What Clarus Education does

Clarus Education is a UK specialist education recruitment consultancy founded in 2015 and headquartered in London. The company matches education professionals — teachers, teaching assistants, support staff, and school leaders — with permanent, long-term, and supply positions in primary, secondary, and special educational needs (SEN) schools, and additionally recruits into Further Education institutions on a nationwide basis. Its core proposition is a consultative, consultant-led matching model differentiated by deep domain specialisation, a 100% compliance guarantee exceeding Department for Education guidelines, and integrated online DBS application tooling that accelerates candidate onboarding.

The technology footprint is modest and operationally focused rather than platform-oriented. The proprietary components consist of an online DBS application system (with DBS Update Service subscription support), a candidate-facing job search and CV registration portal, and a client-facing vacancy submission workflow. No APIs, SDKs, mobile apps, or AI/ML systems are disclosed. The product portfolio is organised around vertical service modules (Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, SEN Schools, Supply Teaching, Further Education) plus a dedicated supply teaching sub-brand, Clarus Supply. Marketing and distribution are delivered through the company website, Google Reviews, LinkedIn organic content, a blog, and a refer-a-friend programme offering £150-250 per successful permanent placement.

The business model is transaction-fee based on each successful placement, with revenue derived from permanent and long-term placement fees plus day-rate supply teaching placements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but pricing signals include a £150-250 referral bonus, a £48.16 enhanced DBS check fee, and a £13 annual DBS Update Service subscription. The go-to-market is consultant-led direct sales to school leadership teams, supplemented by self-serve candidate registration via the website. The company is privately held, backed by James Caan CBE's Recruitment Entrepreneur growth investment firm, and operates with a small team of approximately 6 key staff members including the CEO and compliance officer.

Name

Clarus Education

Legal name

Clarus Education Limited

Website

https://clarus-education.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Clarus Education is a London-based specialist education recruitment consultancy founded in 2015, matching teachers and support staff with permanent, long-term, and supply placements across UK primary, secondary, SEN, and Further Education institutions via a consultant-led, transaction-fee model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Permanent Staffing Recruitment: Placement fees for matching schools with permanent and long-term education staff including teachers, support staff, and leadership positions.
2. Supply Teaching Placement: Short-term supply teacher placements for schools requiring flexible cover and day-to-day staffing solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Clarus Education is a specialist education recruitment consultancy that uses a consultative approach to match education professionals with rewarding careers in schools. The firm places permanent, long-term, and supply teachers and support staff into primary, secondary, SEN, and Further Education institutions across the UK. It operates a sub-brand, Clarus Supply, for short-term and day-to-day supply cover, and supports candidates with compliance, DBS applications, and career resources.

Product overview

Clarus Education is a specialist education recruitment consultancy operating as a single unified service (not a platform-plus-modules architecture). The core offering is their recruitment matching service, supported by their supply teaching sub-brand 'Clarus Supply'. The product portfolio consists of: the main Clarus Education recruitment consultancy (covering permanent, long-term, and supply positions); Clarus Supply for flexible staffing; a job search platform for candidates; and specialist service modules for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, SEN Schools, Supply Teaching, and Further Education recruitment. Additional support services include useful candidate resources and a refer-a-friend programme. The company does not appear to offer separate software products, APIs, or technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clarus Supply: A service within Clarus Education that focuses on supply teaching placements, connecting supply teachers with opportunities across primary, secondary, and SEN schools.

Products and services

• Clarus Education Recruitment Consultancy Core specialist education recruitment consultancy that matches teachers, support staff, and education leaders with permanent and long-term roles in primary, secondary, SEN, and Further Education schools across the UK.
• Clarus Supply Supply teaching sub-brand offering short-term, day-to-day, and flexible cover teacher placements for primary, secondary, and SEN schools requiring flexible staffing.
• Online Job Search Platform Online job search and application portal where education candidates can search and apply for permanent, long-term, and supply roles across UK schools.
• Primary Schools Recruitment Recruitment service for primary schools covering senior leadership, SENCo, class teachers, ECTs/NQTs, graduates, teaching assistants, and back office roles in EYFS, KS1, and KS2 settings.
• Secondary Schools Recruitment Recruitment service for secondary schools recruiting across all subjects for senior leadership, middle management, class teachers, graduates, teaching assistants, and administrative positions in 11-16 and 11-18 schools.
• SEN Schools Recruitment Specialist recruitment for Special Educational Needs roles including SENCo, SEN teachers, therapists, behaviour support workers, and learning support assistants for ASD, ADHD, PMLD, and speech and language provisions.
• Further Education Recruitment Recruitment service for Further Education covering apprenticeships, vocational lecturing, assessors, curriculum developers, support staff, and leadership positions across UK colleges and training providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Exceptional candidates who have stayed with schools for three years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Biff Bang PowminorOthersDigital agency responsible for website development and maintenance as indicated in footer credits on clarus-education.co.uk.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Protocol Education: UK specialist education recruitment agency placing teachers and support staff in primary, secondary, and SEN schools nationwide — directly comparable in service offering, customer base, and consultative agency model to Clarus Education.
• Engage Education: Specialist UK education recruitment firm focused on placing teachers and support staff into schools on permanent and daily supply contracts — same vertical, same UK geography, same revenue model as Clarus.
• Career Teachers: UK-based education recruitment consultancy placing permanent and supply teachers across primary, secondary, and SEN settings — near-identical service mix, customer profile, and consultative agency approach to Clarus Education.
• Teaching Personnel: One of the UK's largest education recruitment agencies supplying teachers, support staff, and early-years staff to schools — same vertical (K–12/SEN staffing), same UK geography, same transaction-fee revenue model as Clarus.
• Vision for Education: UK education recruitment agency supplying teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff to primary, secondary, and SEN schools — directly overlapping with Clarus in target customers, service modules, and transactional fee model.
• PK Education: UK-based education recruitment agency placing teachers and support staff across primary, secondary, SEN, and FE — directly comparable service modules and customer segments to Clarus Education.
• Academics: UK education recruitment specialist covering primary, secondary, and SEN schools plus further education — comparable scale and consultative positioning to Clarus, with the same mix of permanent and supply placements.

Broad incumbents

• Reed Education: Education division of Reed, a major UK generalist recruitment group, supplying teachers and education staff nationally — directly competing with Clarus but with far greater scale, branch network, and balance-sheet resources.
• Hays Education: Education arm of Hays, a FTSE-listed global recruiter, placing teachers and education leaders across UK schools — competes for the same schools and candidates as Clarus but as part of a much broader portfolio of professional staffing services.
• Randstad Education: UK arm of global staffing giant Randstad, providing education recruitment across schools and colleges — competes with Clarus in the same vertical but with multinational scale, broader workforce solutions portfolio, and greater capital resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clarus-education

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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