On this page you'll find bulletins and information compiled by the GMB, the Department for Education and Skills and other sources.

You can download these files or read them online by clicking on the relevant items.

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Resources from the GMB
NJC Job Profiles
Resources issued by the Workforce Agreement Monitoring Group (WAMG)
Resources issued by the DfES

Resources from the GMB

Education's Hidden Professionals - GMB National Survey of Teaching Assistants & Nursery Nurses (Jan 2003) (405KB)

Guide to Health & Safety for School Support Staff (562KB)


GMB Responses

GMB Response to the TTA Consultation on standards for Higher Level Teaching Assistants July 2003 (MS Word 145KB)

GMB Response to the DfES Consultation: Special Educational Needs Action Programme April 2003 (PDF 100KB)

GMB Response to the DfES Consultation: Developing the role of School Support Staff January 2003 (PDF 117KB)

NB: The GMB also produces regular newsletters and bulletins for School Support Staff, which can be found on the Newsletters page


NJC Job Profiles

Overview and summary of the NJC job profiles (PDF 36KB)

Job profile for TAs (PDF 108KB)

Job profile for Curriculum Resource Support
(PDF 63KB)

Job profile for Admin roles
(PDF 78KB)


Guidance notes School Support Staff - The Way Forward (PDF 44KB)


Resources issued by the Workforce Agreement Monitoring Group (WAMG)

The Workforce Agreement Monitoring Group is composed of representatives from GMB, ATL, DfES, NAHT, NASUWT, NEOST, PAT, SHA, T&G, UNISON and the Welsh Assembly Government who are all signatories to the Time for Standards Agreement.

WAMG Briefing January 2004 (PDF 49KB)
WAMG Note 6 December 2003 (PDF 63KB)
WAMG Note 5 October 2003 (PDF 83KB)
WAMG Note 4 July 2003 (PDF 98KB)
WAMG Note 3 June 2003 (PDF 57KB)
WAMG Note 2 June 2003 (PDF 89KB)
WAMG Note 1 April 2003 (PDF 51KB)

Resources issued by the Department for Education & Skills

Looking for a Bursar? (PDF 194KB)

Higher Level Teaching Assistant Standards (issued with the TTA)
(PDF 68KB)

Developing the role of School Support Staff - What the Time for Standards Agreement means for you (PDF 508KB)

Time for Standards: Guidance accompanying Section 133 Regulations (Education Act 2002) (PDF 131KB)

The Time for Standards national agreement in full (PDF 391KB)

Progress on Implementing the National Agreement - Bulletin June 2003 (PDF 57KB)

Joint Statement by the Time for Standards Signatories (MS Word 27KB)

Prospectus for Developing Training & Qualifications for Support Staff in schools (PDF 545KB)