Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rates of pay for teaching assistants in (a) primary Special Educational Needs schools and (b) secondary Special Educational Needs schools.

Teaching assistant rates of pay are determined by the head teacher or school employer. They are best placed to use their professional judgment and local understanding to set support staff terms and conditions. For this reason, the Department has no plans to review rates of pay.