- Conference
- 2025 Local Government Service Group Conference
- Date
- 21 February 2025
- Decision
- Carried
Conference recognises the determined efforts made by members in Education Support Services in Northern Ireland whose industrial action delivered the long-required pay and grading review, with the return of the devolved political institutions at Stormont in 2024.
However, Conference notes that classroom assistants, including Special Educational Needs (SEN) assistants in Northern Ireland, continue to face ongoing issues around pay, terms and conditions and precarious contracts and that they must be sufficiently recognised for the wide-ranging and significant role they play in supporting children and young people.
Conference supports the efforts of the Local Government Service Group in Northern Ireland in its campaign to improve outcomes for classroom assistants and protect and improve terms and conditions, including through seeking the implementation of funded job evaluation processes.
Conference calls on the Local Government Service Group Executive to support the Local Government Service Group in Northern Ireland in their ongoing campaigning efforts, including through the allocation of campaign resources where required.
