Petition · past parliament
Increase pay of classroom assistants/ LSAs to nearer the national average wage
Closed
36 signatures
What the petition asks
I work as I class TA. I am not paid enough to make a living on my own. I am lucky to have a wonderful husband to help me but I want to fight on behalf of myself and for my colleagues who work extremely hard every day and put hours and hours of work in.
The national wage for a NQT teacher within the U.K starts at £22,244 and I as a class TA earn £11,000 a year. I feel at times I can work just as hard and spend the same hours at school as some teachers. I'm not asking for the same wage as teachers but i believe TA/LSA should be earning more money so we can make a living for ourselves.
Timeline
| 2 Dec 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
36
Status
Closed
Opened
2 Dec 2016
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.