questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) fast-tracking higher-level teaching assistants to become teachers and (b) introducing teaching apprenticeships.
answerText: Teaching assistants (TAs) play a vital role in children’s education. They are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances. The ‘use of teaching assistants in schools’ departmental survey from 2023 found that 23% of TAs with a highe...
heading: Teachers: Apprentices and Classroom Assistants