School assistant's role in kindergarten and primary school

1 Abstract: The diploma thesis focuses on the role of school assistants in selected kindergarten and elementary school. Unlike teaching assistants, school assistants are not the pedagogical staff at the school. The main aim of the diploma thesis was to find out whether school assistants perform the required job position stated by the project program. Furthermore, I wanted to find out whether school assistants have the same job description and same working conditions as teaching assistants. The last research question helped me to find solutions for improving current role of school assistants in kindergarten and elementary schools and thus making their role more effective. In the theoretical part, I consider other job positions of an assistant besides the job position of a school assistant, and address terms related to today's inclusive education. I discussed special educational needs, support measures, advisory services, as well as methodical guidance of assistants and the classroom climate. In the practical part, I examine the true role of school assistants in comparison with the job descriptions set by the operation programme. I also compared their role with the role of teaching assistants at selected kindergarten and elementary school. In the discussion, I propose solutions how to improve the job position..