Ruth Kelly considering national payscale for support staff in English Schools

In an interview with the Guardian yesterday, Secretary of State for Education and Skills Ruth Kelly said that she is prepared to reverse government policy by stripping responsibility for setting pay from local authorities and bringing the pay structure for support staff into line with that of teachers, thus creating a national pay structure for staff including librarians.

This should create a fairer and more equable system for support staff. Ms Kelly also said she will make it a priority to develop "a culture of professional development in our schools", another bone of contention for many librarians who find it impossible to secure funding for professional or personal development.

See article in Guardian online