13 October 2022, The Tablet

Education – the present plight of the teaching assistant

by William Ghosh

‘Overlooked, overworked, underpaid.’

Education – the present plight of the teaching assistant

A young boy gets a helping hand from a teaching assistant in his arts and craft class.
PHOTO: ALAMY, RAYART GRAPHICS

 
Teaching assistants have helped to keep schools going since the start of the pandemic. Now, the cost of living crisis threatens the profession.
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