The organisation said the rebrand reflects its evolution since its launch nearly 50 years ago, as it has grown into the UK’s largest post-secondary education provider and the fourth largest in Europe.
Under the new parent brand, Lyceum Education Group will collectively support 132,000 learners each year, across various specialisms including technology and digital, law, finance and accountancy, nursing and healthcare and people and skills development.
“The world of work is being reshaped at an unprecedented speed and education has a critical role to play in determining how individuals, businesses and societies adapt… Lyceum Education Group has been created to meet that moment,” said group CEO Graham Gaddes.
Since its acquisition by TDR Capital in 2021, the group has been acquiring new brands which encompass increased specialisms, diversifying its product ranges and entering new global markets.
“Working in partnership with TDR… we have grown our business and assembled a global portfolio of leading specialist education brands, that deliver the skills that tomorrow’s workplace requires,” said Gaddes.
The collective group of specialist providers operating under the Lyceum Education Group brand comprises; BPP, Digital Marketing Institute, Estio, Firebrand, StaySharp and Buttercups Training in the UK and Europe, Acsenda School of Management, Sprott Shaw College and Arbutus College in Canada, and the Australian Institute of Business and BPP Institute (formally known as CIC Higher Education) in Australia.
According to a statement, each of these providers will continue to operate in-market as individual entities, including BPP.
“Whilst the creation of the Lyceum Education Group unites our 11 market facing brands, each individual business remains a distinct market facing entity,” Joanna Preston-Taylor, CFO at Lyceum Education Group, told The PIE News.
“We value and celebrate the deep expertise and specialism for which each of our brands and BPP is one of Europe’s most recognised education businesses. BPP’s brand, alongside the other businesses in the group, remain.
“Businesses and individuals are facing rapid technological advancement, evolving policies, skills shortages, and the internationalisation of workforces. To meet this challenge, we have actively invested in market‑leading education and training businesses globally, to ensure we offer the highest‑quality solutions across the broadest range of markets,” said Preston-Taylor.
Each of our businesses is a leading specialist education provider in its own right, with deep expertise in specific disciplines, excellent employability outcomes, and strong relationships with employers and professional bodies
Joanna Preston-Taylor, Lyceum Education Group
Preston-Taylor explained that as part of the group, each brand also benefits from “shared infrastructure and investment, including modern technology platforms and data systems, group‑wide AI, client service excellence, and coordinated thought leadership”.
“These group‑led initiatives lift quality, speed and innovation across the portfolio, enabling our brands to be more agile, more innovative, and consistently higher quality than they could be alone,” she added.
“Each of our businesses is a leading specialist education provider in its own right, with deep expertise in specific disciplines, excellent employability outcomes, and strong relationships with employers and professional bodies. The creation of Lyceum Education Group unites and amplifies these strengths while maintaining focus on delivering high‑quality, innovative and applied learning globally.”
