21.1. The Employment Rights Bill will also improve the rights of school support staff. As is the case with carers in the adult social care sector, currently there is no national body that represents school support staff. Therefore, they lack a dedicated voice and institutions to advance and raise relevant issues.
21.2. The Employment Rights Bill will reinstate the School Staff Negotiating Body, which was abolished in 2010. As support staff make up nearly half of the school workforce, the creation of this institution establishes greater representation to those working in the sector. In particular, it will enable them to more easily raise issues such as pay, terms and conditions and training.
21.3. Again, a lot of the detail will be subject to consultation and the power to create the necessary secondary legislation will be delegated to the Secretary of State.
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