Head of Regions - West Midlands Maternity Cover

Head of Region West Midlands (Maternity cover)

Contract: This is a part time role (working either 3 or 3.5 days a week TBC). Working days are flexible and open to negotiation with the option to distribute hours over a week. However afternoons must be covered to allow for school visits.

Application closing date: Midnight Sunday 16th March

First round phone interviews: Ongoing from Monday 24th February

Interviews: Panel interviews will be on Tuesday 25th March or Thursday 27th March. There will be a task to complete prior to the interview

Salary: 59828 FTE

Start date: TBC but likely to be Tuesday 26th August 2025 to complete induction before the start of term.

About Axiom Maths

Axiom Maths is a registered education charity on a mission to make the United Kingdom a more productive and socially mobile country. Half of disadvantaged children who are high attainers in mathematics at eleven are no longer high attainers by age sixteen. That is a huge loss of human potential that affects both those children as individuals and us as a wider society. We are focused on stopping that loss.

We do this by finding children with mathematical potential especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds and guide them along a path to mathematical excellence. We take a dual pronged approach: providing an inschool programme to improve their experience of maths and tackling harmful views in society that stop children from feeling like maths is for them.

Were looking for team members who will bring the best of themselves to Axiom Maths and the best of Axiom Maths to the wider system. We champion innovation and our employees are empowered to implement new ideas without barriers. We are a small team with big ambitions who are in a phase of substantial growth. You should be excited about working in a startup environment where things can change quickly but where you have the opportunity to have a tremendous impact.

We place a big focus on open communication collaboration and supporting one another. If you are passionate about our mission we strongly encourage you to apply especially if you consider yourself to be from a background where progressing to university mathematics is not the norm.

About this role

The Head of Region West Midlands will build on the work of the current Head of Region to establish Axiom Maths as the universal offering in secondary schools across the West Midlands while fostering a strong and engaged community of teachers. You will lead the delivery and growth of our regional strategy building strong relationships and ensuring a highquality programme for schools across the region

This is a highly autonomous role which will have huge impact across the West Midlands whilst working collaboratively with Heads of Region nationwide to achieve our goals. You will be expected to visit schoolbased programmes that run after the school day so flexibility to work during late afternoons and early evenings is essential. Additionally a willingness to travel to schools across the West Midlands is required.

The duties of this role include:

• School Retention

  • Ensure that schools in your region have a great experience of our programme such that they want to continue running it and recommend it to their peers.

  • Visit schools in your region deliver training and observe maths circles to ensure that our programme is being delivered according to our quality standards.

  • Be the main point of contact for the schools in the region helping to problemsolve challenges and ensure schools feel supported.

• School Growth

  • Build a strategic plan for growth in the region understand and address barriers to maths excellence in the region especially for disadvantaged students.

  • Be an active ambassador of Axiom Maths and constantly look for opportunities to grow our reach and sign new schools up for the programme.

  • Build seniorlevel relationships with schools and multiacademy trusts to retain them longterm on the Axiom Maths programme.

• Partnership Building

  • Build relationships with key stakeholders in maths organisations from universities to charities to align our offers and work together to have maximum impact in the region.

  • Develop local and regional partnerships in the maths ecosystem so that every school is supported and has access to opportunities their pupils need to achieve their potential.

• Mentor Coordination

  • Develop and nurture the community of mentors working in the region.

  • Ensure that we have the support in place locally and recruit Axiom Maths mentors to enable every school to continue offering our programme to their pupils from Year 9 upwards.

• Organisational Leadership

  • Collaborate with internal functions to improve the delivery and design of the Axiom Maths programme.

  • Collaborate and lead on organisationwide initiatives and contribute to organisational objectives and key results.

• Line Management

  • Line manage School Relationship Leads overseeing daily operations and providing guidance to them to ensure their schools meet KPIs.

  • Conduct regular performance reviews provide constructive feedback and ensure they achieve personal development goals.

About you

• You are proactive and strategic with an entrepreneurial attitude to spot new opportunities.

• You have a passion for helping disadvantaged pupils achieve their goals and understand the importance of maths for enabling social mobility.

• You have previous experience working as a teacher within the UK school system.

• You have a strong understanding of classroom pedagogy and have previous experience working with other teachers.

• You have experience developing and managing projects with schools and teachers.

• You have experience recruiting regional schools to participate in CPD SKE or similar projects and programmes.

• You have an appropriate mathematics qualification (GCSE A level or Degree or relevant equivalent qualification).

• You have strong written communication skills and you are a skilled and confident verbal communicator able to give feedback.

• You are able to work independently and have excellent organisation and time management skills.

• You enjoy collaborating with others and are happy to provide support to your peers.

• You are committed to continuous improvement always seeking to enhance your own performance and contribute to the success of the organisation.

• You are skilled at building and managing relationships with different types of stakeholders.

• You must have the right to work in the UK and be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

• You are committed to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all students.

• You are willing to undertake inperson and online training/development.

• School visits often take place after the school day so a willingness to work and travel in the afternoons and evenings is essential

What we offer

Salary: 59828 FTE (actual salary will be pro rata for the contractual hours agreed)

Hybrid team: We all work remotely for part of the week. The successful candidate will work in the office once a month on aTuesday at our office near Kings Cross (N7 9QH)

Travel costs: This role requires school visits at least once a week travel costs to schools are covered by us. An allowance for travel to London for an office day once a month on a Tuesday is included in the salary above and is not covered by expenses.

Flexible Working: We work flexibly by default and value outcomes not hours worked. All our team are empowered to organise their work in a way that balances their work and life.

Setup costs covered: We offer a 500 allowance to purchase equipment for working from home. A laptop is also provided.

Pension: 11% employer contribution

Annual leave: 27 days leave bank holidays increasing by 1 day after 2 years tenure (up to 30 days). The office closes for 3 additional days between Christmas and New Year.

Employee assistance programme: All our employees have access to a confidential employee assistance programme which provides information and advice on a wide range of topics affecting their work or personal life.

Books: Any employee can expense the purchase of any book that they believe will help make them better at their job.

Company offsites: We organise three offsites a year each lasting two days (with an overnight stay). This is a chance for us to come together do essential planning and celebrate our wins.

Equal Opportunities: We would encourage you to apply even if you dont believe you meet every one of our criteria. We dont want potential candidates to be put off if they believe they do not meet every one of the criteria as described in the person specification. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. Axiom Maths is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010.