Teachers UK

What Teachers UK does

Teachers UK is a specialist education recruitment agency founded in 1997 and headquartered in Annesley, Nottingham, serving schools, academies, colleges, and nurseries across the East Midlands of England. The company supplies temporary, contract, and permanent teaching and support staff — including qualified teachers (QTS), teaching assistants, cover supervisors, SEND specialists, HLTA, site managers, and administrative roles — through a sales-led model using dedicated sector-specialised consultants. Core operations centre on a 24-hour service for last-minute and emergency bookings, a web-based candidate portal and job board, face-to-face registration interviews, comprehensive safeguarding checks (Enhanced DBS, TRA, identity and right-to-work verification), and a weekly PAYE timesheet portal. The company operates as part of Operam Education Group, a network of ten sister recruitment brands covering the North and Midlands of England.

Beyond core supply placement, Teachers UK has expanded its product surface into adjacent services: an approved National Tutoring Programme partnership with Fischer Family Trust (FFT) delivering evidence-based literacy tutoring to Year 1–5 pupils across England; CPD partnerships with Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust and CPD Online College offering discounted mental health, wellbeing, and safeguarding courses to registered candidates; a strategic 'My Agency Partnership' service for multi-academy trusts and larger education organisations; and an Operam Education Leadership Recruitment service for headteacher and senior management appointments. The company holds APSCo membership, APSCo Compliance, Cyber Essentials, and Inclusive Employers accreditations, and was recognised in the 2023 Recruitment International Top 50 Best Small Companies list. Headcount is 11–50 employees and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Teachers UK

Legal name

Teachers UK

Website

https://teachers-uk.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Teachers UK is a specialist education recruitment agency founded in 1997, supplying temporary and permanent teachers, teaching assistants, and support staff to schools across the East Midlands of England, operating as part of Operam Education Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Mansfield

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. Education Staff Recruitment and Placement: Teachers UK earns revenue by placing supply teachers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors, and support staff into schools on temporary, contract, and permanent basis. Schools and education establishments pay for staffing solutions across the East Midlands region. The company operates a 24-hour service and handles timesheet processing for weekly payroll (PAYE paid weekly).
2. Tutoring Services: As an approved partner of the National Tutoring Programme, Teachers UK coordinates recruitment and supply of tutors to schools across England. The tutoring programme is a partnership between Operam Education Tutoring and the Fischer Family Trust (FFT), providing reading tutoring for primary school pupils through the FFT's 'Tutoring with the Lightning Squad' programme.
3. Agency Partnership Recruitment Services: Strategic partnership recruitment and retention services for education organisations, developing bespoke partnerships aligned with clients' values, vision, and cultural fit. Includes dedicated relationship management and local service delivery teams for hiring teaching and support staff.
4. CPD Course Provision: Teachers UK offers discounted Continuing Professional Development courses to registered candidates through partnerships with Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust and CPD Online College. Courses cover safeguarding, mental health, wellbeing, and subject-specific topics at subsidised rates (20% and 40% discounts respectively).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Teachers UK supplies qualified teachers, lecturers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors, SEND specialists, and non-teaching support staff to academies, primary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and nurseries across the East Midlands. The agency places candidates on a temporary, contract, and permanent basis with a 24-hour service for emergency bookings, alongside pre-screening, face-to-face registration interviews, safeguarding checks (Enhanced DBS, identity, right to work), and reference verification.

Product overview

Teachers UK is a specialised recruitment agency operating within the Operam Education Group, providing supply teachers and permanent education staff to schools across the East Midlands. The core product is a digital recruitment platform offering job search, candidate registration, a candidate portal, and timesheet management. The portfolio includes the National Tutoring Programme (tutoring for catch-up literacy), CPD Support for Teachers (mental health and safeguarding courses via Northorpe Hall and CPD Online College), Operam Education Leadership Recruitment (senior appointments), ECT Support (new teacher induction), My Agency Partnership (strategic client partnerships), and safeguarding verification services. All services are branded under the Operam Education Group umbrella alongside sister agencies serving the North and other regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supply Teacher and Education Staff Placement
• National Tutoring Programme (Tutoring with the Lightning Squad)
• Operam Education Leadership Recruitment
• My Agency Partnership (Strategic Partnership Recruitment)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.5 out of 5 service rating based on 56 candidate reviews
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Northorpe Hall Child and Family TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust, a West Yorkshire-based charity specialising in the emotional wellbeing of children, young people, and their families. The trust delivers bespoke CPD training to Teachers UK's supply staff through live interactive online sessions via Teams, covering mental health, ADHD, autism, anxiety, attachment theory, self-harm, and staff wellbeing. Training is delivered by Helen Parker, a wellbeing Learning and Development Lead with head teachership background and expertise in children and young people's mental health. Teachers UK candidates receive a 20% discount on all courses.
• CPD Online CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CPD Online College, which has spent decades supporting the personal development of education professionals. CPD Online College offers a wide spectrum of courses including safeguarding at various levels, subject-specific topics, and wellbeing courses. Teachers UK registered candidates receive a 40% discount on all courses. The partnership supports Teachers UK's CPD support for teachers initiative aimed at maintaining high quality teaching in the classroom.
• Fischer Family Trust (FFT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFT partnership is part of the Operam Education Tutoring initiative, which has been approved by the National Tutoring Programme. The FFT's 'Tutoring with the Lightning Squad' is a government-approved reading tutoring programme for primary school pupils in Year 1 to Year 5 across all regions of England. The partnership combines education recruitment expertise with FFT's literacy tutoring expertise and outcome data reporting capabilities. The programme is evidence-based with high success rates and guaranteed results designed to reduce the attainment gap.
• National Tutoring ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproved provider status through the National Tutoring Programme (NTP), a government-backed initiative to support schools in reducing the attainment gap widened by Covid-19. Operam Education Tutoring, part of the Operam Education Group that includes Teachers UK, is an approved NTP partner. The programme provides approved tutoring for primary school pupils in Year 1 to Year 5 across all English regions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teachers-uk

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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