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Teaching Assistant

Cornwall Council • Truro, Cornwall

Salary

£26k – £26k

Posted

11 July 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Cornwall Council is hiring a Teaching Assistant in Truro, a teaching role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £26k – £26k. Cornwall 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.

Description Welcome to Kennall Vale School – a small village Primary school serving Ponsanooth near Truro. We are on the A393 Redruth – Falmouth road, close to the Kennall Vale Nature reserve, a picturesque river valley containing the remains of Kennall Vale Gunpowder Works. Kennall Vale School opened in new, purpose built premises in 1993 and, since then, has been extended and completely refurbished. The school has 5 classrooms, and at present 120 pupils on roll organised into mixed-age classe…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Cornwall Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £26k – £26k
How this salary compares: about 21% below the £32,500 median across 1,158 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Truro, Cornwall
Posted: 11 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.