Education Group

What Education Group does

Education Group Ltd is a UK-based, privately held provider of interactive educational workshops delivered directly to schools. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, the company operates a direct-to-school model in which DBS-checked, professionally recruited facilitators travel to school sites to run hands-on sessions. The core offering spans over 40 workshop types across ten subject categories — Virtual Reality, Science, History, Dance, Art & Crafts, Music, Prehistoric, Sport, PSHE, and Maths — designed for EYFS through KS4 students and aligned with the National Curriculum. The most differentiated product layer is a portfolio of Virtual Reality workshops (covering Space, Ancient Egypt/Greece/China, Indigenous Australia, Eco, Human Body, Ocean Life, Minibeasts, and Wild Animals) delivered in the classroom via VR headsets, which the company positions as a novel delivery architecture versus traditional workshop providers.

The business operates a professional-services revenue model on a per-booking, quote-based basis. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by workshop type, duration, and group size; fully inclusive fees cover facilitator time, instruments, materials, and travel. Standard payment terms are 30 days from invoice, with cancellation fees of 60% (28+ days out) or 100% (within 28 days) and a £80 administration fee for postponements. The company reaches customers primarily through its website (with a booking system, events calendar, and hundreds of localized SEO pages), email newsletter, and organic social media on Twitter/X, Facebook, and Instagram. Education Group claims to inspire more than 1 million children annually and to work with thousands of primary and secondary schools each year across England, Scotland, and Wales. No external investment, M&A activity, partnerships, or management disclosures appear in the source material; the company is independently operated.

Name

Education Group

Legal name

Education Group Ltd

Website

https://educationgroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Education Group is a UK-based, privately held provider of interactive school workshops (VR, STEM, history, dance, arts, sport) delivered by DBS-checked facilitators directly to thousands of primary and secondary schools annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Workshop Services

NAICS

Other Schools and Instruction (6116), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Core Curriculum Small-Group Tutoring Centers (Math/ELA/Science/Social Studies) (EDANAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Immersive Collaboration Classrooms (Multiuser VR, Social Learning Spaces) (EDAFAJAK)

Keywords

• School workshop services
• Interactive learning experiences
• Curriculum enrichment workshops
• In-school workshop delivery
• Educational workshop provision

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellingborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. School Workshop Services: Education Group provides educational workshops to schools on a per-booking basis. Fees are quoted to clients and vary by workshop type, duration, and number of students. Payment terms include 30 days from invoice date with potential late payment interest charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Education Group delivers interactive, in-person educational workshops directly to primary and secondary schools across the UK. Facilitators travel to school premises to run fully equipped sessions covering Virtual Reality, Science, History, Dance, Art & Crafts, Music, Prehistoric, Sport, PSHE, and Maths topics. Workshops are tailored to the UK National Curriculum for EYFS through KS4 and are designed to be stress-free for teachers.

Product overview

Education Group is the UK's premier provider of creative school workshops, offering a comprehensive portfolio of interactive educational experiences designed for EYFS to KS4 students. The core offering consists of delivered workshop sessions across multiple subject categories: VR/Virtual Reality workshops (Space, Indigenous Australia, Ancient Egypt, Greece, China, Eco, Human Body, Ocean Life, Minibeasts, Wild Animals), Science workshops (Forensic Science, Science Faction), History workshops (WWI, WWII, Roman Centurion, Stone Age Journey), Dance workshops (African Dance, Chinese Dragon Dance, Irish Dance, Indian Dance, Maypole Dance, Cardio Dance, Dance for VE Day), Art & Crafts workshops (African Mask Making, Plate Painting, Chinese Plate Painting, Christmas Baubles, Diya Painting, Egyptian Cartouche Painting, Christmas Craft Kits), Music workshops (African Drumming, Samba Drumming), Dinosaur & Prehistoric workshops (Dinosaur & Fossil Dig, Stone Age Journey), Sport workshops (Pickleball, Olympic Speakers), and PSHE/Maths workshops. All workshops are designed to be stress-free for teachers, arriving fully equipped and led by DBS-checked professionals. The company provides workshops across the entire UK, working with thousands of primary and secondary schools annually.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• VR Workshops (Virtual Reality) Immersive virtual reality educational experiences covering Space, Indigenous Australia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient China, Eco, Human Body, Ocean Life, Minibeasts, and Wild Animals, delivered directly in classrooms via VR headsets for primary and secondary school students.
• Science Workshops Hands-on science workshops including Forensic Science and Science Faction, designed to bring scientific concepts to life through interactive experiments and investigations for school students.
• History Workshops Historical reenactment and educational workshops covering WWI, WWII, Roman history, Stone Age, and Egyptian civilizations, bringing history to life for primary and secondary school students.
• Dance Workshops Cultural and traditional dance workshops including African Dance, Chinese Dragon Dance, Irish Dance, Indian Dance, Maypole Dance, Cardio Dance, and Dance for VE Day, delivered to schools by visiting facilitators.
• Art & Crafts Workshops Creative workshops including African Mask Making, Plate Painting, Chinese Plate Painting, Christmas Baubles, Diya Painting, Egyptian Cartouche Painting, and Christmas Craft Kits, designed for school classroom delivery.
• Music Workshops Musical education workshops including African Drumming and Samba Drumming, providing hands-on percussion experiences for school students.
• Dinosaur & Prehistoric Workshops Prehistoric-themed educational experiences including Dinosaur & Fossil Dig and Stone Age Journey, engaging primary school students with paleontology and early human history.
• Sport & Physical Activity Workshops Physical education workshops including Pickleball and Olympic Speakers, promoting active lifestyles and sports engagement among school students.
• PSHE & Wellbeing Workshops Personal, social, health and economic education workshops covering topics relevant to student wellbeing and development, delivered at school premises.
• Maths Problem Solving Workshops Mathematical workshops designed to develop problem-solving skills and engage students with maths through interactive activities, offered as part of regional school workshop services.

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

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Direct peers

• Immersive VR Education: Provides VR-based immersive learning experiences for schools and learners, including virtual field trips and educational simulations. Directly comparable on the VR workshop portion of Education Group's portfolio.
• Science Made Simple: UK provider of science shows and workshops delivered in schools, universities and at science festivals. Overlaps with Education Group's Science workshop category on the same in-school delivery model.
• The Music Workshop Company: Delivers hands-on music workshops (drumming, world music, composition) directly to UK schools. Directly comparable to Education Group's African Drumming and Samba Drumming music offerings.
• As Creatives: UK-based provider of creative school workshops delivered directly to primary and secondary schools, spanning literacy, drama, music and STEM. Direct competitor to Education Group across the same UK school enrichment channel.
• Sport Inspired: Delivers sport and physical-activity workshops and programmes to UK schools. Overlaps with Education Group's Sport & Physical Activity workshop category on the same in-school delivery channel.
• Workshops4Schools: UK-based intermediary platform connecting schools with workshop providers across curriculum subjects. Comparable target customer and subject taxonomy, but operates as an aggregator/marketplace rather than a directly employed facilitator model.
• Cap-a-Pie: UK theatre and drama-in-education company delivering workshops and performances directly into schools. Comparable in delivery model and target customer (UK primary/secondary schools) on the arts and drama side.

Broad incumbents

• Twinkl: Large UK educational resources platform serving primary and secondary schools with teaching materials, worksheets and digital content. Comparable customer base (UK schools) but operates as a digital subscription content library rather than an in-person workshop deliverer.
• BBC Bitesize: National educational content service aligned with the UK curriculum, used widely by primary and secondary schools. Comparable end-customer and curriculum alignment, but free digital content rather than paid in-school workshops.

Others

• Jolly Learning: UK educational publisher known for Jolly Phonics, supplying schools with structured literacy programmes and training. Adjacent in that it serves UK schools with curriculum-aligned literacy resources and teacher training, but does not deliver live in-school workshops.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/educationgroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/educationgroupuk
• Instagraminstagram.com/educationgroupworkshops
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/education-group-uk

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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