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Introductions. Fariha Tahanin British Council London School Partnerships Coordinator John Rolfe British Council London Marketing and Communications Manager. Nice to meet you!. Connecting Classrooms: a quick recap 3 strands. School Partnerships Professional Development
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Introductions Fariha Tahanin British Council London School Partnerships Coordinator John Rolfe British Council London Marketing and Communications Manager Nice to meet you!
Connecting Classrooms:a quick recap3 strands • School Partnerships • Professional Development • International School Award
Q: What experience do you or your school have in international links? Use the highlighter tool to mark where you are: 1. Complete beginner 2. I’ve not done it, but my school has 3. Some past experience 4. A lot of past experience
School Partnerships Find a partner through British Council Schools Online using the . • Have you registered on Schools Online? • Upload your profile • Search for a school • Make contact • Be persistent! • Free resources for partnership projects. • An easy-to-follow framework for building and developing your partnership.
Partnership funding – Who can apply? Partnership composition: 1 x Ghana Trilateral example: 1 x UK 1 x Ethiopia
Grant: £1500 per school • Travel • If leftover funds: communications, project materials etc.
Assessment criteria - key objectives • Increasing Global Citizenship • Enriching Education • Building an Equitable and Sustainable Partnership
Equal INPUTS ( = efforts)from all partners Equal BENEFITS for everyone ( = mutual learning from each other) e.g. completing the application together!!
Professional Development • Free online and face-to-face courses. • Launched in 2013 • Introductory Courses and Intermediate Courses • Online topics include: international learning –get started; Education for global citizenship;Inter-cultural and global awareness;Sustainable partnerships. • English and ICT courses • Face to face courses – Autumn term • Register asap !
Follow Up 1. E-mail: schools@britishcouncil.org 2. Telephone: 020 7389 4057