Revisiting teaching assistant pay around the world in 2026 – how does England compare? 🌎

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No ballot for UNISON members as union rejects 3.3% pay offer on behalf of members

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What are the top 4 reasons why people become teaching assistants?

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A-Z of teaching assistant terminology: N is for neurodiversity and nurture

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How to make best use of outdoor interventions as a teaching assistant

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School leaders tell DfE how they are tackling the ongoing teaching assistant recruitment and retention crisis as ‘exit rates’ peak at highest level in 15 years

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GMB shares ‘grave’ SSSNB concerns in letter to Education Secretary 

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GMB’s 2026 pay ballot opens today

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Only 33% of support staff feel supported by school behaviour policies, survey finds

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NEU votes to fight for protection and resourcing of SEND provision, including sufficient funding for ‘increased staffing’

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NEU vote at annual conference to fight for ‘essential’ support staff

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New survey: 98% of teachers say teaching assistant shortages ‘significant’ inclusion barrier 

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What a 3.3% increase would mean for teaching assistant pay in 2026

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This is terrifying!

2026 teaching assistant pay: ‘Full and final’ 3.3% offer for NJC workers

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Largest study of teaching assistants since 2008 highlights significant shifts in job and pay satisfaction over time

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There is a ‘big strategic gap in the White Paper’ around TAs’ roles, Rob Webster warns

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Catch up with everything from #TADigest this week

▪️ reaction to lack of TA mention in SEND reforms
▪️ union news
▪️ and more …

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UNISON tells the DfE to ‘articulate more clearly what role teaching assistants are expected to play’ in SEND reforms

@unisoninschools.bsky.social

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DfE consultation opens on long-awaited medical guidance – coming September 2026  

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Experimental NFER analysis reveals teaching assistant ‘exit rates’ at the highest level since data began

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Me too! As with any change, there’s a lot of uncertainty that will hopefully become clearer as we move ahead

It’s important to ask the Qs now though and as you’ve said, raise it in the consultation

As 87% of school leaders use EHCP funding to employ TAs, worry sets in as SEND reforms propose transition to ISPs

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NEU vote to withdraw from agreement to not ‘actively recruit’ support staff – but no changes around pay negotiations 

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@gmb.org.uk confirms NJC pay masters meeting ‘this month’ for first time in ‘many years’, after the union reveals if support staff were paid 52 weeks per year, ‘their wages would increase by up to £4,094 every year’

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It’s time to talk about the often invisible emotional load teaching assistants carry, SEND specialist Gemma Plumbly tells TA Digest

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@unisoninschools.bsky.social launches TA survey: ‘We need strong evidence’ for SSSNB

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Honestly, I don’t remember a week like it 🤣

SEND reforms ‘fall short’ if teaching assistants are sidelined, Westminster Forum told by @georginadurrant.bsky.social

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What a week! SEND reforms, a White Paper, TA pay update and a DfE research report on support staff 😵‍💫

Catch up here: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/j6fdn