Headteacher
University of Liverpool Mathematics School, Liverpool, L69 7SHThis job expired on 19 January 2026 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
19 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
15 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £87673-£94900
What skills and experience we're looking for
We need someone who will provide outstanding strategic leadership and caring but assertive management to fulfil the mission of ULMaS. We want a leader who will ensure a continuation of the highest standards of academic and pastoral care for our students. We are looking for someone who will lead with moral purpose, not bureaucracy.
Our next headteacher will be:
Thoughtful and perceptive about both strategies and people: able to help colleagues find solutions to problems.
Committed to excellence in everything that the school does: from academic success to pastoral care.
Creative and imaginative when it comes to developing and delivering the school’s strategic plans.
Confidence inspiring and compassionate: able to establish trust both with philanthropic donors and with families facing tough challenges.
What the school offers its staff
As Headteacher of the University of Liverpool Maths School you lead a team united in its desire to transform the life chances of young people across Merseyside. ULMaS is an institution with a high level of support from the University of Liverpool, the parents of our students, politicians, philanthropists and many others. It attracts motivated and talented students who take full advantage of the opportunities that the school offers. It is an extremely inclusive and tolerant community whose members have a strong sense of belonging as well as a deep seated sense of purpose. Students are treated with respect and encouraged to be themselves and to feel at home when in school. They are expected to develop rapidly in their maturity and to behave as responsible young adults in a culture of mutual respect.
This is a school where the joy of ideas sits alongside
the responsibility to nurture the whole young person.
The new headteacher will benefit from:
- Students who are highly motivated, very talented and great fun to work with.
- A conscientious, talented and cohesive staff team who are used to taking responsibility, working collaboratively and focusing on the needs of their students and those in the broader community.
- The opportunity to have a significant national influence on mathematics and STEM education through the many networks the school is involved in.
- The opportunity to design and equip an excellent permanent school building on the University of Liverpool campus.
- The continued strong support of the University of Liverpool.
- The support of philanthropists, charitable foundations and the Department for Education.
- The opportunity to make a significant difference to education of disadvantaged STEM focused students across the region through the school’s outreach programme.
-The autonomy to determine how funds are spent in order to prioritise the needs of students and support the needs of the staff.
- An intelligent and supportive board of trustees that prioritises ethical leadership and the needs of the school community; trustees at ULMaS provide expert support, challenge and strategic direction.
- The opportunity to contribute to teaching and experience
the thrill of seeing students grow and excel every day: this
is a hands-on role working with exciting young people in a
small school, not a desk job in a vast multi-academy trust.
Employees’ Terms and conditions
The school has its own pay scale and terms and conditions. The school automatically enrols teachers into the national Teachers’ Pensions scheme.
The school’s calendar is available on the website. Our school holidays
are based on Liverpool Local Authority term dates but with
an earlier end to the summer term. Students finish the year
in the first week of July, and most members of staff finish
a week later. Staff members will sometimes be required to
work some days during school holidays and occasionally
evenings and on Saturdays in order to:
- support student admissions,
- deliver outreach to students in other schools,
- teach taster sessions for prospective students,
-and
support CPD for staff in other schools.
The Headteacher will be expected to contribute to the teaching delivery in the school. The current Head teacher teaches between 3 and 8 hours per week depending on need. The standard teaching allocation for teachers is 20.5 hours per week.
Our staff members see working at this school as a privilege which offers unrivalled opportunities to teach and learn alongside like-minded colleagues and students
Further information about the job
https://www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy/headteacher-liverpool-l69-7sh-2269886
Link to apply for the role, plus further information available via TES
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About University of Liverpool Mathematics School
- School type
- Free School, ages 16 to 19
- Education phase
- Sixth form or college
- School size
- 106 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- University of Liverpool Mathematics School website
- Email address
- mary.higham@liverpoolmathsschool.org
- Phone number
- 01516400397
An influential and innovative school with a clear mission ULMaS is a Single Academy Trust that has the strong support of the University of Liverpool as well as philanthropic benefactors and is an influential part of the national
specialist maths school programme which has support from across the political spectrum.
Our mission is to enable young people with a strong interest and high potential in the mathematical sciences to make a national and global impact through their work, learning, and research in the mathematical sciences. We are particularly interested in widening participation in the mathematical sciences by supporting students with talent who have faced disadvantage in their lives and education and providing equality of access to STEM degrees and careers.
As a Single Academy Trust we have the freedom to shape our policy and practice to meet the needs of our students and the strategic aims of our regional outreach programme. As headteacher you will be the Accounting Officer of the trust, ably supported by the Chief Financial Officer and the trustees’ Finance and Audit Committee. You will not report to a CEO: you will be the most senior employee of the trust. You will report directly to, and be a member of, the Board of Trustees.
As headteacher you will collaborate with the University of Liverpool, {U}-Maths, the NW3 Mathshub, Axiom Maths,
the Tutor Trust, KQLiverpool, the UoL Maths Outreach Team, the Liverpool Mathematical Society, Maths Education on Merseyside and many other organisations in the delivery of the school’s unique curriculum and its outreach work.
Arranging a visit to University of Liverpool Mathematics School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mary.higham@liverpoolmathsschool.org.
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