Teaching assistants, administrative staff, catering staff and caretakers make up over half the school workforce.
The School Workforce Census shows that are more than half a million support staff working in state-schools in England (510,400 full-time equivalent), and of these there are 282,000 (FTE) teaching assistants.
The School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSNB) will set up a national terms and conditions handbook, training, career progression routes, and fair pay rates for support staff.
Legislation to re-establish the body through the Employment Rights Bill was introduced in Parliament on Thursday, which the government said will play a key role in delivering its 'Plan to Make Work Pay'.
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