A study carried out by the Open University for the Economic and Social Research Council, led by Dr Alan Marr of the Open University and due to be published shortly, has found marked differences in practice north and south of the border. Whereas in England and Wales, classroom assistants' roles have developed in an ad hoc way, in Scotland they have a more clearly defined set of responsibilities. The study found that this was because the role of the classroom assistant in Scotland had been agreed at policy level following discussions between the leading teaching union the Educational Institute of Scotland, the Scottish Executive and local authorities.
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