A look at the developing roles of three support staff who are putting their skills to good use in the classroom.
At Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, physics technician Marcus Beasant's practical skills are often called on by teachers to bring their lessons to life, while librarian Fay Dowding is in much demand to help pupils with research tasks.
At Kingfisher Primary School behaviour support assistant Linda Jones works closely with teachers to identify patterns of behaviour which could cause barriers to learning.
