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Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching Assistant

GSL Education • Penenden Heath, Maidstone

Salary

£24k – £27k

Posted

7 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

GSL Education is hiring a Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching Assistant in Penenden Heath, a full-time teaching role. The advertised salary is £24k – £27k. 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.

SEN Teaching Assistant Location: Maidstone Salary: £93.33 per day Start Date: September 2026 Contract Type: Long Term, Full-time Are you a reliable, empathetic, and dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant looking for a meaningful full-time role in Maidstone? Do you have a passion for supporting secondary school students with Special Educational Needs? GSL Education is looking to recruit committed and experienced SEN Teaching Assistants to work full-time within Secondary Resource Provision (SRP) units …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: GSL Education — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £24k – £27k
How this salary compares: about 19% below the £33,602 median across 597 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Penenden Heath, Maidstone · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live teaching role in Penenden Heath — browse them
Posted: 7 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.