Research into the deployment and impact of support staff who have achieved HLTA status

The Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) role was introduced to reinforce and improve the skills of school support staff, allowing them to take on additional responsibilities and in doing so raise standards and reduce teacher workload. This is the first major research study of the deployment and impact of support staff who have achieved HLTA status. The study found:. By Rebekah Wilson, Caroline Sharp, Maha Shuayb, Lesley Kendall, Pauline Wade and Claire Easton.

By NFER,UK.

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