Flourish Education

What Flourish Education does

Flourish Education is a privately-held education recruitment agency founded in 2010 by Grant Taylor and headquartered at 1102 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham (B31 2RE). The company supplies vetted teachers, teaching assistants, and non-teaching staff to schools, academies, nurseries, children's centres, and specialist provisions across 14 regions of the West Midlands, including Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Coventry, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, and Telford and Wrekin. Its technology stack is conventional rather than differentiated, comprising a Microsoft SQL Azure database hosted in a Microsoft Secure Datacenter with SSL encryption (PKCS #1 SHA-256 with RSA) and CRM systems for managing candidate and client relationships, supported by a website job board that enables online candidate registration and school vacancy submission.

The business operates a transactional fee model with two revenue streams: temporary placement fees (charging schools for day-to-day and long-term supply of teachers and support staff, with payroll including 12.07% holiday pay accrual and pension contributions), and permanent placement fees (one-time introduction fees for direct-employment placements). Pricing varies by role and experience, with day rates ranging from £92.56 to £100 for teaching assistants and £168.80 to £232.57 for maths teachers. Distribution is direct: dedicated consultants work with schools 7 days a week via phone (0300 303 3227), email, online vacancy submission, and field outreach, with candidates registering through the website and being matched to schools based on culture and requirements.

Flourish Education is a 100% APSCo-accredited agency and an approved Crown Commercial Service supplier, providing a regulatory compliance layer around DBS, KCSIE safeguarding, and Prevent Duty training. The workforce of 11-50 employees includes 75% female staff and 71% female leadership; the company has won consecutive Great Place to Work UK awards (Best Workplaces for Development 2024/2025/2026, Best Workplaces for Women 2024/2025, and a 14th-place ranking in the UK's Best Workplaces 2025 small category). The company is founder-owned with no disclosed external investment, no subsidiaries, and no acquisitions.

Name

Flourish Education

Legal name

Flourish Education Ltd

Website

https://flourisheducation.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flourish Education is a Birmingham-headquartered, founder-owned education recruitment agency founded in 2010 that supplies vetted teachers, teaching assistants, and non-teaching staff to schools, academies, and nurseries across 14 regions of the West Midlands on a transactional fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Staffing Services

akta.pro primary industry

Education Direct Hire (Teachers/Administrators) (BPACAFAI)

Keywords

• Education recruitment agency
• Teacher staffing services
• Supply teaching staff
• School recruitment solutions
• Teaching assistant placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Temporary Placement Fees: Supplying temporary (day-to-day and long-term) teachers, teaching assistants, and non-teaching staff to schools. Revenue generated through charging schools for candidate placements.
2. Permanent Placement Fees: Introduction of candidates to clients for direct employment or engagement. One-time fee for permanent placements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Flourish Education is an education recruitment agency that supplies vetted teachers, teaching assistants, and non-teaching staff to schools, academies, nurseries, and children's centres across the West Midlands. The agency provides day-to-day supply, long-term, temp-to-perm, and permanent placements, using dedicated regional consultants who match candidates to schools based on culture and requirements. The agency is 100% APSCo-accredited and handles full compliance, safeguarding, payroll (including holiday pay and pension contributions), and DBS vetting for every placement.

Product overview

Flourish Education operates as an education recruitment agency offering staffing solutions for schools and candidate placement services for educators. The company's primary service is matching vetted teachers, teaching assistants, and non-teaching staff with schools across the West Midlands. Services for schools include consultative recruitment with dedicated consultants and compliance-guaranteed placements, while candidate services include flexible work options and dedicated consultant support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Recruitment Services Flourish Education's core service is the placement of vetted teachers, teaching assistants, SEN staff, nursery teachers, and non-teaching staff into schools, academies, nurseries and children's centres across the West Midlands. Placements are delivered on a day-to-day supply, long-term, temp-to-perm, or permanent basis. Schools are the paying customers; the agency operates on a consultative model with dedicated consultants available 7 days a week, handling full APSCo-compliant vetting, DBS checks, safeguarding, payroll (holiday pay and pension), and culture-based candidate matching.

Quantifiable outcome

• Named among UK's Best Workplaces 2025 (14th place in small category)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 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.

• Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo)coreOthersFlourish Education is a 100% APSCo-accredited agency, adhering to their Code of Conduct. APSCo membership demonstrates commitment to compliance, professionalism, and industry standards in recruitment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Aspire People: UK education recruitment agency covering primary, secondary, SEN, and early years staffing with supply, contract, and permanent placement options. Directly comparable model and customer base to Flourish Education.
• Dunbar Education: UK-based education recruitment agency placing teachers, TAs and SEN staff into primary and secondary schools. Directly comparable candidate and school customer profile to Flourish.
• Engage Education: UK education recruitment specialist supplying teachers, cover supervisors, and support staff to schools. Closely comparable service mix and customer profile to Flourish Education.
• TeacherActive: UK education recruitment specialist placing teachers, TAs, and support staff across primary, secondary, and SEND settings. Directly comparable service offering and fee model to Flourish Education.
• Protocol Education: UK-wide education recruitment agency placing teachers, TAs and support staff into schools. Closely comparable to Flourish in core service mix (supply, long-term, permanent) but operates at significantly greater national scale.
• Teaching Personnel: One of the largest UK education recruitment firms, supplying daily supply, long-term and permanent teaching and support staff to schools nationwide. Comparable business model and customer base to Flourish, with broader geographic coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Reed Education: Education arm of Reed, the UK's largest recruitment group, providing supply, permanent and international teacher recruitment. Comparable service but backed by a much larger parent with national reach and broader HR services.
• Randstad Education: Education arm of global staffing group Randstad, providing supply and permanent teacher recruitment across the UK. Comparable core service but backed by an international parent with broader workforce solutions.
• Hays Education: Education division of global recruiter Hays, placing teachers and education professionals into UK schools and academies. Comparable services but operates as one segment within a much larger, multi-sector staffing business.

Regional players

• Smile Education: Midlands-focused education recruitment agency placing teachers and support staff into schools across the region. Most geographically comparable peer to Flourish, with overlapping West Midlands footprint and similar school customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@flourisheducationltd
• Facebookfacebook.com/FlourishEducation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/flourish-education
• Instagraminstagram.com/flourisheducationltd
• TikToktiktok.com/@flourisheducation
• Xx.com/FlourishEducati

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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