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Teaching Assistant - St Edward's School

Dorset Council • Oakdale, Poole

Salary

£26k – £27k

Posted

18 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Dorset Council is hiring a Teaching Assistant - St Edward's School in Oakdale, a full-time teaching role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £26k – £27k. Dorset 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.

TEACHING ASSISTANT Grade D SCP 5 or 6 dependent on experience £26,427 - £26,847 pro-rata Actual Salary £19,265 - £19,571 St Edward’s School is a high-performing school with an amazing SEND team. Our school is heavily oversubscribed and enjoys an excellent reputation for combining high expectations of all, with warm relational approaches to learning. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our strong and supportive team. As a Teaching Assistant you will become part of a caring organisati…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Dorset Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £26k – £27k
How this salary compares: about 21% below the £33,800 median across 1,723 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Oakdale, Poole · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live teaching roles in Oakdale — browse them
Posted: 18 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.