Freelance Operator / Education Business Manager – Spaghetti Maths West London
Location: West London
Contract: Freelance, self-employed
Type: Part-time, hands-on business operator role
Business: Spaghetti Maths West London
Current scale: Approximately 15 schools, with annual turnover typically between £25,000 and £40,000
Trial period: Initial one-term / approximately three-month trial, with continuation by mutual agreement
Fees: Revenue-share arrangement, with the successful candidate receiving 75% of turnover and covering agreed operating costs from this amount
About Spaghetti Maths West London
Spaghetti Maths West London provides fun, engaging and confidence-building maths activities for children across West London.
The business is currently focused on after-school maths clubs for primary school children and is already established, with relationships across around 15 schools and annual turnover typically ranging from £25,000 to £40,000.
There is also scope to grow the area by developing additional services such as school workshops, maths-themed birthday parties, holiday clubs, toddler and early years maths groups, one-off events and local partnerships.
We are now looking for a highly motivated, hands-on freelance operator to take over the day-to-day running and development of the area.
This is not a standard employed management role. It is best suited to someone entrepreneurial who would like to run an existing education business without starting completely from scratch, while having the freedom to develop new income streams.
The Role
The Freelance Operator / Education Business Manager will take responsibility for running Spaghetti Maths West London day to day.
This includes managing existing school relationships, recruiting new schools, coordinating and delivering clubs, recruiting session leaders, handling parent and school communications, managing costs and ensuring sessions run smoothly.
The successful candidate will need to be willing to deliver clubs themselves, especially during handover, launch periods, staff shortages, cover situations or where this makes commercial sense.
This role is ideal for someone who is practical, commercially minded and happy to be hands-on with both business operations and children’s session delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Running Existing Clubs
- Maintain relationships with current partner schools
- Coordinate termly club schedules
- Liaise with schools regarding dates, rooms, registers and arrangements
- Communicate professionally with parents, schools and session leaders
- Ensure clubs are delivered reliably and to a high standard
- Deal with day-to-day operational issues as they arise
- Keep accurate records of sessions, attendance, staffing and communications
Delivering Clubs Personally
The Freelance Operator / Education Business Manager will be expected to run Spaghetti Maths sessions themselves where needed.
This may include launching new clubs, covering staff absence, supporting new session leaders, or running regular sessions until additional leaders are recruited.
Responsibilities include:
- Delivering fun, engaging and well-organised maths sessions for primary-aged children
- Creating a positive, encouraging environment where children feel confident to take part
- Following Spaghetti Maths session plans, activities and safeguarding procedures
- Managing behaviour calmly and professionally
- Taking registers and ensuring children are safely dismissed according to school procedures
- Acting as a strong role model for other session leaders
- Stepping in at short notice where reasonably possible to ensure clubs continue to run smoothly
Recruiting and Managing Session Leaders
- Recruit suitable session leaders as needed
- Advertise roles and screen applicants
- Interview, onboard and support new leaders
- Ensure session leaders are suitable for working with children
- Arrange rotas and session cover
- Monitor quality, reliability and professionalism
- Ensure session leaders understand expectations, safeguarding requirements and club procedures
School Recruitment and Partnerships
- Identify and approach new primary schools in West London
- Contact headteachers, school business managers, after-school club coordinators and PTA contacts
- Present the benefits of Spaghetti Maths clubs clearly and confidently
- Follow up leads and convert interest into club bookings
- Maintain strong relationships with existing schools
- Look for opportunities to expand provision in existing partner schools
- Coordinate new club launches with schools and session leaders
Growth Potential
In addition to the existing after-school maths clubs, there is scope to develop additional Spaghetti Maths services across West London, including:
- School workshops
- Maths-themed birthday parties
- Holiday clubs
- Toddler and early years maths groups
- One-off events
- Local community partnerships
The Freelance Operator / Education Business Manager will be encouraged to explore these opportunities where commercially viable. This could include testing new formats, building relationships with venues and schools, promoting sessions locally, and developing additional income streams alongside the core after-school club programme.
Commercial and Operational Responsibility
- Manage the business in a cost-conscious and commercially sensible way
- Work within the agreed revenue-share structure
- Keep clear records of turnover, costs and payments
- Manage agreed operating costs, including staffing, cover, travel, local marketing and materials
- Make practical decisions about staffing, delivery and growth
- Report regularly to the area owner on activity, income, costs and key issues
- Help decide which opportunities are commercially viable and worth pursuing
Commercial Arrangement
This is a freelance, self-employed role offered on a revenue-share basis.
The successful candidate will receive 75% of turnover generated by Spaghetti Maths West London.
From this 75%, they will be responsible for covering the agreed operating costs of running the clubs. These may include session leader payments, cover staff, travel, local marketing, recruitment activity, printing, materials, resources and other agreed delivery costs.
The remaining 25% of turnover will cover the 12% franchise fee and the area owner’s retained share.
Current annual turnover is approximately £25,000–£40,000 across around 15 schools. Earnings will therefore depend on how efficiently the clubs are operated, how much delivery the operator undertakes personally, and how successfully the area is retained and grown.
This arrangement is designed for someone who wants meaningful ownership of the day-to-day running of an existing small education business, with the opportunity to benefit directly from maintaining and growing turnover.
Trial Period
The role will begin with an initial one-term trial period, expected to be approximately three months.
This trial period is designed to give both parties the opportunity to assess whether the arrangement is workable commercially and operationally.
During the trial period, the Freelance Operator / Education Business Manager will be expected to:
- Take responsibility for the day-to-day running of existing clubs
- Deliver sessions personally where required
- Manage communications with schools, parents and session leaders
- Begin identifying opportunities to retain and grow school partnerships
- Work within the agreed revenue-share and cost structure
- Keep clear records of income, costs, staffing and operational issues
At the end of the trial period, both parties will review:
- Club delivery and reliability
- School and parent feedback
- Staffing arrangements
- Financial performance
- Workload and commercial viability
- Growth opportunities
- Whether the revenue-share structure remains appropriate
Continuation beyond the trial period will be subject to mutual agreement.
About You
We are looking for someone entrepreneurial, practical and self-motivated.
You will be:
- Confident working with primary-aged children
- Able to make maths feel fun, accessible and engaging
- Willing to personally deliver after-school clubs where needed
- Comfortable speaking to schools and building professional relationships
- Organised, reliable and proactive
- Commercially minded and cost-conscious
- Confident recruiting, coordinating and supporting session leaders
- Clear and professional in communication with parents, schools and staff
- Able to solve problems independently
- Interested in education, children’s activities or small business ownership
- Based in or able to travel around West London
Essential Requirements
- Experience working with children, schools, education, tutoring, clubs or similar
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Confidence leading groups of children
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
- Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities
- Willingness to be hands-on with both delivery and operations
- Confidence using email, spreadsheets and basic business admin systems
Desirable Experience
- Existing relationships with schools or experience selling services to schools
- Experience managing after-school clubs, tutoring, enrichment programmes or children’s activities
- Recruitment or people management experience
- Knowledge of the primary education sector
- Experience growing a small business, franchise area or local service
- Experience running workshops, holiday clubs, parties or early years activities
This Role Would Suit
- A tutor looking to grow a broader education business
- A teacher or former teacher seeking flexible freelance work
- A children’s activity provider wanting access to an existing school network
- An entrepreneurial operator with experience in schools or clubs
- Someone local to West London who wants to run a small established business without starting from zero
- Someone who is happy to combine teaching, operations, sales and business development
How to Apply
Please send your CV and a short message explaining why this opportunity interests you.
Please include any relevant experience in schools, tutoring, after-school clubs, children’s activities, recruitment, operations, business development or small business management.
Pay: From £25.00 per hour
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hayes UB3 2SH
