learning support teacher
Learning support teachers assist students who have general learning difficulties. Learning support teachers focus on basic skills such as numeracy and literacy and thus teach basic subjects such as writing, reading, math and languages and they work for an educational institution such as a primary or secondary school. They support students in their school work, plan learning strategies, identify their learning needs and progress, and act accordingly. They can work in various educational set-ups and act as support for other teachers or manage their own class.
learning support teacher learning support teachers assist students who have general learning difficulties. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.47 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include assessment processes, learning difficulties, curriculum objectives, guarantee students' safety, prepare lesson content.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £47,432 a year for Special needs education teaching professionals (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £36,845 to £52,484 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2316). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only learning support teacher, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 2. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Frequently asked questions
What does learning support teacher do?
Learning support teachers assist students who have general learning difficulties. Learning support teachers focus on basic skills such as numeracy and literacy and thus teach basic subjects such as writing, reading, math and languages and they work for an educational institution such as a primary or secondary school. They support students in their school work, plan learning strategies, identify their learning needs and progress, and act accordingly.
What skills does learning support teacher need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include assessment processes, learning difficulties, curriculum objectives, guarantee students' safety, prepare lesson content, liaise with educational support staff. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace learning support teacher?
Our AI-durability model gives learning support teacher a score of 0.47 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.