Service
Foreign Language Assistant Scheme
- Published on: 10 January 2020
- Last updated on: 4 November 2025
What the Foreign Language Assistant Scheme is
The Foreign Language Assistant Scheme aims to provide additional support to school communities to experience the target language and its culture with a native speaker.
Post-Primary Schools may apply to host assistants who speak the following languages:
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Italian
- Japanese
Foreign Language Assistant Scheme 2025/2026
October to December 2025 claim form
The deadline for the return of claim forms is 21st November 2025.
Please note late submission of claim form may result in delay of payment.
Please ensure that you have also submitted a timetable for each assistant as claim forms cannot be processed without submission of a timetable.
Timetable
and return to:
Teacher and SNAs Terms & Conditions (Foreign Language Assistant Scheme)
- Address:
- Department of Education and Youth, Cornamaddy, Athlone, County Westmeath, N37 X659
- Telephone:
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(090) 648 4018 and (090) 648 3984
Foreign Language Assistant Scheme 2025/2026
With effect from 3rd February 2025, the deadline has now closed for the Foreign Language Assistant Scheme 2025/2026