Simple Education Foundation
SEF is ensuring that every child in govt school has a skilled, loving and intuitive teacher that enables them to thrive in life! We work with the government to build state-wide strengthening programs for teachers to increase the standard of teaching in government schools across India
- Bronze Certified 2023
- FCRA
- 80G
- 12A
- CSR-1
About
-
Headquarters
New Delhi, Delhi
-
Since
2013
We want children across government schools to thrive. They thrive through powerful learning experiences. We believe teachers who are highly skilled, l Read moreoving and intuitive can transform a student’s learning experience. At SEF, we are working with governments to build state-wide training programs for school teachers, to make learning in public schools across India more engaging and impactful for children. Our programs are centered around addressing specific teaching and learning needs we identify in the local regions. We are co-designing processes and frameworks with government institutions and educators to help them implement and scale the programs by themselves in the long term. We are a team of trained educators having years of experience working in and with the public education system. Our goal is to use our learnings to build scalable programs that can strengthen current and future teachers across India. With the right skills and support, teachers can make the quality of student learning in government schools at par with the best schools in the country
Issue
When teachers create memorable learning experiences in the classroom, it helps students develop holistically, and grow into confident and capable young adults. In government schools, teachers often struggle to receive the right kind of training and support to attend to children’s needs and struggles. The budgetary allocation by the government on teacher development and training has decreased by 87% over the past 10 years* Several limitations lead to staffing issues, overworked employees, and highly under-resourced teaching and management teams. It creates a ripple effect of challenges across the public education system.* On an individual level, teachers need a combination of support: motivation to teach better, continued learning and mentoring through their career, and access to relevant professional skills, to create more enriching learning experiences. At a classroom level, the teaching practices need to be upgraded to what’s relevant in today’s world, and the resources and tools have room for improvement. Students' challenges are constantly evolving, and teachers are looking for support to understand how to adapt and help them effectively. From our conversations with the Govt bodies, we have learned that at a systems level, there is a need to have a more holistic, strategic vision for professional educator development. The current training curriculums have a one-size-fits-all approach that do not address the several need gaps that teachers face.* The overall professional development programs designed for educators are relatively outdated. Thousands of current and future teachers in the state government system are looking for better support. Educators across each region have their own hyperlocal needs and challenges to address. Our goal is to build skills and resilience in educators at scale, in a collaborative, organised and sustainable manner.
Action
Government Partner Schools | Local government partner schools to demonstrate what excellent schools can look like. From here we develop and codify best practices to scale through State Partnerships. Through this program, we provide: -Classroom coaching and resources for teachers -Leadership coaching & in-school support for Principals -Regular in-school parent engagement to bridge school and community gaps In-Service Educator Development Programs | State partnerships to build a 360-degree support ecosystem for teachers, with access to relevant training, coaching, and tools to drive high-quality learning for all children Pre-Service Educator Development Programs | State, district and private education institute partnerships to ensure the next generation of teachers in India are aspiring and ready to lead high-quality learning outcomes from Day 1 of their teaching career Through our educator development programs we: -Design and deliver high-quality practice-based training workshops -Build the state's capacity to build and sustain excellent current and future teacher development programs -Institutionalised digital processes like training management systems to improve systemic efficiency
Cause Area
Impact
We work with 8 Government Partner Schools impacting 45 teachers and 1500+ Children in Delhi and Uttarakhand Our State Partnerships in Delhi, Uttarakhand, and Punjab impact close to 160,000+ teachers and 4,000,000+ Here are some key impact data points from the last academic year from our partner schools [2023-24]: -59% of children in Delhi's partner schools' Grade 5 are now reading at their grade level -85% of children in Uttarakhand's partner school's Grade 5 are now reading at their grade level In 2022-23, none of the children were meeting their grade level reading benchmarks which warranted a strategic teacher coaching approach toward strengthening the Hindi language learning process. Through our Delhi In-Service Educator Development program we launched a module to equip almost 45000 teachers across the state with grade and subject-agnostic actionable practices to foster creativity, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration (21st Century Skills) in children: -91.3% of teachers found the training relevant and easy to understand -9 in 10 teachers shared they would recommend the training to a colleague
Programs
-
In-Service Educator Development Programs
StateState partnerships to build a 360-degree support ecosystem for teachers, with access to relevant training, coaching, and tools to drive high-quality learning for all children
Read more here - https://www.simpleeducationfoundation.org/our-work-with-teachers
And, here - https://www.simpleeducationfoundation.org/our-work-with-govt -
Pre-Service Educator Development Programs
StateState and district partnerships to ensure the next generation of teachers in India are aspiring and ready to lead high-quality learning outcomes from Day 1 of their teaching career
Read more here - https://www.simpleeducationfoundation.org/our-work-with-teachers
-
Seed Projects
StateOver the years, we have worked in several geographies and cultural contexts. In addition to our key programs, we also build customised interventions to meet the specific needs of these regions. This is done collaboratively with local educators. These programs are our founding pillars.
-Pathshala Learning Centre [Active]
-Prayogshala [Not-Active]
-Taleem [Not-Active]Read more about these programs here- https://www.simpleeducationfoundation.org/seed-projects
-
-
Centres of Excellence [Government Partner Schools]
Local government partner schools to demonstrate what excellent schools can look like. From here we develop and codify best practices to scale through State Partnerships
Read more here - https://www.simpleeducationfoundation.org/our-partner-schools
Impact Metrics
-
Training Relevance Score [%]
Program Name
In-Service Educator Development [Delhi]
Year-wise Metrics- 2021-22 1
- 2022-23 1
- 2023-24 91
-
% of Children Meeting Grade Level Expectations in Hindi in Delhi and Uttarakhand
Program Name
Government Partner Schools
Year-wise Metrics- 2020-21 1
- 2021-22 1
- 2022-23 0
- 2023-24 61
Leadership Team
Demographics & Structure
-
No. of Employees
21-50
M&E
-
Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
-
Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
-
Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
-
On Affiliation if any
No
-
On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
-
PAN Card
AANTS6089G
-
Registration ID
1573
-
VO ID / Darpan ID
DL/2017/0168967
-
12A
AANTS6089GE20214
-
80G
AANTS6089GF20211
-
FCRA
231661837
-
CSR Registration Number
CSR00001893
Location
Other Details
-
Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust
Financial Details
-
2019-20
IncomeRs.14,782,024ExpensesRs.14,782,024Admin ExpensesRs.10,166,305Program ExpensesRs.4,615,719Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2020-21
IncomeRs.22,883,611ExpensesRs.22,883,611Admin ExpensesRs.21,756,300Program ExpensesRs.1,127,311Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2021-22
IncomeRs.17,610,276ExpensesRs.20,785,759Admin ExpensesRs.14,087,899Program ExpensesRs.6,697,860Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2022-23
IncomeRs.34,030,125ExpensesRs.34,030,125Admin ExpensesRs.4,855,673Program ExpensesRs.29,174,452Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.