1-on-1 Classes for Educators

Set up your next great class with Outschool’s 1-on-1 course format.

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Written by Rich L
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Learn how to use Outschool’s 1-on-1 course format to offer the same great individualized class experience for your learners, while giving yourself, and families greater scheduling flexibility!

1-on-1: How it works

Getting started from the Educator Dashboard

To get started with creating a new 1:1 class, go to the Classes tab from your Educator Dashboard. Simply click ‘Add a class,’ and choose 1:1 Class to start building your new listing!

1:1 classes follow all existing functionalities for creating a class listing as well as Standards for Class Listings. You can see great class listing examples here before submitting your 1:1 class for approval.

Availability

Next, you’ll need to set up your availability so families can schedule meetings that align with your schedule. To open up and adjust your schedule, select the Availability tab.

On the calendar, you can set and edit availability for:

  • A single date

  • A date range (ex: Dec 20 - Jan 1)

  • A particular day of the week (ex: all Tuesdays)

Educators can also control the minimum notice time for when an enrollment can be accepted, how many days into the future you can allow bookings, and set the start time increments that appear on the listing page.

**Note 90 days is the current furthest out availability for bookable dates and minimum notice time.

A few notes on availability settings:

  • 1-on-1 availability is separate from the auto-scheduling Availability tab on your Dashboard, which is used for all group format classes.

  • At this time 1-on-1 schedule availability cannot be set on mobile, and is currently available on desktop browsers only

Enrollment management

Adding, rescheduling, and canceling meetings

Managing your 1-on-1 enrollments can be done from the course Summary tab. To get started, click, View next to the learner you would like to add meetings for.

Select the Meetings tab and use the Add Meeting button to schedule new meeting times. Meetings added by a teacher must be confirmed by parents. If the parent hasn’t confirmed after 3 days, we will release the meeting times back to your availability.

Use the three vertical dots next to a corresponding meeting to cancel or suggest a new time for a future meeting date from the list of upcoming meetings.

When canceling or rescheduling a meeting, you will be asked to notify the family or select a new proposed meeting date. After 3 days, we will cancel the request and release the suggested meeting times to other families.

Canceling a meeting will automatically refund the family. If canceling future meetings, we will stop the future weekly payments.

Private meeting links

Private meeting times are another great way to provide personalized sessions for your learners, and can be found in the Availability tab as well.

Please note that private meeting links sent to families will expire in 3 days after creating the meeting. If the family does not enroll within 3 days, you will need to send a new link in order for families to complete their enrollment.

AI Teaching Assistant

The new 1-on-1 format also has Note Maker, a new virtual teaching assistant to help you save time with your 1-on-1 families. Simply jot down your feedback and notes, and click “Show me the magic” for our Note Maker tool to create both a descriptive and concise summary for you to choose between.

When you’re ready, click “Send Note to Family” to have your feedback automatically sent to the learner’s family. The message will be sent from your account, and you’ll be able to see all the previously sent notes in the parent message history.

A few tips for success:

  • Make sure to provide key details to Note Maker to ensure the accuracy of your suggested note. We recommend 2-3 bullet points that describe your feedback.

  • Don’t worry about style, structure, or even spelling mistakes - this will all be taken care of automatically. If you have less detail to share, choosing the Concise summary will probably be a better fit for you.

  • Always review what Note Maker has suggested before you send it to a family to ensure accuracy and alignment with our Community Standards.

  • Remember to only share feedback with the learner’s parents or guardians, and never include any personal information such as name, location, identity, or medical details.

Descriptive:

Concise:

Pricing, Payments, and Refunds

Educator Payouts

You'll receive payment for meetings on Sundays, 13 to 14 days after the scheduled meeting occurs. For recurring 1-on-1 enrollments that automatically charge on Sundays, you'll receive the payout on a Sunday 13-14 days after the week's meetings as well.

Refunds

For 1-on-1 classes, families may receive a full refund until 48 hours before each class, or within 24 hours of purchase for the initial class purchase only.

Minimum prices for math & English tutoring

To protect educators’ 1-on-1 teaching businesses on Outschool against too much competition, we enforce a minimum price requirement of $30 per hour for 1-on-1 math & English classes. While additional subjects may be added to this policy in the future, we currently only require a $30 per hour minimum price for math and English classes.

This minimum price is well below the industry average for online tutoring ($60-100 per hour), and is designed to ensure educators on Outschool are able to maintain competitive, sustainable businesses. By doing so, educators get to keep teaching what they love and families can continue to find high-quality classes on our platform.

You’ll see this minimum price in effect for:

  1. New 1-on-1 math and English classes that use the 1-on-1 class format created on or after June 22, 2023.

  2. Existing 1-on-1 math and English classes once they have been migrated to the 1-on-1 class format on or after June 22, 2023.

Enrollments prior to release of 1-on-1 class format in June 2023

For 1-on-1 classes that` include learners who enrolled prior to the class’s migration to the 1-on-1 class format, those learners will continue to be charged the price as set when they enrolled. All new enrollments following migration will be subject to the $30 per hour minimum enrollment requirement, and educators may set a price ≥$30 when migrating the class to the new format.

If an educator or organization has not migrated their class to the new 1-on-1 class format, the $30 minimum price requirement will not be applicable.

Coupon guidance

Educators may create coupons for 1-on-1 classes that result in an enrollment fee below $30 per hour. While coupons can be a valuable tool for both educators and families to try out new classes, we encourage educators to set prices that reflect the value of their time and expertise while supporting a sustainable revenue model for their business.

More pricing resources

Educators can explore additional pricing insights and recommendations for all classes on the Educator Library and view our 1-on-1 class format & pricing announcement from June 2023 for additional info.

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