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<p>Information on the number of staff, including teaching assistants and other support
staff, employed in state-funded schools in England is published in the ‘School Workforce
in England’ statistical publication at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england"
target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p><p>In
2020/21, the full-time equivalent of 271,370 people were working as teaching assistants
in state-funded schools in England. This figure is 49,889 (equivalent to 22.5%) higher
than in 2011/12.</p><p>'Teaching Assistants' comprises those support staff based in
the classroom for learning and pupil support, for example higher level teaching assistants,
teaching assistants, special needs support staff, nursery officers/assistants, minority
ethnic pupils support staff and bilingual support assistants.</p><p>Special support
assistants are included in the teaching assistant totals and special educational needs
coordinator assistants are included in the administrative staff totals.</p><p>Information
on the number of school-based support staff trained to aid children with special educational
needs and disabilities is not collected centrally.</p>
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