Teaching Jobs

121 SEN Teaching Assistant

GSL Education • Leicester, Leicestershire

Salary

£20k – £25k

Posted

14 August 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

GSL Education is hiring a 121 SEN Teaching Assistant in Leicester, a teaching role. The advertised salary is £20k – £25k. GSL Education holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Have you ever supported students with special needs in a classroom setting? Can you accommodate children's demands for both personal welfare and education? For a fantastic Primary school in Leicester, GSL Education is thrilled to be hiring a committed and hardworking 1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant. The chosen candidate must have experience working with students who have SEND (including ASC, ADHD, and SEMH) in a classroom context. They must also be able to demonstrate a variety of behavior managemen…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: GSL Education — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £20k – £25k
How this salary compares: about 26% below the £33,160 median across 969 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Leicester, Leicestershire
Similar roles nearby: 7 other live teaching roles in Leicester — browse them
Posted: 14 August 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Teaching roles in secondary and further education are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, with particularly strong demand for STEM subject specialists, modern foreign language teachers, and SEN support staff. Both state academy trusts and independent schools appear on the Home Office sponsor register and recruit internationally.