"I am sure that it is because Government Members have every confidence that the Government are taking action on the issue.
We know that teaching assistants are dedicated to improving the learning and life chances of children and young people in our schools. I note that the number of teaching …..." Elizabeth Truss - View Speech
"I can confirm that. I was going to come to it later in my comments.
Over the time in which teaching assistants have become part of our school life, their role has developed from providing general administrative and logistical support to teachers to supporting the attainment of groups of pupils …..." Elizabeth Truss - View Speech
In 2013, the Department published a review of efficiency in the school system showing that the differences in the impact of TAs on attainment can be explained largely by how individual schools choose to deploy them. That is supported by …..." Elizabeth Truss - View Speech
"The evidence from the EEF suggests that teaching assistants who are properly remunerated and have a clear training structure achieve more, and that is something the head teacher ought to be taking into account.
"I do, and I am about to say more about that in a minute; I think the hon. Gentleman has anticipated the rest of my speech.
It is also important to implement strong performance management procedures to improve the quality of support and teaching in the classroom and to provide …..." Elizabeth Truss - View Speech
"Ultimately, schools are judged on their results. They are inspected by Ofsted and judged through the accountability system. That will be even better under the new progress 8 measure, in which the achievement of each individual getting a bit better will count. The only way for schools to achieve that …..." Elizabeth Truss - View Speech
"When I speak to head teachers, they tell me that staff are motivated by a variety of things—partly the remuneration package, but also such things as the career structure, training opportunities and the atmosphere in a school. All those things contribute to a good package and it is up to …..." Elizabeth Truss - View Speech
"The new national curriculum sets out high expectations of what teachers should teach, but gives them much more flexibility over how to do it. Teachers have the freedom to try new approaches and do things differently in a way that benefits students. A longer school day would also enable …..." Elizabeth Truss - View Speech
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for our excellent meeting last week, which I thought was very helpful. I have taken the research he put forward, and one of the Department’s education policy advisers is considering it in detail and examining the evidence. I note that 120 schools already participate in …..." Elizabeth Truss - View Speech