Report: School support staff cost of living survey results 2024

The report conclusions:

• School support staff, who carry out hugely important, challenging and professional roles continue to struggle with low wages, even as their workload and responsibilities increase.
• The survey demonstrates an alarming prevalence of violence towards school support staff, with verbal abuse commonplace in school settings and many support staff both witnessing and experiencing regular violence.
• At the same time, persistently low pay coupled with rising prices has left school support staff worried about meeting the costs of everyday life, such as food and heating. Many school support staff are considering work elsewhere, citing better paid, less stressful roles in different industries.
• Investment in education is urgently needed to pay school support staff the wages they deserve and to attract and retain a level of staffing that will make workloads manageable.