per Week
1-3 days per week
Number of Minutes Per Session
30 minutes or less; 30-45 minutes; 46-60 minutes
Student/Tutor Ratio Per Program
1:1
Type of Tutor
Certified Teacher
Race/Ethnicity breakdown of tutors
2% American Indian or Alaska Native, 7% Asian, 7% Black or African American, 6% Hispanic or Latino, 78% White
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description
  • To support scheduling
  • Sharing tutoring session content Reporting attendance
  • Sharing academic progress
  • Sharing social or emotional progress
  • Accessing student information
  • Sharing at-home support suggestions
  • Family/Caregiver survey
  • Goal setting and monitoring progress toward goals

Customer and Cost

Customer Type
District
Nonprofit
School
Average cost for typical tutoring cycle
$500-$999
How many students per year program tutors
500-999

Research Evidence

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No