Petitions/Extend legal regulation of the teaching profession to teaching assistants
StatusOngoing
Opened15 Jun 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Extend Teaching Regulation Agency powers to Teaching Assistants so they are subject to the same professional misconduct regulations as qualified teachers, allowing the Teaching Regulation Authority (TRA) to investigate serious safeguarding concerns involving all teaching assistants.

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Calum Miller
1Calum Miller MP
Bicester and Woodstock
87
Greg Smith
2Greg Smith MP
Mid Buckinghamshire
42
Laura Kyrke-Smith
3Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
Aylesbury
36
Kevin McKenna
4Kevin McKenna MP
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
14
Callum Anderson
5Callum Anderson MP
Buckingham and Bletchley
8
Sean Woodcock
6Sean Woodcock MP
Banbury
6
Freddie van Mierlo
7Freddie van Mierlo MP
Henley and Thame
5
Sarah Bool
8Sarah Bool MP
South Northamptonshire
5
Helen Whately
9Helen Whately MP
Faversham and Mid Kent
3
Emma Reynolds
10Emma Reynolds MP
Wycombe
3