A blog by a senior economist has thrown a spotlight on the differences between the provision of staffing in special schools and other school types.
On 25 February, on the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) website, Michael Scott made the point that, given schools for SEND and SEMH students rely substantially more on teaching assistants, they are more likely to be affected by the acute shortage that currently exists in England.
Two years ago, an NFER survey found that ‘63 per cent of senior leaders from special schools reported finding the recruitment of teaching assistants “very difficult”, compared to 51 per cent and 55 per cent in primary and secondary schools, respectively.
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