About Us
Maypole Education is an ambitious startup bringing a revolutionary kind of game-based learning to primary mathematics education throughout the world. Our first game, Stick and Split, became a viral hit with over 100,000 students playing in 400 schools in 15 countries. We’ve just closed a funding round to bring more games, and our ground-breaking approach to mathematics learning, to a worldwide market of schools and families.
Our Approach to Mathematics
We’ve discovered how to build great games with maths learning at the heart of the game mechanic. So getting good at the game and getting good at maths are the same thing. There is no need for the gimmicks and external motivation tricks other maths games provide. Children enjoy playing our games and teachers and education experts tell us the conceptual learning is deeper and richer.
The Role
Reporting to the Founder, you’ll be the linchpin of our advocate-driven route to market. You will be our first and most important post-funding hire.
You will build and nurture a worldwide and ever-growing community of teachers, schools and education experts using and supporting our unique approach to mathematics learning. You’ll find and work with our champions, encouraging and incentivising them to recommend us on social media and elsewhere.
You will write about us, engage in all forms of media and social media, present at conferences and exhibitions, run online seminars, join podcasts and find and resource other ways to get our message across. You will meet and build relationships with the great and good in primary mathematics and more widely.
This is not a sales role, nor is it a marketing role, but no doubt there will be some elements of sales and marketing work as you communicate with more and more schools.
You will be our eyes and ears in the market, working with our development team on new products and enhancements. You’ll create and nurture a small community of road-testing schools to provide feedback on new products and evidence of effectiveness.
About You
* You are excited by this unique chance to get in at the start of an ambitious worldwide project.
* You love what we’re trying to achieve for mathematics education.
* You have the tenacity, determination and imagination to define this new role and make it your own.
* You have the flexibility and resourcefulness to adapt to the rapid and ever-changing needs of the startup environment.
* You have plenty of experience of teaching mathematics in primary/elementary schools
* You are a natural relationship builder, team player and people person.
* You are a strong writer and communicator with great presentation skills.
* You have the knowledge of evidence-informed practice and the maths education landscape to be able to engage with education experts of all kinds.
* You have a strong understanding of social media and know how to generate a community of followers.
* You are driven by the desire to see thousands of schools around the world adopt our approach.
* You have a driving license and are willing to occasionally travel in the UK and abroad.
* You understand we are a startup and you are happy to just muck in and do whatever is needed from time-to-time.
We Offer
* £35k - £45k full time equivalent
* Flexible home working - we all work from home
* We’re happy to consider term-time days or a 4-day week
* Generous holiday allowance
* Share options after 12 months
* Relaxed team ethic
* Time for training and professional development
Please apply with a CV and a short statement of how you match the role to hello@maypoleeducation.com.