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Learning support assistant

A teaching assistant who mainly supports pupils with special educational needs.

Also called
LSA
Used in
All four UK nations (details may differ)
Topic
School roles

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Teaching assistant (TA) All four UK nations (details may differ)
A member of support staff who helps the class teacher, for example by supporting individual pupils or small groups.
SEND (Special educational needs and disabilities) England
The term used in England for children and young people who have a learning difficulty or disability that needs special educational provision, as defined in the Children and Families Act 2014.

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