Teaching Jobs

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Sapientia Education Trust • Norwich, Norfolk

Salary

£26k – £28k

Posted

8 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Sapientia Education Trust is hiring a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) in Norwich, a full-time teaching role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £26k – £28k. Sapientia Education Trust 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.

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Sapientia Education Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £26k – £28k
How this salary compares: about 16% below the £33,602 median across 597 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Norwich, Norfolk · Full-time
Posted: 8 July 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.