What Class Cover does

Class Cover is a private education recruitment agency founded in 2001 and headquartered in Pulborough, West Sussex. The company supplies qualified teachers, ECTs, teaching assistants, and support staff to primary, secondary, SEN schools, nurseries, and independent schools across the South East of England, covering East and West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Kent, Berkshire, Outer London, Brighton & Hove, Portsmouth, and Southampton. Service offerings span day-to-day supply, short-term, long-term, and permanent placements, priced on a usage-based daily rate model starting at £130-£135 per day depending on location and experience.

The company operates a WordPress-based technology platform consisting of a candidate registration portal, a searchable job board, a CRM for managing candidate files and vetting, and an online diary and timesheet system that allows teachers to authorize work and schools to manage bookings. Core technology investments are operational rather than algorithmic: the differentiator is usability of the booking system rather than proprietary AI/ML capabilities. The company holds REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) accreditation and conducts Enhanced DBS checks, qualification verification, and reference checks as standard vetting, satisfying UK regulatory requirements for staff working with children.

Class Cover's go-to-market is hybrid: enterprise field sales (dedicated education consultants visiting and calling schools directly), inside sales (freephone line 0808 168 4040), and self-serve inbound (website enquiry forms and teacher registration). Revenue is generated via transaction fees on placement services, supplemented by a referral programme offering up to £250 per successful candidate. The business is family-operated with the Hool and Giordano families holding director-level positions, no external institutional investors, and a wholly-owned subsidiary (Class Cover (Surrey) Limited) supporting regional operations. The company employs 11-50 staff with functions spanning sales/BD, recruitment consulting, compliance, marketing, and finance.

Name

Class Cover

Legal name

Class Cover Limited

Website

https://classcover.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pulborough

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. Teacher Placement Services: Class Cover acts as a recruitment business providing work-finding services to schools and nurseries. They supply qualified teachers, ECTs, and teaching assistants for day-to-day, short-term, long-term and permanent positions. Schools pay for the staffing service to fill teaching vacancies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Class Cover is an education recruitment agency that supplies qualified primary, secondary and SEN teachers, ECTs, teaching assistants and support staff to schools and nurseries across South East England. Placements cover day-to-day supply, short-term, long-term and permanent positions, with each school assigned a dedicated education consultant and teachers managed through a CRM, online diary and timesheet system. Free EduCare CPD training is provided to registered educators as part of the offering.

Product overview

Class Cover is an education recruitment agency offering a unified service platform connecting schools and nurseries across the South East (East and West Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Kent, Berkshire, and London) with qualified teaching and support staff. The core offering consists of recruitment placement services spanning day-to-day supply, short-term, long-term, and permanent positions across Primary, Secondary, SEN, and Nursery settings. The platform includes candidate registration, job search, and an online diary/timesheet system for both teachers and schools. Supplementary services include EduCare for Education CPD training (free for registered educators), a refer-a-candidate program, and 7-day-a-week consultant support. The company operates as both Class Cover Limited and Class Cover (Surrey) Limited.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Day-to-Day Supply Placements Flexible daily supply teaching assignments placing educators in primary, secondary and SEN schools on an as-needed basis across the South East.
• Short-Term Assignments Short-term contract placements covering planned or unplanned absences and specific project needs in primary, secondary and SEN schools.
• Long-Term Placements Extended contract positions covering maternity leave, long-term sickness or full-academic-year cover, providing continuity for schools and stability for educators.
• Permanent Placements Direct hire recruitment matching schools with candidates for permanent teaching positions, including support for ECTs seeking their first long-term role.
• Primary Teacher Supply Specialist recruitment of qualified primary teachers for foundation, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 positions across the South East.
• Secondary Teacher Supply Recruitment of secondary teachers matched by specialist subject expertise and general cover teachers for secondary schools.
• SEN Teacher Supply Specialist recruitment of SEN-experienced teachers for pupils with social/communication, cognitive and learning difficulties.
• Nursery Staff Supply Supply of skilled nursery and early years educators familiar with the developmental needs of young children, covering day-to-day and short-term requirements.
• Support Staff Supply Provision of teaching assistants, learning support assistants, cover supervisors and admin staff to schools and nurseries on a supply basis.
• EduCare for Education CPD Training Free online training course package for registered educators covering child protection, Prevent Duty, safeguarding, first aid, health & safety and other compliance topics, delivered via the EduCare for Education partnership.
• Refer a Candidate Programme Referral scheme paying up to £250 per successful recommendation of a qualified teacher or teaching assistant to Class Cover.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 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, support and minor.

• Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)coreOthersClass Cover is a member of REC, which provides recruitment businesses with training, legal, business and accreditation services. As a member, Class Cover abides by the REC Code of Professional Practice, ensuring their recruiting procedures adhere to all legal requirements and best practice standards.
• EduCare for EducationsupportOthersClass Cover provides EduCare for Education's all-inclusive training course package to all registered teachers, written and endorsed by experts. This partnership provides free CPD training covering child protection, safeguarding, health and safety, and compliance needs.
• Department for EducationminorOthersReferenced as a useful link for teachers to access government resources including DfE website, national curriculum, and teacher training information.
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)coreOthersClass Cover uses DBS checks for vetting all teachers and support staff before placement in schools, as required by UK law for working with children.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pertemps Education: Education arm of Pertemps, a large UK recruitment network, placing teachers and support staff. Broadly comparable supply teaching services with a stronger national footprint.
• Engage Education: UK education recruitment agency placing teachers and support staff in primary, secondary and SEN settings. Comparable supply/short-term/long-term/permanent placement mix.
• Aspire People: UK education recruitment and training provider supplying teachers and support staff into schools, with a parallel CPD/training offering similar to Class Cover's EduCare partnership.
• Veritas Education: UK education recruitment agency supplying teachers and support staff to schools and academies. Direct competitor with overlapping transaction-fee model and school client base.
• Protocol Education: UK-wide education recruitment agency supplying teachers, TAs and support staff to primary, secondary and SEN schools. Direct competitor with overlapping customer base (schools) and overlapping candidate pool (supply teachers).
• Reed Education: The education arm of Reed, one of the UK's largest recruitment groups, placing teachers and support staff in schools. Closely comparable service offering across supply, long-term and permanent placements.
• Teaching Personnel: Specialist UK education recruitment agency supplying primary, secondary and SEN teachers and support staff on a daily, short-term and permanent basis. Direct head-to-head competitor with similar school and nursery clientele.
• Sugarman Education: UK education recruitment agency focused on health, education and social care staffing. Operates in the same schools-and-nurseries segment with comparable supply teacher placement services.
• Simply Education: Education recruitment specialist placing teachers, TAs and nursery staff into UK schools. Direct competitor with similar service types (day-to-day, short-term, long-term, permanent).
• Hays Education: Education recruitment division of Hays, a global recruitment group, placing teachers and education support staff into UK schools. Comparable transaction-fee model serving schools across regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ClassCover
• Facebookfacebook.com/classcoveruk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/class-cover-uk

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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