The army of classroom support staff are being offered the chance to gain a qualification. Mary Evans looks at the latest Government drive to raise educational standards
Two new NVQs specifically designed for the country's 95,000 classroom and teaching assistants are being launched this year as part of the Government's drive to raise educational standards.
The qualifications are at NVQ Level 2 and 3. The level 2 award is for new entrants to the profession and those with limited responsibilities, while the level 3 award is for experienced teaching and classroom assistants and those whose role calls for competence across a range of responsibilities. The qualifications will enable classroom support staff to fulfil the brief outlined by education secretary Estelle Morris in her speech to the Social Market Foundation in November, calling for further improvements in classroom standards.
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