Teaching Assistant Course 2026- 2027
This course might be of interest to anyone wanting to work in an educational environment.
Typically, teaching assistants are employed to work with children from Kindergarten to 11 years old.
Modules include an introduction to working as a teaching assistant and key areas to aid working as a teaching assistant such as how to observe children in a classroom, increasing the motivation of children, how to better support children with attention difficulties and an overview of maths and reading. Sessions are also held on supporting children with speech and language issues, autism and where English is not their first language.
No specific prerequisites are required. The course is delivered in English.
The course will take place on one Saturday per month. Sessions will run from 09.30 until 13.30.
Highly qualified staff from Foundations for Learning and outside speakers who are acknowledged experts in their field deliver the course.
Depending on the public health situation, Swiss recommendations and the health of presenters on the day of presentation (e.g. if they had a positive Covid test), it may be the case that some modules will be presented online.