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Teacher of Home Economics - Newbattle High School - MID07611

Midlothian Council • Lugton, Kilmarnock

Salary

£30k – £40k

Posted

7 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Midlothian Council is hiring a Teacher of Home Economics - Newbattle High School - MID07611 in Lugton, a full-time teaching role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £30k – £40k. Midlothian Council 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.

Job Description Teacher of Home Economics Fixed Term until 15/08/2027 Full Time - 35 hours per week Currently, Midlothian has 6 secondary schools, 32 primary schools (19 of which have nurseries) and 2 stand alone nursery schools. Our special school, Saltersgate, provides support for children with a range of physical, social, emotional, behavioural and learning difficulties. The schools range in size from our smallest primary school with around 20 children to our largest secondary with over 1200…

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Employer: Midlothian Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £30k – £40k
How this salary compares: about 23% above the £32,500 median across 1,158 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Lugton, Kilmarnock · Full-time
Posted: 7 July 2026
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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.