#teachingassistants — Public Fediverse posts

Teaching assistants routinely cover lessons in England and Wales, survey finds | Schools | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/apr/26/teaching-assistants-deployed-to-routinely-cover-lessons-in-england-and-wales

#TAs
#TeachingAssistants
#Teaching
#Teachers
#CoveringLessons
#GCSEs
#Unison

#TeachingAssistants routinely cover lessons in #England and #Wales, survey finds -

Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England and Wales are being educated “on the cheap” by low-paid teaching assistants (#TAs) covering lessons for teachers who are off sick or have quit, according to new research.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/apr/26/teaching-assistants-deployed-to-routinely-cover-lessons-in-england-and-wales

Want to help striking TAs at McGill who've been fired or suspended from their other campus positions for participating in the strike? Here are a couple of mutual aid links for funds to support students facing financial hardship. 🧵

#gradschool #strike #teachingassistants #phdlife #ualberta #McgillOnStrike #mcgill #mcgillteachingassistantstrike #mutualaid #academia

Autistic pupils in England denied right to education as absenteeism surges, says charity | Autism | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/05/autistic-pupils-in-england-denied-right-to-education-as-absenteeism-surges-says-charity

#Autistic
#Autism
#AutisticKids
#Absenteeism
#Education
#AmbitiousAboutAutism
#Exclusions
#SEN
#NeedsNotMet
#Employment
#MentalHealth
#Councils
#Bankruptcy
#SENDTribunal
#AutismCentreOfExcellence
#TAs
#TeachingAssistants
#PoorPay
#SEND

Autistic pupils in England denied right to education as absenteeism surges, says charity | Autism | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/05/autistic-pupils-in-england-denied-right-to-education-as-absenteeism-surges-says-charity

#Autistic
#Autism
#AutisticKids
#Absenteeism
#Education
#AmbitiousAboutAutism
#Exclusions
#SEN
#NeedsNotMet
#Employment
#MentalHealth
#Councils
#Bankruptcy
#SENDTribunal
#AutismCentreOfExcellence
#TAs
#TeachingAssistants
#PoorPay
#SEND

Autistic pupils in England denied right to education as absenteeism surges, says charity | Autism | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/05/autistic-pupils-in-england-denied-right-to-education-as-absenteeism-surges-says-charity

#Autistic
#Autism
#AutisticKids
#Absenteeism
#Education
#AmbitiousAboutAutism
#Exclusions
#SEN
#NeedsNotMet
#Employment
#MentalHealth
#Councils
#Bankruptcy
#SENDTribunal
#AutismCentreOfExcellence
#TAs
#TeachingAssistants
#PoorPay
#SEND

Autistic pupils in England denied right to education as absenteeism surges, says charity | Autism | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/05/autistic-pupils-in-england-denied-right-to-education-as-absenteeism-surges-says-charity

#Autistic
#Autism
#AutisticKids
#Absenteeism
#Education
#AmbitiousAboutAutism
#Exclusions
#SEN
#NeedsNotMet
#Employment
#MentalHealth
#Councils
#Bankruptcy
#SENDTribunal
#AutismCentreOfExcellence
#TAs
#TeachingAssistants
#PoorPay
#SEND

#UK government keeping files on #TeachingAssistants and #librarians’ internet activity

#DepartmentForEducation monitoring social media posts from #England-based staff for criticism of its policies
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/oct/21/uk-government-keeping-files-on-teaching-assistants-and-librarians-internet-activity
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BigBrother

The #Tories degrading of public services:

#Teachers were to be 'helped' by #teachingassistants, but they increasingly took on more & more jobs fully qualified teachers might have been expected to do normally;

Now we find that in the #Ambulance service, around one third of responses are by first responders, not #paramedics... again something intended to ease pressure has become part fo the normal service.

First responders are being put in a difficult situation by the shortage of paramedics!

Solidarity! #CarletonUniversity #ContractInstructors #TeachingAssistants #ResearchAssistants are on #strike fighting for fair wages and workloads. #IntellectualProperty a major issue for contact instructor.

#CUPE4600 #union #UnionStrong

Potentially putting the 'cat among the pigeons' Local Councils have made an offer to a range of lowest paid council #workers that works out at (according to the FT) 'an increase of 9.42 % this year & 22% over the two years since April 2021 for the lowest paid, with a 2023 uplift of 3.88%for top earners'.

This is partly driven by an increasing #workforce crisis in the council/public sector which has seen #TeachingAssistants, #careworkers & others leaving for better paid private sector jobs...

The long experiment to reduce #education costs by transferring tasks to #TeachingAssistants is clearly coming apart as more & more TAs in the #CostOfLivingCrises give up jobs they love, as they can be paid more at a #supermarket, leaving special needs pupils marooned, the remaining #teachers more over stretched & schools facing a #workforce challenge they do not have the budgets to solve.

Yet another case of treating staff as a cost that needs to be reduced, not a resource to be invested in!

At 52, today was my first time ever to join a picket line, in solidarity with #TeachingAssistants at #McMasterUniversity

https://cupe.on.ca/BetterMac/

#MacStrike #BetterMac
@cupe_3906