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2316: Special and additional needs education teaching professionals

Official GOV.UK occupation entry for Special and additional needs education teaching professionals. Current Skilled Worker classification: Higher Skilled. Related job titles: Special and additional educational needs teachers and coordinators, Teachers of the deaf, Teachers of the visually impaired, Special and additional needs education teaching professionals not elsewhere classified.

General guidance only

SOC code and salary data are informational only. Always verify the current going rate, route rules, and occupation fit against official GOV.UK guidance before treating a role as viable.

National Going Rate

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Official London Rates

London Fringe £33,075

Outer London £36,413

Inner London £38,766

New Entrant Rate

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Shortage Occupation

No

Eligible for Sponsorship

Yes

Skill Classification

Higher Skilled

Official regional public-sector pay

These figures come from GOV.UK teaching and education pay scales and are mapped to the Qualified teachers band for this occupation family. They are most relevant where the sponsor is using the published public-sector pay scales for this role.

England

£31,650

London Fringe

£33,075

Outer London

£36,413

Inner London

£38,766

Scotland

£40,305

Wales

£32,433

Northern Ireland

£30,000

Official source

Tracked Skilled Worker floor

Skilled Worker is currently tracked at £41,700. Some new entrant and tradable-points cases can qualify from £33,400 if the occupation going rate also works.

Official source: £41,700

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Sponsors Hiring for This Role

These sponsors are pulled from the closest tracked sponsor industries: Education.

Westminster CollegeCherry Lane Primary SchoolCroydon CollegeHighlands schoolOxford University PressOld School House Surgery

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Cambridge · EducationWestminster CollegeWestminster College appears on the UK sponsor register and is tracked by Reworkin for sponsor intelligence.West Drayton · EducationCherry Lane Primary SchoolCherry Lane Primary School appears on the UK sponsor register and is tracked by Reworkin for sponsor intelligence.Croydon · EducationCroydon CollegeCroydon College appears on the UK sponsor register and is tracked by Reworkin for sponsor intelligence.
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