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Classroom Assistants: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review whether the pay of teaching assistants adequately reflects the responsibilities, qualifications and duties of the role, including teaching classes and supporting pupils with complex

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
16 Jul 2026
Answer
22 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review whether the pay of teaching assistants adequately reflects the responsibilities, qualifications and duties of the role, including teaching classes and supporting pupils with complex

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    School support staff, including teaching assistants, play a vital role in children’s education, and that is why this government is establishing the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB).The SSSNB will be a new statutory body specifically for schoo...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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