Looking for First Tutors? Here is where to go next.
First Tutors closed in 2026. TutorLab is a UK tutor directory built for the same job: parents search by subject and town and message a tutor directly. Contacting a tutor is free, there are no agency fees, and nothing is added on top of the tutor's rate.
If you are a parent mid-search
You do not need to start from scratch. Search TutorLab the same way you searched First Tutors, by subject and area, then message the tutor directly. No account is needed to enquire, and there is no fee to make contact.
Search by subject and town
GCSE, A-Level, 11+, KS2, KS3 and more, in your town or online across the UK.
Message tutors directly
Send an enquiry straight to the tutor. They reply to you by email within a day or two.
No agency fees
No booking commission on lessons and no charge to contact a tutor. You arrange the rate directly.
If you were listed on First Tutors
Your listing is gone, but parents are still searching for tutors in your subject and area, they just land somewhere else now. Publish a free TutorLab profile and become findable again. Parents contact you directly, there is no commission on the students you bring, and a parent TutorLab brings you carries an introduction fee from 15% that falls to your card rate within 12 months.
List for free, keep 100% on the students you bring
Creating and publishing your profile is free. There is no commission on your own students: you set your rate and keep all of it.
Get found by parents searching your area
Your profile is listed across UK towns and subjects so local parents searching for what you teach can find and message you.
Tools to run the admin
An optional subscription from £9 a month adds AI lesson notes and parent reports, Stripe invoicing in pounds, an HMRC tax summary and stronger placement.
Parents come to you
Enquiries land in your inbox. You reply directly and arrange sessions on your terms, no middleman on the conversation.
14-day free trial, no card to start.
Questions about the move from First Tutors
Has First Tutors really closed?
Yes. First Tutors, one of the UK's longest-running tutor directories, shut down in 2026. Its listings and search pages are no longer available, which is why parents and tutors who relied on it are looking for somewhere to go next.
Is it free for parents to contact a tutor on TutorLab?
Yes. Searching the directory and messaging a tutor is completely free for parents. There is no fee to make contact and no booking commission added to lessons. Some other platforms charge parents a monthly fee just to message a tutor, TutorLab does not.
I was listed on First Tutors. How do I get found again?
Create a free TutorLab profile and publish it. Parents searching for your subject in your town will find you, and they contact you directly. A parent TutorLab brings you carries an introduction fee from 15%, falling to your card rate within 12 months, and there is never a commission on the students you bring.
What does TutorLab cost a tutor?
Listing and publishing a profile is free. A TutorLab subscription, from £9 a month, adds the tutoring tools on top: AI lesson notes and parent reports, Stripe invoicing in pounds, an HMRC tax summary, and stronger directory placement. 14-day free trial, no card to start.
Were you a tutor on First Tutors? Bring your students to TutorLab in minutes. Import your list, keep 100% of every lesson. Learn how to switch.
Pick up where First Tutors left off
Parents: find a tutor in minutes. Tutors: get listed for free, with no commission on your own students.