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Freedom of Information Request

BELS SEND & Inclusion Data

Received: 13 June 2024

Learning support assistants/LSA 1. Within the local authority, what pay bands apply to teaching assistants/learning support assistants? Please list the entire pay scale for this role within the local authority (based on levels of experience and seniority). Please list the bands and pay scales in monetary terms, without reference to a separate band/scale document or scheme (when outlining the hourly rates, please outline any pension and national insurance contributions, when providing the figures).2. Please list how the rates of pay are allocated for a teaching assistant/learning support assistant (e.g. level of training and experience)?3. Please outline how frequently this professional service is provided to those students who do not have EHC plans.4. Please outline how frequently this professional service is provided to those students who do have EHC plans.Local authority banding/funding allocation5. We understand that the local authority uses a banding system/funding allocation for education health and care plans. This is the monetary amount that local authorities allocate per EHC plan. We would be grateful if the local authority could outline its system and outline how it allocates funding depending on the type of student for secondary.6. Without making reference to an external document, please outline the monetary amount allocated to each band/funding system (for instance, if the local authority uses band A to F, band A being the banding it uses for less complex students, and band F being for those allocated to a special school).More questions on the attached document.

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