Teaching jobs with visa sponsorship as a non-UK citizen

Hi,

I'm thinking of doing an MFL PGCE starting in 2024 since I can actually afford to do it thanks to the bursaries offered to non-UK citizens next year. But I'm wondering if secondary schools usually sponsor visas. I don't want to end up with a useless degree, a year lost, and no way to work in the UK. Most job ads I see right now don't seem to offer visa sponsorships but maybe that's because this is not the best time to be looking at teaching job ads? I would very much appreciate any insight on the topic! Thanks!

Hello @muzeyyen

Some school's do offer sponsorship, but it's going to be geographically affected. For example, London schools are more likely to do so than schools in Cornwall. (That not to say Cornish schools couldn't or wouldn't, but will be more limited.)

The majority of schools will advertise their vacancies around Easter time (for teachers to move to a new school at the start of the academic year) in places such as the Teaching Vacancies, the Times Educational Supplement, or ETeach.

Hope this has helped a little.

Jane