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Lead English Teacher

Reed • Rochester, Kent

Salary

£40k – £55k

Posted

9 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Reed is hiring a Lead English Teacher in Rochester, a full-time teaching role. The advertised salary is £40k – £55k. Reed 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: Reed — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £55k
How this salary compares: about 75% above the £31,494 median across 1,412 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Rochester, Kent · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 5 other live teaching roles in Rochester — browse them
Posted: 9 September 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.