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16 December 2009
Kate Higgins
FSDC Liaison Project
Dear Ms Higgins
Freedom of Information Request
I write further to your freedom of information request received by the Council on 9 November 2009.
The responses to your questions are set out below.
Please tell me how many of the following your local authority employed/employs during each of the years 2006-7; 2007-8; 2008-9; 2009-10:a) classroom assistants who help either specifically or as part of their generic role, to support children with additional; needs individually or collectively, in their education; b) specialist staff to support children in their education with additional needs individually or collectively. Across all departments and budget heads; c) other types of auxiliary/assistant/staff either specifically or as part of their generic role to support children with additional needs individually or collectively, in their education.
As at 30th November 2009 2008 2007 2006
- Classroom Assistants 63 64 60 63
- ASN Auxiliaries 190 153 148 145
- School Auxiliaries 58 54 64 61
Please note that in ELC the roles of Classroom Assistant and ASN Auxiliaries are defined as follows: -
"Whilst the predominant role of Classroom Assistants is to support children's learning activities, Additional Support Needs Auxiliaries are required to deal with all personal, physical, medical and nutritional needs of children."
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East Lothian Council
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Yours sincerely
Sharon Saunders
Head of Human Resources