School support staff status up for debate
Annette Rawstrone
Wednesday, January 23, 2002
A debate on the future status of classroom assistants in England was kicked off by the education secretary at a meeting organised by the public services union Unison. Estelle Morris told delegates at the Building World-Class Education Services symposium in London last week that classroom assistants should not replace teachers. She added that she was not sure heads should always use additional money to create more teaching posts, but should weigh up what support teachers needed.
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