Nottingham & Derby Regional Maths Mentor

💷Pay: £45 per maths circle session (1 hour delivery plus 1.5 hours admin time). 

⏰Hours: 10-15 hours per week within term time only. This is a fixed-term contract role until July 2026.

🏫Location: Maths circles will be run in a small number of schools across the Nottingham and Derby area. Travel expenses will be covered.

📅Start date: September 2025

🚸Safeguarding: At Axiom Maths, safeguarding the children who we work with is our highest priority. As part of safer recruitment, all candidates must be willing to undergo an Enhanced DBS check and provide two professional or academic references.

Application Process

Stage 1 - Application: Deadline- 9am Monday 19th of August

Stage 2 - 30 minute Interview & Task: Scheduled around candidate’s availability.

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 a programme to improve their experience of maths, and tackling harmful societal views that stop children from feeling like maths is for them.

About the role

This role is an exciting chance to share your passion for maths, challenge young minds and nurture mathematical talent.

You will deliver weekly hour-long maths circles sessions to small groups of pupils at local schools and potentially online. This is a chance to support schools to reach all pupils that need our support , particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to reach their full mathematical potential, contributing directly to educational equality. With comprehensive training, flexibility in your non-delivery hours, and meaningful, rewarding work, this role offers an exceptional opportunity to positively impact your local community while developing your own professional skills.

You should apply if you:

• Are a proactive, flexible, self-starter who can use your drive and enthusiasm to have a big impact on pupils.
• Are highly organised and can independently manage your time and schedule.
• Are passionate and have a strong conceptual understanding of maths.
• Are pursuing or have completed a STEM degree, or you have equivalent experience, for example, through work.
• Have experience working with young people.

The duties of this role include:

Maths Circles delivery

• Session preparation including: training videos, attempting the problems, reading our guidance and planning how to get the maths out from pupils
• Deliver high-quality and engaging sessions in line with Axiom Maths’ mission and aims

Reporting and Feedback

• Report on pupils’ attendance and provide feedback on resources
• Feedback termly via reports and termly surveys

Administrative Support

• May complete additional projects depending on the number of maths circles allocated

General

• Safeguard and promote the welfare of the pupils
• Adhere to data protection, confidentiality, and IT policies
• Attend initial and ongoing training and engage in our quality assurance process

There are more details about our maths circles and the role here What is an Axiom Maths Circle?

You must have:

• The right to work in the UK.
• Commitment to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all students.
• Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
• Willingness to travel regularly.
• Willingness to undertake online training and development, both of knowledge and of skills.

Logistics of the role:

Specific maths circle delivery hours will be agreed with schools, it is expected the majority will fall within Monday-Friday between 3-5pm. You will have the option to state any specific weekly unavailability within your application. Any non-delivery time can be worked flexibly.

Schools include Redhill Academy, Carlton le Willows Academy and City of Derby Academy.

This role pays per maths circle, inclusive of holiday pay. This will include both admin (1.5 hours per circle) and delivery time (1 hour per circle).

Equal Opportunities

We don’t 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. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our criteria.

We are especially keen to receive applications from people whose background is under-represented in the mathematics profession.

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.

For any questions or concerns about the role or Axiom Maths, please contact info@axiommaths.com