Teaching Jobs

KS1 Teaching Assistant

GSL Education • Blackheath, Colchester

Salary

£24k – £29k

Posted

21 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

GSL Education is hiring a KS1 Teaching Assistant in Blackheath, a full-time teaching role. The advertised salary is £24k – £29k. 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.

Are you a supportive and enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant who enjoys helping children reach their full potential? A friendly and well-regarded primary school in Colchester is looking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to provide dedicated 1:1 support for a child in a KS1 classroom with additional needs . This is a full-time, long-term position starting in September , offering the chance to make a meaningful difference during an important stage of a child’s learning and development. …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: GSL Education — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £24k – £29k
How this salary compares: about 15% below the £33,679 median across 1,577 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Blackheath, Colchester · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live teaching role in Blackheath — browse them
Posted: 21 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.