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Classroom Assistants

Volume 328: debated on Wednesday 24 March 1999

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Mrs. Brinton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what regulations set the pay and conditions of classroom assistants. [77906]

Ms Estelle Morris

The pay and conditions of classroom assistants in schools are not governed by regulations but are determined by Local Education Authorities and schools in negotiation with their staff and relevant trade unions.

Mrs. Brinton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what minimum qualifications classroom assistants are required to possess. [77907]

Ms Estelle Morris

It is for Local Education Authorities and schools to determine the qualifications required by classroom assistants working in schools. The Department is working with Local Education Authority representatives and others to develop a national framework of training and qualifications for classroom assistants based on occupational standards/NVQs.