It takes a team of professionals to educate and support our children in school. Helen Osgood says it is time to begin treating – and paying – our support staff like the professionals they are
There still exists a misconception that everyone who works in a school is a teacher. This is the same misconception that believes hospitals are only filled with doctors and nurses, and that criminals are only caught by police officers – it is not the whole truth.
The reality is that every school, hospital, and police station is staffed by a range of dedicated and highly trained professionals – occupational health practitioners, ICT technicians, finance assistants, caretaking, and site staff…
The reality is that we simply cannot manage without our support staff.
I recently wrote in SecEd about the value of libraries and the positive impact that librarians have on pupils in schools. Other support staff play similarly crucial roles.
