About us
Who We Are & What We Do
EducateFirst is an established UK‑registered organisation providing high‑quality home tutoring, careers guidance and a range of student support services for children and adults of all ages.
We offer support across all National Curriculum subjects, with particular expertise in Maths, English and Science at every level. Our aim is to help learners achieve the grades they need to progress confidently into further education or their chosen career path. Through personalised one‑to‑one home tuition, we tailor our approach to each student’s needs while maintaining a strong focus on academic progress and personal development.
Alongside our private tutoring services, we also operate a long‑standing not‑for‑profit community project that provides affordable tuition for children aged 5–16. This initiative reflects our commitment to making education accessible to all families. More details below.
Our Community Project
EducateFirst recognised a growing need for accessible educational support within local communities. In 2009, working alongside local teachers, we developed a community-based learning initiative designed to offer affordable, high‑quality tutoring for school‑aged children, regardless of religion, faith, ethnicity or background. This non‑profit tutoring service operates alongside our main tuition provision and reflects our commitment to supporting families who may otherwise struggle to access private tuition.
To our knowledge, we remain the only UK tuition provider offering this type of community‑focused, non‑profit service without any external grants or funding. This approach sets us apart from many profit‑driven companies and demonstrates our long‑standing dedication to widening access to education.
This unique service has strengthened our position within the education sector and enabled us to make a meaningful, lasting impact on students’ confidence, academic progress and future opportunities. Our team of experienced tutors continues to support hundreds of learners every week.
Our head office is based in Leeds, with tuition centres operating across West Yorkshire, including Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield.
Our Mission
EducateFirst is dedicated to serving local communities. Our community-based learning initiative aims to help children become proficient in all aspects of Maths, English and Science, develop key life skills and equip them with the right tools to help lay firm foundations for their future. Taking a 360° (all round) approach to learning, we endeavour to provide affordable, quality private education for children and adults through home tuition and classroom teaching.
EducateFirst works with local tutors to help local children achieve great results
Our Pledge
We are proud to maintain our pledge to donate 5% of our annual Company profits to charitable causes. The Company’s charitable interests are wide-ranging within its long-standing policy of support for children in developing countries. These children are not always fortunate enough to have an education, but instead have to perform a full day’s work in order to help support their families.
EducateFirst helps these children by working closely with UK charities such as Oxfam, that are actively involved in projects directed towards providing education for children and the relief of child poverty. We support Oxfam’s policy of “making poverty history”.
The lack of basic education for children in developing countries has been a problem for many years; however, we firmly believe that we can make a difference with our pledge to support the good work of charitable organisations. Our aim is to help provide a basic level of education for such children in order that they can be equipped with essential key life skills for a better future.