P-06-1317 Recognise Teaching Assistants as an important asset to schools by raising wage
P-06-1317 Recognise Teaching Assistants as an important asset to schools by raising wage
This
petition was submitted by Caroline Hugill, having collected a total of 1,405
signatures.
Text of Petition:
Teaching Assistants (TA)
are an extremely important part of the running of schools in Wales but are not
currently recognised as this by our government when reflecting on the wage.
Additional Information:
Without Teaching
Assistants, schools wouldn't be able to cater to the high number of Special
Educational Needs (SEN) students. They work hard and are discriminately
underpaid for the work they do. A Teaching Assistant's role is demanding, and
the workload they face in current times is massive. Duties include, but are not
limited to, supporting SEN students (often on a one-to-one basis), teaching
groups of children and sometimes even a whole class to cover teachers, lesson
planning, organising extra curricular activities, making sure that every child
reaches their full potential. Sadly, as the wage is so low, this is not a job
many TAs can afford to keep, and a huge number of highly skilled TAs are being
forced to find other jobs. This needs to change.
Senedd Constituency and Region
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Môn
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Wales
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 31/01/2023