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Revised professional standards for assisting teaching (Welsh government)
Revised standards will not address the entrenched culture that undervalues school support staff
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Teaching assistants at Camden school begin another four-day strike tomorrow, says UNISON
Monday 2 February 2026 For immediate release Teaching assistants at Camden schoo…
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Struggling schools forced to rely on teaching assistants as cheap cover for teachers
Teaching assistants increasingly provide cover for absent teachers, without lesson plans or help from other colleagues.
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Struggling schools forced to rely on teaching assistants as cheap cover for teachers
Ministers are entirely responsible for the funding crisis that’s putting schools in this impossible position.
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Teaching assistants aren’t trained to deliver the curriculum in Wales, says UNISON
Hundreds of teaching assistants say they don’t have adequate training to deliver…
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Low-earning school support staff are paying for pupils’ food, skipping meals and taking on multiple jobs to survive, says UNISON
Cash-strapped school support staff are using their own money to help pupils and …
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Headteachers fear losing increasingly vital teaching assistants as cost-of-living pressures bite
To halt the exodus of teaching assistants they need to be better rewarded
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Special educational needs provision won’t improve unless teaching assistants are valued
TAs must be paid more to deal with shortages
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Teaching assistants get recognition and training they deserve
Teaching assistants have praised Education Minister’s statement as biggest commi…
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Government guidance for schools increases Covid risk and threatens learning, warns UNISON
Unsafe practices and inappropriate arrangements to cover for teachers aren’t the way to protect education.
News
New toolkit highlights positive impact of teaching assistants
Independent research shows that, on average, teaching assistants add an addition…