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Code: BUL03 Pages: 4 Published: November 2011
This issue details the issues that brought ATL into dispute over pensions and the reasons for the ballot. Also included are details of support staff training, ATL's response to the SEN Green Paper and news of the ATL rep awards.
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Code: BUL03 Pages: 4 Published: June 2011
This issue explains what is currently happening with government plans for the Local Government Pension Scheme and rounds up support staff-related goings-on at ATL's Annual Conference. There are also details of ATL's position statement on early years and training opportunities for support staff.
Code: BUL03 Pages: 4 Published: April 2011
This issue covers ATL's campaign on protecting support staff members' pensions, explains what it will mean for support staff working in an academy, and details of a training triumph.
Code: BUL03 Pages: 4 Published: November 2010
This issue includes an award-winning teaching assistant, a case study of studying and working at the same time, and ATL's response to Ofsted's SEN report.
Code: BUL03 Pages: 4 Published: June 2010
This issue includes results of ATL's support staff survey, comprehensive guidance on using reasonable force and research showing teaching assistants make a positive difference to pupils' achievements.
Code: BUL03 Pages: 4 Published: March 2010
This issue takes a look at the education plans of the three main political parties, reports back on the progress of the support staff negotiating body, and looks ahead to ATL's Annual Conference in Manchester.
Code: BUL03 Pages: 4 Published: November 2009
In this issue you can read about the large number of support staff working additional unpaid hours and find out why support staff should join ATL. There's also a rep's story and the news round-up.
Code: BUL03 Pages: 4 Published: June 2009
This issue reports on the first support staff sector conference, outlines the implications for support staff of new rarely cover legislation and demystifies job descriptions and evaluations.
Code: BUL03 Pages: 4 Published: March 2009
This issue offers articles on the progress of the new negotiating body, a wide-reaching ATL survey to canvass your views, pay in the maintained sector, the new rules for SENCOs and a comprehensive explanation of performance management.
Code: BUL03 Pages: 4 Published: October 2008
This issue contains more on the new negotiationg body for support staff, an explanation of the early years foundation stage, stories from learning mentors and ATL's first teaching assistant branch secretary.
Code: BUL03 Pages: 6 Published: June 2008
This issue contains details of the new negotiating body for support staff, advice on dealing with children who wet themselves in school, and a raft of training and CPD opportunities.
Code: BUL03 Pages: 4 Published: April 2008
This issue reports on what the Children's Plan means for support staff, the arrival of the new HLTA standards, the impending national council for school support staff, and pay updates for 2007 and 2008.
