On the other hand, we are now trying to find ways of releasing staff for non-contact times - something that we did not have last year. To do this, our remaining classroom assistants are being asked to take on a greater role in the classroom, yet still they do not have a reasonable salary, pay structure or standardised working hours.
Some of our Government officials should try working within our schools to see what really goes on.
Bronwyn Lowe
Dukinfield, Cheshire
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