Teaching Jobs

Teaching Assistant - Leigh

Tradewind Recruitment • Swinley, Wigan

Salary

£25k – £27k

Posted

20 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Tradewind Recruitment is hiring a Teaching Assistant - Leigh in Swinley, a full-time teaching role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £25k – £27k. Tradewind Recruitment 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.

Teaching Assistant - Leigh Start Date: After October Half Term Position Type: Full-Time, Mixed Role (General TA & 1:1 Support) Are you an enthusiastic and compassionate educator looking for a rewarding new challenge after the October half term? Tradewind Recruitment is currently seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant for a welcoming, one-form-entry primary school located in Leigh. This is a unique and impactful mixed role supporting a lively Year 1 class, combining general classroom support wit…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Tradewind Recruitment — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £25k – £27k
How this salary compares: about 16% below the £32,579 median across 1,576 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Swinley, Wigan · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live teaching roles in Swinley — browse them
Posted: 20 October 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.