The poll of more than 1,000 adults, conducted by Survation on behalf of the GMB union, reveals that 74 per cent believe the average teaching assistants’ (TA) salary of £13,856 last year was too low.
The survey also found:
GMB is now calling for a ‘substantial’ pay rise for school support staff as part of the local government pay claim, to make up for a decade of real terms pay cuts under Conservative governments.
The union’s national secretary Rehana Azam said, ‘We know our school support staff members are the glue that keeps children’s education together.
‘They’re the people who help your children learn, feed them, and keep schools safe.
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