Our team
How we staff your child’s team.
Edu-K runs like a small practice — not a franchise, not a solo tutor. A Master Educator assesses every new student and stays on every plan. Sessions are delivered by the educator who fits the work, and you can ask for the one you want.
The tiers
The right educator for the work.
Runs every assessment, writes and reviews every plan, owns quality across the practice. Led by Karuna Shah, the founder.
$100 / hourExperienced subject teaching for students who don’t need the Master Educator every hour.
$60 / hourFocused delivery — practice, drills, subject specialties — to the plan the Master Educator sets.
$35 / hour
Qualified Teacher Status from England. 20+ years in the classroom, math specialist, trainer of teachers, and SEN- and speech-and-language-accredited. Founded Edu-K in 2005.
Ten-plus years with children, degree-educated in education. Steady, patient, and the one families ask for.
Five-plus years with children. A calm, structured style that suits students who’ve lost confidence; quick to find where a gap really starts.
Three years with children and fluent in Spanish — a fit for bilingual households and students taking Spanish through their online school.
Specializes in math and engineering, master’s in marketing. Turns an abstract problem into something a student can see.
Specialist support
SEN, dyslexia, speech and language.
Karuna is an SEN-accredited teacher with speech-and-language support training. A child with specific learning needs gets a plan built around how they learn — and is held to the same standard as everyone else, not moved to a slower track.
The founder
Karuna Shah — the standard the practice is built on.
Karuna trained and qualified as a teacher in England and holds Qualified Teacher Status — a full teaching license earned through a degree and a supervised, assessed training year in real classrooms.
She has spent more than twenty years in the classroom, specialising in mathematics, and has trained and mentored other teachers into the profession — teaching the people who teach. She is also an SEN-accredited teacher with speech-and-language support training, which is why Edu-K can hold a child with specific learning needs to the same standard as everyone else.
Over that time she has prepared students and families for entry to top-performing schools, and worked with international schools on teaching across different learning styles. She founded Edu-K in 2005 and still runs every initial assessment herself.
Edu-K’s focus on student-athletes and families on a different schedule isn’t a marketing angle. It comes from raising four children in performance sport and seeing how easily school slips when training, travel and competition take over — and building a practice so it doesn’t have to.
- Every new student is assessed by Karuna before a plan is written
- Every educator on the team trains under Karuna, to run that plan to her standard
- The English teaching standard — assess, plan, hold the line — runs through the whole practice
Safe hands
Who is with your child.
Every session is run by a qualified educator who has completed a background check, in a very small student-to-educator ratio, to a plan a Master Educator owns and checks. Karuna assesses every new student herself.
First-aid certification and the exact cohort ratio are confirmed with families at enrollment.
Proof
From the families and schools we work with.
“My son developed a love for learning and particularly enjoyed the practical aspect of his lessons. He always looked forward to attending his sessions and built a strong relationship with his educator.”
“So grateful for the support and individual attention my son received — taking into consideration his strengths and working on his weaknesses. His results have surpassed anything we would have hoped for.”
“The regular updates on my daughter’s development ensured we were able to further support her at home.”
“Working with Edu-K has brought structure, clarity, and measurable improvement to our mathematics and STEM provision. The professionalism and thoughtful approach have positively supported both our educators and our students’ learning outcomes.”
“The structured support has improved understanding, confidence, and performance, while keeping learning engaging and manageable. The professionalism and expertise of Edu-K are truly exceptional.”
“Edu-K brings exceptional insight and professionalism to education. The programs are thoughtfully designed, scalable, and focused on long-term learning outcomes — and have enriched student learning across multiple classrooms.”
Start with a free consultation.
A 30-minute conversation and a short skills check with a Master Educator. You leave knowing where your child stands and what a plan would look like — at no cost. Places are limited.