News
NEWS: NEU Slams AI Classroom Rollout Plans
As reported by Sky News, The teachers’ union warns government-backed AI tools could threaten teaching assistant jobs without proper sector keep reading
teaching assistants
News
NEWS: School Support Staff Face Daily Abuse
As reported by The Guardian, low-paid school support workers report daily verbal abuse and rising workloads, as funding shortages strain keep reading
News
Schools in England risk losing TAs to supermarkets over ‘chronic’ low pay
As reported in The Guardian, report finds cost of living crisis driving teaching assistants into other work and budget cuts keep reading
Progression
Why teaching assistants are also the ‘unsung heroes’ of the pandemic
The UCL Institute for Education finds 88% of teaching assistants supported vulnerable and key worker children in school CREDIT: This keep reading
Finance
School staff are providing food for hungry pupils, survey shows
A study has shown that support staff and teaching assistants are spending their own money on food for less advantaged keep reading
Management & HR
TAs too scared of 'undermining' teachers to confront unruly pupils
CREDIT: This story was first seen in TES TAs feel ‘awkward’ about their place in the classroom, finds research, TES reports. keep reading
Management & HR
ASCL survey reveals soaring cost of supply teachers
A survey of secondary school headteachers has found that more than 70% have increased their spending on agency supply teachers keep reading
