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Rename Teaching Assistants to Assistant Teachers to fully reflect their roles

Submitted by David Watson on Sunday 22nd March 2026

Published on Friday 24th April 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Saturday 24th October 2026

Current Signatures: 49
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Change ~ Children ~ Education ~ Partner ~ progress ~ Studies ~ system ~ Teachers ~ teaching ~ Teaching Assistants ~ work

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 49 signatures in total, with signatories from 42 constituencies. That makes it the 1,564th most popular open petition, and the 29,601st most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 16% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 1% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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