What kind of people become tutors with Equal Education Partners?

We have high expectations of our tutors and pride ourselves on working with only the best individuals. Our tutors are qualified teachers and highly skilled graduates.

How are tutors recruited? 

We follow NSPCC Safer Recruitment guidelines:

• All of our tutors are interviewed by experienced qualified teachers and trained recruitment specialists. 

 Following successful interview, we require:

• Proof of Enhanced DBS 

• Two positive professional references

• Proof of Safeguarding Level 2 training

What will happen in my interview?

Your interview will be held by at least two of our recruitment team. As part of the interview process, we ask all of our tutors to plan and deliver an online tutoring session. You will be sent details of this prior to interview. 

What training do tutors receive? 

As part of our recruitment package, all tutors are required to undertake compulsory training. This includes: 

• Minimum Level 2 safeguarding (if not already completed)

• Tutoring Induction training

We also offer a range of additional free training opportunities which you will be able to access via Equal Education Partners. 

How many students are in a group? 

This depends on the needs of the school. You may be tutoring individual pupils or pupils in small groups.

If you are tutoring as part of the National Tutoring Programme, the guidelines state that pupils can access tuition in groups of 1:3, 1:2 or in some cases 1:1.

In all cases, we will advise you of your group sizes when the booking is confirmed. 

How long is each tutoring block? 

This is dependent on the needs of the school.

If you are tutoring as part of the National Tutoring Programme, each block provides 15 hours of tuition, organised to meet the needs of the school.

If you are tutoring an intervention group, the length and frequency of the tutoring block will be agreed with the school.

What happens once a placement is confirmed?  

Once you have been assigned to a placement, Equal Education Partners will liaise with you and the school to organise an initial meeting between you and the class teacher/subject teacher.  Where possible, we will arrange an additional session so that you can begin to build a relationship with your students. 

How will we communicate with you and keep track of pupil progress? 

Before tuition can begin, schools will need to share the following information with their tutor:

• Baseline attainment data

• Contextual information about the pupils (gender, Pupil Premium/SEN/ FSM/LAC/EAL status, attendance)

• Primary – KS1 attainment, mock SATs score, a core aim of tuition (e.g. achieve Greater Depth or achieve ARE in maths). 

• Secondary – KS2 attainment, target grade, most recent mock GCSE grade

Tutors will then be asked to plan a series of sessions based on pupil need. If schools prefer, you may be asked to to deliver pre-prepared materials in your sessions. 

Tutors will be asked to complete a written record of progress for each session which will be shared with schools. This will include a register of attendance. 

Do you offer online and face-to-face tuition? 

We offer both face-to-face and online tuition. 

Our online tuition is delivered using our bespoke secure learning platform. As a tutor, once booked, you will have access to the platform in order to prepare your resources.

All of these sessions are recorded, offering the opportunity to playback and review if needed.

We provide access to full training on our platform.

How do I apply to become a tutor with Equal Education Partners?

To apply to be a tutor with Equal Education Partners, click here.

Current Tutors

If you currently tutor with us, log in to the tutoring platform here.