Question follow-through · 52569
Non-teaching Staff: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of pay for school support staff.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 14 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 May 2025
- Answer
- 22 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of pay for school support staff.
16 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 May 2025
Answer published
School support staff play a vital role in children’s education and the smooth running of schools.Most school support staff are currently employed on National Joint Council (NJC) for local government services pay and conditions. The NJC is a negotiating bo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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