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<p>The Department collects information on the number of higher level teaching assistants
and cover supervisors employed in schools. However, no information is available on
the amount of time these staff spend covering teaching absences.</p><p> </p><p>The
full-time equivalent number of contracted staff whose role is defined as that of ‘higher
level teaching assistant’ or of ‘cover supervisor’, employed by state funded schools
in England, November 2010 to 2016 is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>State Funded Schools</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Higher Level Teaching Assistant</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cover
Supervisor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>11,040</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>12,150</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>7,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>13,380</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>8,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>14,650</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>8,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>15,850</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>8,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>16,410</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>7,970</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>17,140</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>7,640</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School Workforce Census<br>
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p>
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