The Department has not made a formal assessment of the role of Teaching Assistants in supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) to date.<\/p>
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The Department has funded the development of a number of good practice guidance documents through its SEND schools\u2019 workforce contracts, including a guide on the Effective Deployment of Teaching Assistants, available at: https://www.sendgateway.org.uk/whole-school-send/find-wss-resources.html<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> The Department\u2019s Rapid Evidence Assessment (2017) (available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628630/DfE_SEN_Support_REA_Report.pdf<\/a>) on effective practice for supporting children and young people on SEND support in mainstream schools and colleges also includes an overview of available evidence on a range of specific interventions delivered by teaching assistants.<\/p> <\/p> The Education Endowment Foundation\u2019s guidance report; \u201cMaking best use of Teaching Assistants\u201d (available at: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/tools/guidance-reports/making-best-use-of-teaching-assistants<\/a>) offers the latest evidence and makes a number of recommendations to help schools make best use of their teaching assistants.<\/p>"}
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<\/p><\/td> | FTE teaching assistants<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 213,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 219,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 232,300<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 243,700<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 255,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 263,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 265,600<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 262,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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