Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 23636
Teachers: Apprentices and Classroom Assistants
Tabled: 13 January 2025
Answered: 21 January 2025
Question
Mike Martin
Liberal Democrat — Tunbridge Wells
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.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellTeaching 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...
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