A letter from the Training Development Agency for Schools revealed that the budget for training Higher Level Teaching Assistants has been cancelled from September.
The letter states that the 'financial challenges facing the public sector have been considerable' and says, 'the support staff training and qualifications grant, formerly used to support Higher Level Teaching Assistants training and assessments, will not be funded by the LA grant in 2010.'
It goes on to say that those who started their training in 2009 and who will finish in 2010 will have been accounted for by the LA and so they will not be affected.
Christine McAnea, head of education at public services union Unison, said, 'The Government is playing fast and loose with children's educational needs.
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