First Tutors Closed — Here's Where UK Tutors Go Next
When First Tutors UK ceased operating in May 2026, thousands of private tutors lost the platform where they had built their professional reputation. Years of accumulated reviews, client references, enquiry histories and student relationships suddenly became inaccessible through the old firsttutors.com website.
The company behind the brand — EduNation Limited — remains on the Companies House register, but the First Tutors tutoring service itself is gone. For tutors who relied on it as their main source of new students, the question became urgent: where do I go from here?
Meet TutorDex: Built to Replace First Tutors
TutorDex was created in direct response to the First Tutors closure. It is not just another tutoring directory — it is the only platform designed as a direct successor, with the specific goal of letting former First Tutors tutors pick up exactly where they left off.
The model will feel familiar: families search for tutors by subject and area, contact you directly, and you set your own rates. There is no ongoing commission on your lessons — just a straightforward one-off finder's fee when someone unlocks your contact details.
Bring Your First Tutors History With You
This is what sets TutorDex apart from every other platform calling itself a First Tutors alternative. You can import your entire First Tutors account history:
- Your reviews and star ratings — preserved and visible on your new TutorDex profile, so families see your full track record
- Client references and testimonials — the written feedback that helped families choose you over other tutors
- Old enquiry requests — your history of who contacted you, what they needed, and when
How to Get Your Data From First Tutors
Before you can import anything, you need to retrieve your data. First Tutors now runs a self-service Privacy Center at privacy.firsttutors.com/portal. Here is how it works:
Visit the Privacy Center
Go to privacy.firsttutors.com/portal and click Download my data.
Sign in with your email
Use the same email address you had registered with First Tutors — no password needed.
Select your data
Choose both Reviews about me and My full account data for a complete export.
Import into TutorDex
Bring your downloaded data into TutorDex — the only platform that accepts the full import.
Why Other First Tutors Alternatives Fall Short
Searching for "First Tutors alternative UK" or "First Tutors replacement" will bring up several platforms. But none of them do what TutorDex does. They may offer tutoring profiles, finder's fees, or verification badges — but they all expect you to start from zero. No imported reviews which count. No carried-over references. No preserved client history.
TutorDex is the exception. Whether you taught maths, English, sciences, languages, music, or any other subject through First Tutors, your professional history does not need to be erased. You keep the reputation you earned.
What Kind of Platform Is TutorDex?
TutorDex is an independent tutoring directory, not an agency. You remain self-employed. You control your availability, your lesson format, your pricing, and how you communicate with families. TutorDex simply connects you with people looking for a tutor — and charges nothing from your lesson earnings after that introduction.
Built by a tutor, for tutors. The people behind TutorDex understand what it means to lose years of platform history overnight — because they lived it too.
Start at TutorDex — Import Your First Tutors Data