The number of teaching assistants in primary schools is still rising, but the rate of increased has slowed according to latest figures.
Government statistics for January 2006, just published, show 1000 more teaching assistant jobs in English primary schools than a year earlier. Between January 2004 and January 2005, the number rose by 9,000.
There are now 99,000 "full-time-equivalent" teaching assistants in nursery and primary schools.
The government does not collect information on the hours worked by teaching assistants but many are part-time so the actual number of people employed is likely to be far higher.
During the 2005 the number of qualified teachers working in nursery and primary schools rose by more than 8,000.
The ratio of pupils to adults improved slightly, to one adult per 12.4 pupils. The pupil-teacher ratio also improved with one teacher to every 22 pupils.
School workforce in England January 2006
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