First Tutors Has Closed — TutorDex Is the Successor to First Tutors UK
Published: 01 July 2026
In early May 2026, First Tutors UK — the country's largest private-tuition directory — announced it was closing after more than 20 years of trading. The closure notice displayed on firsttutors.com confirmed the decision but gave no official reason for the First Tutors closure.
For thousands of self-employed tutors across the UK, this meant losing years of reviews, references, enquiry history, student contacts, and the subject-and-area visibility they had built up over decades. First Tutors was not just a listing site — for many tutors it was their primary lead source, professional reputation, and the home of their tutoring business.
"After more than 20 years of trading, First Tutors has made the difficult decision to close." — First Tutors closure notice, May 2026
TutorDex
TutorDex: the First Tutors Successor
TutorDex was built specifically to fill the gap left by the First Tutors closure. It is the only platform where former First Tutors tutors can import their entire history — reviews, references, old enquiry requests and student details — and carry on with minimal disruption.
TutorDex operates on the same directory-style model: families find and contact you directly, you set your own rates, and you keep control of lesson arrangements. No ongoing commission after an introduction — just a one-off finder's fee when a family unlocks your contact details.
What you can import from First Tutors
- Reviews and ratings — your entire First Tutors review history, preserved and displayed on your new profile
- References and testimonials — years of client feedback that helped you win work
- Old enquiry requests — your history of student contacts and conversations
How to Recover Your First Tutors Data
First Tutors provides a self-service Privacy Center at privacy.firsttutors.com/portal where you can download your reviews, profile data, messages, payment records and full account history. Sign in with your First Tutors email, choose Download my data, and select both "Reviews about me" and "My full account data" for a complete copy.
Once downloaded, import your data directly into your TutorDex profile — the only platform that accepts a full import of your First Tutors history.
The Best First Tutors Alternative for UK Tutors
Searching for a First Tutors alternative or First Tutors replacement? Other platforms may call themselves alternatives, but they do not accept your First Tutors data. They expect you to rebuild your profile, your reviews, and your reputation from zero. TutorDex was built so you do not have to.
If you tutored through First Tutors — whether in maths, English, science, languages, music, or any other subject — TutorDex is your new home. The successor to First Tutors, built for UK tutors, by a tutor.
No lost reputation. No starting from scratch. No rebuilding years of client relationships. Just pick up where you left off.
Join TutorDex — the Successor to First Tutors