Education World

What Education World does

Education World is a UK education recruitment agency headquartered in Gateshead, operating regional offices in Durham, Sheffield, Nottingham and London. Founded in 2006 and acquired by Juhler Group in 2017, the company supplies temporary and permanent teaching and support staff — including supply teachers, teaching assistants, HLTAs, cover supervisors and SEN support — to early years, primary, secondary, further education and special educational needs settings. In academic year 2024/25 it filled 355,596 hours of supply cover, placed 897 people into roles and served 202 partner schools across North East England, South Yorkshire, the East Midlands, London and Liverpool.

The company runs four primary product lines: Supply Recruitment (temporary staffing, the core line), Permanent Recruitment (full-time placements led by former head teachers), Overseas Teacher Recruitment (OTT) sourcing qualified teachers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the USA, Jamaica and South Africa with visa sponsorship and QTS support, and Tutoring Services covering 1:1 tuition, alternative provision, EAL support, SEMH interventions and GCSE preparation. Underpinning operations is a recruitment management platform (RecMan) providing an online candidate portal for availability management, timesheet approval, and DBS / TRA / reference / Right to Work compliance tracking. Education World holds REC Audited Education Status — described by the company as the gold standard in education recruitment compliance — and is an approved supplier on the UK Government's RM6376 framework.

Commercially, Education World earns revenue through a transaction-fee model: a margin on candidate hourly or daily rates for supply (paid weekly via PAYE, no umbrella companies) plus one-time placement fees for permanent roles. Secondary revenue streams include managed-service tutoring delivered to schools and local authorities, and the wholly-owned subsidiary EW Recruitment Services (EWRS), established in 2020, which provides multisector recruitment outside education. The customer base comprises 202 UK schools and is supplemented by an active B2C candidate funnel (897 placements in 2024/25), supported by a £350 referral bonus, free CPD via the Academize partnership, a 4.8/5 Trustpilot rating, and a tree-planting ESG initiative with Treeapp.

Name

Education World

Legal name

Education World Ltd

Website

https://education-world.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Education World is a UK education recruitment agency, headquartered in Gateshead, that supplies temporary and permanent teaching and support staff to 202 schools across early years, primary, secondary, further education and SEN settings, and runs overseas teacher placement and bespoke tutoring services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gateshead

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Supply/Contractor Staffing: Placement of temporary education staff (teachers, teaching assistants, support staff) into schools on contract basis. Revenue generated through margin on candidate hourly/daily rates paid weekly via PAYE.
2. Permanent Placement: Placement of candidates into permanent teaching and support roles at schools. One-time placement fees for schools.
3. Tutoring Services: Bespoke tutoring services including 1:1 tuition, alternative provisions, EAL support, SEMH interventions, and GCSE support provided to schools and local authorities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Education World is a UK education recruitment agency that places teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff into primary, secondary, further education, SEN, and early years schools through supply (temporary), permanent, and overseas recruitment channels. The agency also delivers bespoke tutoring services (1:1 tuition, alternative provisions, EAL and SEMH support, GCSE preparation) and provides free online CPD courses to candidates through a partnership with Academize.

Product overview

Education World is an education recruitment agency operating as a unified service platform with distinct product lines. Core offerings include Supply Recruitment (temporary staffing), Permanent Recruitment (full-time placements), and Overseas Teacher Recruitment (international placements with visa support). These are supplemented by Tutoring Services (1:1, Alternative Provisions, E.A.L, S.E.M.H, GCSE) and Online CPD Courses via Academize partnership. The company operates through regional divisions EW North and EW South, plus EW Recruitment Services for multi-sector placement. Safeguarding and compliance services underpin all recruitment activities, with candidate portal access for availability management and timesheet approval.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EW Recruitment Services (EWRS): Multisector recruitment team servicing businesses across multiple sectors in the North East, launched in 2020.

Products and services

• Supply Recruitment Temporary and supply staffing services for UK schools, providing cover teachers, teaching assistants, HLTAs, cover supervisors, and SEN support staff for short-term and ongoing assignments. Candidates are paid weekly via PAYE with no umbrella company fees.
• Permanent Recruitment Permanent placement services matching schools with qualified teachers and support staff for full-time roles, led by consultants with former head teacher and senior education experience.
• Overseas Teacher Recruitment (OTT) Recruitment service placing overseas trained teachers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA, Jamaica, and South Africa into UK school positions, with visa sponsorship support and QTS application assistance.
• Tutoring Services Bespoke tutoring programmes including 1:1 tuition, alternative provisions, EAL support, SEMH interventions, and GCSE exam preparation, delivered online and face-to-face to schools and local authorities.
• Online CPD Courses Free CPD-accredited online courses delivered in partnership with Academize, covering safeguarding, behaviour management, SEND, wellbeing, and other KCSIE-aligned topics for candidates and education professionals.
• EW Recruitment Services (EWRS) Multi-sector recruitment team servicing businesses across multiple sectors in the North East, operating alongside Education World's education-focused divisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 355,596 hours of supply filled in 2024/25 academic year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Juhler GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Parent company since 2017. Originating in Denmark, Juhler Group has brands and organisations throughout Europe and further afield. Education World operates as part of this international recruitment group.
• TreeappminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental partnership through 'Plant a Tree Campaign'. Education World pledges to plant one tree for every position filled. Treeapp is a global tree planting organisation operating sites worldwide. Private forest established in Indonesia focusing on mangrove restoration.
• AcademizeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing free online CPD courses to Education World candidates. Academize provides CPD accredited, fully funded online courses aligned with KCSIE and DfE priorities covering safeguarding, behaviour management, SEND, and more.
• Government Commercial AgencycoreOthersEducation World named as approved supplier on the RM6376 Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Framework, enabling schools and trusts to access compliant staffing support through government-compliant procurement.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Protocol Education: UK-focused education recruitment agency supplying teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff to schools nationwide. Directly comparable to Education World as a niche education recruiter with supply, permanent, and overseas placement offerings.
• Teaching Personnel: One of the UK's largest dedicated education recruitment agencies, placing teachers and support staff into primary, secondary, and SEN schools. Closely comparable business model and customer base to Education World.
• Academics: UK education recruitment specialist covering teaching, support staff, and senior leadership roles across primary, secondary, and SEN. Directly comparable specialist education recruiter with similar supply and permanent placement services.
• Vision for Education: Education recruitment agency supplying teachers and support staff to schools across the UK. Comparable niche education recruiter with multi-region coverage and similar school-focused value proposition.
• Simply Education: UK education recruitment agency providing supply teachers, cover supervisors, and teaching assistants to schools. Comparable specialist recruiter with similar compliance-led positioning and regional service model.
• Classic Education: UK education recruitment agency supplying teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff to primary and secondary schools. Comparable specialist recruiter serving similar school customers with a similar supply-led model.

Broad incumbents

• Hays: Global recruitment firm with a sizeable UK education division placing teachers and education support staff. Broader incumbent operating across many sectors, but the education practice directly overlaps Education World's core offering.
• Reed: Major UK generalist recruitment agency with a dedicated education and teaching division. Overlaps with Education World's staffing services but operates as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Randstad: Global staffing firm with UK education recruitment services placing teachers and support staff. Comparable end-market but operates as one of many verticals within a large multinational.
• Pertemps: Large UK recruitment group with a dedicated education division supplying teachers and support staff to schools. Broader incumbent with multi-sector reach that overlaps Education World's school staffing services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EducationWorldLtd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/education-world-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/educationworldltd
• Xx.com/edworldne

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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