MELSA - Mediated Learning Support Assistant

Target Audience:

Teaching Assistants/Learning Support Assistants in schools.

Course Aims:

MeLSA is a psychological evidence informed approach to supporting the learning needs of pupils, designed for TAs/LSAs or other educational professionals. Trainees learn how to help a child or young person become an independent learner through mediating children’s learning skills in the classroom.

Running between 9.15 -3.30 each day

Day 1: Thursday 29th January 2026 (Introduction, Mediation & Mindset)

Day 2: Thursday 5th February 2026 (Thinking about Thinking)

Day 3: Thursday 12th February 2026 (Memory & Recall)

Day 4: Thursday 26th February 2026 (The Psychology of Learning Maths)

Day 5: Tuesday 12th March 2026 (The Psychology of Learning to Read and Write)

Day 6: Thursday 26th March 2026 (Plenary)