questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the (a) recruitment and (b) retention rates of SEND teaching assistants in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in England.
answerText: The government’s education reforms gave schools the freedom to make their own decisions about recruitment, pay, conditions, and use of teaching assistants. Schools should have the freedom to make these decisions, as they are best placed to understand thei...
heading: Special Educational Needs: Classroom Assistants