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TAs Deserve Better Pay and Support | Leeds News
Teaching assistants are demanding fair pay—aiming for £20,000 a year—as their roles grow more complex supporting over 1.8 million pupils with special needs. A petition hitting 26,000 signatures has already sparked national attention, with 100,000 needed to trigger a parliamentary debate. In response, the Department for Education is creating a new body to set minimum pay and conditions, ensuring no one’s pay drops, and investing £200 million in training to empower staff. This marks a major step toward recognizing the vital, evolving work of teaching assistants across schools. Listen in…
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