University of Liverpool Mathematics School (abbreviated as University of Liverpool Maths School and ULMaS) is a

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in Central, Liverpool, in the English county of

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. It was opened by the

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in September 2020 as the third

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maths school in the country and the first in

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. It is located on the university's campus, in the Sir

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Building, and offers a curriculum specialising in A-Level mathematics (including

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and

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History

In July 2018 the

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, with Lord Agnew and

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, announced plans to establish the University of Liverpool Mathematics College. It would be a maths school offering the subjects of A-Level mathematics, further mathematics, physics, and computer science, and would enrol 80 students per year. An offer of music was also considered. The

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, made to support free schools (including maths schools), welcomed the announcement. The University of Liverpool promoted this college to

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pupils in multiple schools throughout April 2019. By June 2020 the college's name had been changed to University of Liverpool Mathematics School. A headteacher, Damian Haigh, was appointed. The first teaching staff were recruited through

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as a result of the

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. The Department for Education reached a funding agreement with th
University of Liverpool Mathematics School Trust
to enable it to open the school in September 2020. The college opened on 1 September 2020 but the official opening ceremony did not take place until 30 September 2021. Doctor Steve Garnett was the guest of honour at the official opening ceremony, a business magnate who previously spoke at the college. Between January 2021 and the start of March 2021, due to the

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arrangements were in effect. Physical face-to-face teaching resumed on 8 March under new preventative measures, such as compulsory face masks in areas where

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could not be enforced. Students were also offered campus COVID-19 tests and some testing equipment for home usage.

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