What skills and experience we're looking for
Contract: Fixed‑term until 31 July 2026
Leeds Mathematics School (LMaS), in partnership with Purposeful Ventures, Axiom Maths, Future Foundations and The GORSE Academies Trust, is seeking to recruit an Operations Director to support the delivery of the 2026 Axiom LMaS Summer School taking place at LMaS from Wednesday 22 to Friday 24 July.
The Operations Director will ensure the safe, smooth and professional running of the summer school for pupils aged 12-14 from across Leeds and the wider region. This role is of great importance to our mission of providing high‑quality mathematical enrichment for young people with the heart and the head for maths, especially those who are disadvantage-experienced.
If you are the ideal applicant, you will have:
* A strong experience leading operations for education programmes, with the organisational skill to manage complex, fast‑moving logistics.
* Excellent communication and people skills, enabling confident liaison with staff, pupils, parents and venue teams.
* The ability to lead and motivate a diverse team, staying calm under pressure and making sound decisions in a live environment.
What the school offers its staff
What LMaS and the GORSE Trust can offer you:
* A meaningful, high‑impact leadership role in a national mathematics enrichment programme, working with leading partners including Purposeful Ventures, Axiom Maths and Future Foundations.
* A supportive and collaborative environment, with access to central expertise across safeguarding, operations, and programme delivery to help you succeed in your role.
* All necessary on‑site support, including travel reimbursement (per policy) and meals throughout the summer school delivery period.
* The opportunity to shape an exceptional pupil experience and contribute to a programme that nurtures young mathematicians, especially those who are disadvantage‑experienced.
Further details about the role
About us and our partners:
Purposeful Ventures, Axiom Maths, Future Foundations, and The GORSE Academies Trust are working in partnership to deliver the Axiom LMaS Summer School. This is one of a number of summer schools across the UK, part of an ambitious national initiative designed to inspire and challenge young people with passion and aptitude for mathematics. Purposeful Ventures leads the programme within its broader mission to create a fairer society where all young people thrive, incubating innovative education initiatives that improve outcomes and wellbeing. Axiom Maths brings deep subject expertise and a commitment to supporting the mathematical development of every child with the heart and head for mathematics, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Future Foundations contributes over 20 years of experience delivering award‑winning youth programmes that help young people develop the foundations they need to thrive. The GORSE Academies Trust, recognised for its mission to break the link between poverty and academic underperformance, provides the educational environment and leadership to ensure excellence in delivery. Together, we combine specialist expertise, educational innovation and a shared belief in widening access to high quality mathematical enrichment for pupils in schools across Leeds and the wider region.
How to apply:
If you’re as excited about this opportunity as we are, please download the Job Description and Person Specification from The GORSE Academies Trust website (www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), or request these by email toinfo@lmas.ac.ukor by telephone on 0113 322 5948 or by collecting an application pack from LMaS Reception.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, or would like to know more about Leeds Mathematics School, please contact the Principal, Robert Wilne (robert.wilne@lmas.ac.uk).
Please submit your application by post or in person to Robert Wilne, Leeds Mathematics School, 105 Albion Street, LS1 5AS, or by email torobert.wilne@lmas.ac.uk.
If you submit an electronic application, we do not also require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.
Interviews will take place in person at Leeds Mathematics School, 105 Albion Street, Leeds.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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