Fresh Start In Education Ltd

What Fresh Start In Education Ltd does

Fresh Start In Education Ltd is a UK-based, privately held specialist education provider founded in 2010, operating from its headquarters in Canterbury, Kent, with an additional registered office in Edinburgh serving Scotland. The company delivers bespoke, one-to-one and small-group educational support to children and young people aged 5–25 who are unable to access or thrive in mainstream education, including those with or without EHCPs and those with SEND, SEMH, anxiety, trauma, or school-avoidance needs. Services are delivered in homes, local communities, and through an online tutoring platform, and are complemented by the Careers, Employability & Independence Programme (CEIP), School Support Services, Summer Holiday Packages, and STAND Training.

The business operates on a professional services revenue model, primarily through referral and commissioning arrangements with Local Authorities (Oxfordshire, Nottinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Reading, and London boroughs of Merton, Bexley, Islington, Haringey) and individual schools, supplemented by direct parent/carer inquiries and participation as an approved Tuition Partner in the UK government's National Tutoring Programme. GTM is sales-led and relationship-driven, supported by content marketing (blog, resources) and a dedicated referral line and online portal. The technology stack is modest: an online tutoring platform and a client/Education Specialist portal, with no disclosed AI, data, or proprietary technical moat. The company is independently owned with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or subsidiaries, and reports no public financials.

Name

Fresh Start In Education Ltd

Legal name

Fresh Start In Education Ltd

Website

https://freshstartineducation.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fresh Start In Education Ltd is a UK-based specialist alternative education provider delivering bespoke 1:1 tutoring and educational support to young people aged 5–25, primarily commissioned by Local Authorities, schools, and families for students with SEND, SEMH, or school-avoidance needs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Transition-to-College/Independence Skills Tutoring for Learning Differences (EDANAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Inclusion, Special Needs & Early Intervention Training (IEPs/IFSPs, Neurodiversity) (EDACAIAF)

Keywords

• Alternative education services
• Interim education provision
• Special educational needs
• School tutoring services
• SEND support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Canterbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Support Services: Provision of specialist 1:1 educational support to students referred by Local Authorities, schools, and families. Services include alternative provision, accompanied work placements, and tutoring delivered by Education Specialists.
2. National Tutoring Programme: Approved tuition partner providing online and in-person tutoring to schools for vulnerable and disadvantaged students as part of the UK government's National Tutoring Programme.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fresh Start in Education provides specialist bespoke 1:1 and small-group educational support, tutoring and interventions for young people aged 5-25 who are struggling to access mainstream education, including those with EHCPs, SEND and SEMH needs. Services are delivered in homes, local communities and schools by trained Education Specialists, with complementary programmes covering employability transitions, summer holiday support, in-school training and tutoring delivered under the National Tutoring Programme.

Product overview

Fresh Start in Education Ltd operates as a specialist alternative education provider offering a portfolio of interconnected services centred around interim and alternative education delivery. The core offering comprises direct educational support through their Online Tutoring Platform and in-person services for young people aged 5-25, with or without EHCPs. This is complemented by the Careers, Employability & Independence Programme (CEIP) for post-16 students transitioning to employment, plus Summer Holiday Packages for sustained support. The company also provides School Support Services and STAND Training as complementary offerings, all unified by their mission to inspire hope and achieve successful outcomes for vulnerable students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CEIP (Careers, Employability & Independence Programme): A programme providing one-to-one person-centred interventions, guidance, advice, and holistic support to help young adults develop employability skills and achieve successful transition into employment.
• STAND
• Online Tutoring Platform
• Accompanied Work Placement Programme

Products and services

• Interim and Alternative Education Services Bespoke 1:1 and small-group educational support and intervention packages for children and young people aged 5-25, with or without an EHCP, delivered in homes, local communities and schools by trained Education Specialists.
• Online Tutoring Platform In-house digital learning platform enabling remote delivery of tutoring and educational support to students, including those requiring high-level engagement who were previously thought unsuitable for online tuition.
• Careers, Employability & Independence Programme (CEIP) Person-centred 1:1 programme providing guidance, advice and holistic support to help young adults with SEND develop employability skills and transition successfully into employment, apprenticeships or further education.
• School Support Services Support services for mainstream schools including staff training, setting up in-school support hubs, and providing early interventions aimed at reducing exclusion rates and behavioural incidents.
• Summer Holiday Packages Specialist 1:1 support programmes running through the summer holidays for children and young people aged 4-25 who cannot access other activities due to SEND or behavioural needs, preparing them for return to education in September.
• STAND Training Training programme offered by Fresh Start in Education focused on professional development within the alternative provision sector, available to staff and partners.
• National Tutoring Programme Tuition Tuoring delivered as an Approved Tuition Partner for the UK government's National Tutoring Programme, providing online tuition at home and in-school support to vulnerable and disadvantaged students.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of students achieving successful outcomes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 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.

• National Tutoring ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2020Fresh Start in Education was accepted as an approved Tuition Partner for the National Tutoring Programme. The company provides tutoring services to schools to support young people who have experienced disruption to their education, particularly due to COVID-19. Services include both online tuition for students in their home and in-school support for vulnerable and disadvantaged students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Third Space Learning: UK online tutoring provider specialising in maths and English interventions delivered to school pupils, with a focus on disadvantaged students. Comparable school-direct online tutoring channel and NTP-era positioning.
• Tutorful: UK online tutoring marketplace connecting families with tutors. Comparable online tutoring platform business model and UK parent-direct channel.
• MyTutor: UK online tutoring platform connecting students with tutors for school-subject support. Comparable online tutoring delivery model and school-channel go-to-market, though less specialised in SEND/SEMH.
• Nudge Education: UK-based alternative provision provider delivering 1:1 specialist educational support to young people struggling in mainstream settings. Direct overlap with Fresh Start's core alternative provision offering and SEND/SEMH focus.
• Engage Education: UK education services company providing alternative provision, school staffing, and SEND-focused educational support. Comparable specialist staffing and alternative provision model serving Local Authorities and schools.
• Nisai Group: UK alternative education provider operating virtual school and online provision for students disengaged from mainstream education, including SEND. Closely comparable online delivery model and target student population.
• Acorn Care & Education: UK provider of specialist education and care services for children and young people with SEND, autism, and complex needs. Comparable SEND-focused service portfolio and Local Authority commissioning model.

Broad incumbents

• Explore Learning: Established UK tutoring centre chain serving children of all abilities. Overlaps with Fresh Start on tutoring for school-aged children, though broader mainstream focus rather than specialist alternative provision.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: UK multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary academies including SEND provision. Larger, broader institutional education operator overlapping on SEND delivery and LA engagement.
• Catch22: Large UK social-purpose charity operating an education division including alternative provision and SEND services. Larger, broader portfolio overlapping with Fresh Start's alternative provision remit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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