Horizon Teachers Ltd

What Horizon Teachers Ltd does

Horizon Teachers Ltd is a London-based specialist education recruitment consultancy, founded in 2008 and headquartered at 2 Idol Lane in the City of London. The company operates as a subsidiary of Operam Education Group, a diversified education recruitment conglomerate that also owns Provide Education, Teachers UK, Provision Recruitment, The Education Specialists, First for Education, and Key Stage Teacher Supply. Horizon Teachers connects Primary, Secondary, and SEND Schools across London and the South East of England with qualified teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff for permanent, long-term, and interim/day-to-day supply placements.

The company's service portfolio is organised across five core verticals: Primary School Teacher Recruitment (Early Years through Key Stage 2), Secondary School Teacher Recruitment (all subject areas and academies), SEND and Alternative Education Recruitment (specialist SEND schools, pupil referral units, alternative provisions), Teaching Assistant and Support Staff Recruitment, and Graduate/Early Career Teacher Placement. There is no proprietary technology platform; the business operates through its website (horizonteachers.com) for job listings and candidate registration, with consultant-led matching and direct school relationships. The company maintains a multi-channel presence spanning LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, email newsletters, a Knowledge Hub content platform, and a candidate referral scheme offering up to £300 per successful teacher referral.

Horizon Teachers generates revenue via transaction fees on placements — daily/weekly rates for temporary and supply work and percentage fees on permanent placements — with rates ranging from £90-£130/day for teaching assistants, £160-£300+/day for qualified teacher daily supply, and £35,000-£65,000 annual salaries for permanent positions. Pricing is competitive and Inner/Outer London differentiated. The go-to-market is sales-led, employing specialist recruitment consultants (many with prior teaching experience) who manage both school and candidate relationships. The customer base is concentrated in UK state-funded education, and the company holds a 4.8-star Google review rating while reporting its busiest year on record for staff placements.

Name

Horizon Teachers Ltd

Legal name

Horizon Teachers Ltd

Website

https://horizonteachers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Horizon Teachers Ltd is a London-based specialist education recruitment consultancy placing teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff into Primary, Secondary, and SEND schools across London and South East England for permanent, long-term, and daily supply roles, operating as a subsidiary of Operam Education Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Staffing Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAFAI

Education Direct Hire (Teachers/Administrators)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Permanent Placement & Direct Hire

Keywords

• Education recruitment
• Teacher staffing
• School recruitment
• SEND staffing
• Teaching assistant placement

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Placement/Recruitment Fees: Horizon Teachers charges schools for recruiting and placing teachers and support staff. The company acts as an intermediary between schools seeking staff and education professionals seeking employment. Revenue is generated through successful candidate placements, with fees typically based on candidate salary or a flat placement fee structure. The company also offers temporary/contract staffing with daily/weekly rates paid to candidates through their payroll system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Horizon Teachers is a specialist education recruitment consultancy that connects teachers and support staff with Primary, Secondary and SEND Schools throughout London and the South East of England. The firm facilitates permanent, long-term, interim/contract, and daily supply placements across all school types, matching pre-vetted candidates to school vacancies through dedicated consultants. It also runs an internal payroll system for temporary/contract staff and offers temp-to-perm pathways for candidates.

Product overview

Horizon Teachers is a London-based education recruitment consultancy operating as part of the Operam Education Group. The company provides a portfolio of recruitment services connecting schools with educators, including Primary School Teacher Recruitment, Secondary School Teacher Recruitment, SEND & Alternative Education Recruitment, Teaching Assistant & Support Staff Recruitment, and Graduate & Early Career Teacher Placement. Their core offering is facilitating long-term, permanent and interim employment placements across London and the South East.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Recruitment Services Core specialist recruitment consultancy placing qualified teachers and support staff into long-term, permanent and interim roles in Primary, Secondary and SEND Schools across London and the South East. Clients are schools; candidates are qualified teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff.
• Primary School Teacher Recruitment Recruitment services covering Early Years, Key Stage 1, and Key Stage 2 teaching positions across primary schools in London and the Home Counties.
• Secondary School Teacher Recruitment Recruitment services for secondary schools and academies covering all subject areas and key stages across London and the South East.
• SEND & Alternative Education Recruitment Specialist recruitment for SEND schools, alternative provisions and pupil referral units serving children with special educational needs including autism, SLD, PMLD, SEMH, and complex needs.
• Teaching Assistant & Support Staff Recruitment Recruitment for teaching assistants and support staff (including administrators and welfare officers) across primary, secondary and SEND schools.
• Graduate & Early Career Teacher Placement Placement services for graduates, Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) and Early Career Teachers (ECTs) seeking teaching roles and career development in education settings.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Operam Education Groupparent companyStrategic or Co-development PartnerHorizon Teachers is part of the Operam Education Group, which includes multiple education recruitment brands: Provide Education, Teachers UK, Provision Recruitment, The Education Specialists, First for Education, Horizon Teachers, and Key Stage Teacher Supply. This parent company relationship provides operational scale and shared resources.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ACADEMICS: UK-wide education recruitment specialist placing teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff across primary, secondary, and SEND settings. Operates the same consultant-led placement model as Horizon and competes for the same school and candidate relationships, particularly in the South East.
• Aspire People: Mid-sized UK education recruitment agency placing teachers and support staff in primary, secondary and SEND schools across multiple regions. Closely mirrors Horizon's permanent/contract blend and SEND focus, making it a clear direct competitor for the same London and Home Counties school budgets.
• Protocol Education: One of the largest UK specialist education recruitment agencies, placing teachers, TAs, and support staff into primary, secondary, and SEND schools across the country. Directly comparable to Horizon in service mix (permanent, contract, daily supply) and customer base (UK schools), but operates at broader UK-wide scale versus Horizon's London/South East focus.
• Tradewind Recruitment: UK specialist education recruitment agency providing permanent, contract and daily supply teachers and support staff to primary and secondary schools. Headquartered in Manchester with multiple regional offices, making it a close service-mix and business-model peer to Horizon Teachers.
• Provide Education: Sister company to Horizon Teachers within the Operam Education Group, operating the same education recruitment model for schools across overlapping and adjacent UK territories. Same business model, same group infrastructure, and identical client type, making it the closest service-mix comparator despite the shared parent.
• Key Stage Teacher Supply: Sister company within Operam Education Group focused on teacher supply placements into UK primary and secondary schools. Uses the same consultant-led education recruitment model and shares group infrastructure with Horizon, making it an operational peer from the same corporate family.

Broad incumbents

• Reed Education: Education division of Reed, one of the UK's largest generalist recruitment groups, placing teachers and support staff alongside Reed's broader portfolio across many sectors and geographies. Operates the same daily supply, contract, and permanent education placement model as Horizon, but as part of a much larger diversified recruiter with national reach.
• Hays Education: Education division of Hays, a large UK-listed recruiter providing teacher and support staff placements to schools alongside its broader professional staffing business. Operates a consultancy-led placement model similar to Horizon, but at materially greater scale and with stronger brand recognition in the education market.
• Randstad Education: UK arm of the global staffing group Randstad, offering education recruitment (teachers, TAs, support staff) as part of a broad staffing portfolio across multiple sectors and geographies. Comparable placement mechanics to Horizon but with significant international scale, brand recognition, and access to multi-sector clients.

Emerging players

• New Direction Education: Smaller UK-based education recruitment agency placing teaching and support staff into schools, often with a more localised regional focus. Shares the same consultant-led permanent and supply placement model as Horizon but with smaller scale and narrower geographic reach, positioning it as a niche or regional competitor in overlapping territories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HorizonTeachers
• Facebookfacebook.com/Horizon-Teachers-877151155690759
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/horizon-teachers
• Instagraminstagram.com/horizon_teachers

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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