Education Director

Axiom Maths; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 79,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Maths in London is seeking an exceptional Education Director to lead the charity’s maths circles programme and its expansion into online enrichment, summer camps, and a social problem-solving platform.

Reporting to the CEO, you will shape a vision, gather user insights, and manage a portfolio of products with mathematical credibility and moral commitment to the mission. This is a hybrid role with one day in our London office.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of the charity's Education products and maths circles.
• Develop a vision for online enrichment courses, summer camps and a problem-solving platform.
• Build and guide a data‑driven product development team with a strong mission focus.

Job description

Salary: £87,975+

Location: Hybrid with one day in our London office

Application closing date: 08:30am GMT on Monday 26th October 2026.

Axiom Maths is a registered charity with a mission to help every child with the head and heart for maths realise their potential. We believe that maths can transform lives and nations, and that access to that power should never depend on a child’s background.

We identify children with mathematical promise, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, and guide them towards mathematical excellence. The backbone of our approach is maths circles, where small groups of pupils come together with a trained mentor to tackle challenging problems for fun. Over five years, they will have built a rich knowledge of mathematics whilst establishing behaviours and relationships that set them up for long-term success.

We are now seeking an exceptional Education Director to lead us into a new phase. Our core maths circles programme reaches around 20,000 pupils from a third of state secondary schools in England and Wales. We need to sustain and improve its quality, whilst beginning to expand our offer to provide pupils with a whole world of mathematics. This year, for example, we expect to launch a suite of online enrichment maths courses, a new programme of summer camps, and a social problem-solving platform. This is an exciting role for someone who wants to develop a set of world‑class products that will change the lives of a generation of young people.

Reporting to CEO David Thomas OBE, you will work closely with our Chief Mathematician and the wider team to form a vision, collect insights from our users, and develop excellent products. You will need to bring credibility as a mathematical thinker, as well as the leadership skills to manage a complex and evolving portfolio of products. You do not need to have followed a particular route in your career so far – we are open to applications from a range of backgrounds. You do need to think deeply about how children learn mathematics, be able to lead a data-driven product development team and have a deep moral commitment to our mission.

Axiom Maths is a small team with big ambitions. We champion innovation, empower staff to implement new ideas, and place real value on collaboration and open communication. We strongly encourage applications from those who feel connected to our mission, particularly people from backgrounds where progressing to university mathematics is not the norm.

If you want to help ensure mathematical talent is nurtured wherever it is found, we would love to hear from you.