Clause 215
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill
2:30 am
Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East and Washington West, Labour)
The support staff trade unions—GMB, Unison and Unite—warmly welcome the establishment of a national negotiating body for school support staff. It is also supported by head teacher and teacher organisations, governor representatives and employer organisations. As we know, support staff have grown in number and role under this Government, and they are the new professionals in schools.
The amendments would enable the SSSNB to function properly. I would have liked to say much more about the amendments, but in the interests of brevity I shall curtail my remarks to those that I have just made. I look forward to hearing from the Minister in due course.