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Appli c ation advice se s si o n for s c h o ol s :

Appli c ation advice se s si o n for s c h o ol s :. K A 2 Strategic Part n er s hi p s. Wh a t i s Key Act i on 2 ?. Key Acti o n 2 will fo c us on s h a ri n g, d e v e l o p i ng a n d

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Appli c ation advice se s si o n for s c h o ol s :

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  1. Applicationadvice sessionforschools: KA2Strategic Partnerships

  2. What isKey Action 2? KeyAction2willfocusonsharing,developingand transferringinnovativepracticesineducation, trainingandyouthprovisionbetweenparticipating countries

  3. How?Through Strategic Partnerships (SPs) UKorganisationscan applyforfundingto runcollaborative projects whichaddress: • • • EU policyobjectives andpriorities Challenges (within school) Needsof oneor more specificfieldof education

  4. Summaryof basic features • • Canlast 2or3years Canfocus on one education specificfieldof education egschool • Canpromotecross-sectoral cooperationi.e. involve than one fieldof education Grantis notasimplelump sum formobilities(as more • Comenius)but a mix of lump sum(unit costs) and real costs

  5. Who can apply/participate? • Anyorganisationfromthe list ofProgramme can apply Countries • Organisationsfrom PartnerCountries(wider world)can take partasproject partners (notas applicants) and onlyiftheyadd value to the project

  6. Programmecountries

  7. Numberand profileof partner organisations Minimumoftwopartnerschoolsfrom twoprogrammecountries Uptoamax.oftenpartnerorganisations fromfundedprogrammecountriescanbe involvedperSP • •

  8. Acronymsgalore:ECAS, URF, PIC • Beforeapplying,allschoolswillneedaPersonal IdentificationCode(PIC)… …togeta PIC, aschoolmustusetheUnique RegistrationFacility(URF)… …andtoaccesstheURF,aschoolmustregister withtheEuropeanCommissionAuthentication Service(ECAS) ECAS URFPIC Start at http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/onlineservices/pador/register_en.htm • • •

  9. Selectionandgrant agreements • One applicationper project,assessedby coordinating NationalAgency Schoolto schoolonlySPs= individualGrant Agreements as per currentComeniuspartnerships Ifschoolspartnerwithother organisations (eg Local Authority),the applicant organisationholdsthe grant agreementwith their National Agencyandhencethe funds forthe whole partnership • •

  10. What happenswhenyou apply? • a formalcheck is madetoverifyagainsttheeligibilityand exclusion criteria a qualityassessment evaluateshowwellthe participating organisationsmeet the selection criteria andthe project meets the awardcriteria Notificationof resultofapplicationis within4months of the submissiondeadline(30 April2014) • •

  11. AwardCriteria- Eachapplicationisscoredoutof100points • • • Relevanceof Quality of the Qualityof the theproject(30) project designandimplementation projectteam andthe cooperation (20) arrangements(20) Impactanddissemination(30) • A project mustscore at least60 to beconsidered AND scoreat least 50%ineach category

  12. Relevanceof the project (30 points) projectto: Relevanceoftheproposed oneofmoreoftheEU policy priorities for education & training • and/ortheschooleducationpriorities • Educationand trainingpriorities: • developingbasicandtransversalskills, e.g.entrepreneurship,digitalskills,multilingualism • enhancingInformation andCommunication Technologies • (ICT)uptakein teachingandlearning

  13. School priorities • Improvingthe attainment of those at riskof earlyschool Improvingthe attainment of youngpeople,particularly leaving(ESL) youngpeoplewithlowbasic • skillsin Maths,ScienceandLiteracy DevelopinghighqualityandaccessibleEarlyChildhood Educationand Careservices Revisingandstrengtheningthe professionalprofileof the teachingprofessions • •

  14. The application eform http://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/key-action-2/strategic-partnerships-for-schools • • Completedon-lineonly(no paper) You’llneedthe mostup-to-dateversion of AdobeReader • • To submit andcompletein full,you willneedto be connectedto theinternet Itmust be savedto your desktop (not USB!)before starting

  15. Applicationprocess Complete form Validate Printdeclaration Haveitsigned (by Headteacher) Attachthedeclaration (electronically) Attachthetimetableof activities (Gantt chart) Submit the application online

  16. You must alsouploadthefollowingdocuments in theParticipantPortal: • the Legal Entity formas proof of legalstatus (thisform can be downloadedfromthe EuropeanCommission’s websiteat: http://ec.europa.eu/budget/contracts_grants/info_contracts/legal_entities/legal_entities_en.cfm); the FinancialIdentificationform.This formcan be downloadedat: http://ec.europa.eu/budget/contracts_grants/info_contrac ts/financial_id/financial_id_en.cfm) • • •

  17. It should look like this

  18. The application formcontent overview • • • Context:background Participatingorganisations:basicinformation Descriptionof the project:rationaleforprojectand partnership, objectives • Preparationand project management: includingm&e; • Projectactivities:detailsof alloutputs andactivities

  19. The application formcontent overview • • • • Follow-up:dissemination,use of results,sustainability Budget:managementand activities Projectsummary Formal aspects: data protection,sign off

  20. Context and participating organisations • • • • Basicinformation Applicantorganisationcf.coordinatorin Comenius Detailsfillinautomaticallywhen‘PIC’input Partners – as above

  21. Descriptionof the project, objectives • • Rationale,issuesandneedsie whythisproject? Innovativeor complementary:howdoesit fitwithother activity/ies? Partners: howchosen?skills,knowledge,experience? Newpartners?EUaddedvalue Communicationand meetings,partnersandstakeholders RelevantPriorities- drop down RelevantTopics- drop down Results:outputs,products,changes • • • • •

  22. Preparationand project management • Preparation:analyses,planning,buildingengagement, possiblybefore fundingstarts; • Budgetand timelines: managementandmonitoring budgetbetweenpartners, monitoringtimelines,rectifying • Qualityof activities:monitoringqualityof delivery; how,when? who, • • Risks: internaland external,howmonitoredand mitigated Assessing achievement:qualitativeandquantitative indicatorsandactivities(outputs,results, objectives)

  23. Implementation • Organisationof activities: coordinated,timings? who, what, where,how • • Target groups:who?cf.“needs”,above Participantswithfewer opportunities:number; proportion participants supportforthem why is participationdifficult? of • •

  24. Project activities(and outputs) • Menucaters for arange scale Dividedintotypes: of projects in terms of in type and • Intellectualoutputs Multiplierevents Learning/Teaching/TrainingActivities

  25. Mobilities • Transnational Project Meetings – no minimum stay; • Learning, Teaching and Training Activities: • Short term staff training events (5 days – 2 months) • Short term pupil visits (5 days – 2 months) • Both mustclearlycontribute to overallobjectivesof project

  26. Followup- impact • Impact(effects,results, changes)on participating individualsand organisations,systems and practicesand other stakeholders Impactbeyondthe project;local,regional,national, European Measurement–who,what,how? • •

  27. Followup– dissemination & sustainability • Importantin Erasmus+- addedvalueof EU funding,wider reach andimpact • Communicatingsuccesses andresults widely:for use into by the others includingother sectors;to influence future Measureable,realisticobjectives (timetable) Resourceplanning Involvementof target groupsif possible policy; • • •

  28. Budget • Menu of different costitems:different fundinglevelsand structures • • • Mostpayments conditionalon justification Unit costs/flatrates (with maximums) Twocost itemsare common toanyproject: in application Project managementandimplementation Transnationalproject meetings

  29. Project management and implementation • 500 EUR per month tothe coordinator, and250 EURper month toeach otherpartner projectmanagemente.g. contributionto tasks such asplanning,managing finances,coordination, communication,promotion and dissemination Virtual cooperationand localactivities Information/promo/dissemination(e.g. production and disseminationofbrochures,web info…) • • •

  30. Transnational project meetings • Traveland subsistence costsforprojectmeetings betweenpartners, hosted byoneof theparticipating organisations Distancebands ascrow flies,- use European • Commission 100km– 2,000km distancecalculator 1,999km=575 EUR perparticipant andabove= 760EUR per participant • Maximum23,000EUR per yearin total (for all partners)

  31. Optional cost items linked to activities • Transnationallearning/teaching/training activities: • Travelbydistance (275 EUR/360 EUR) • Subsistenceperpupil (55 EUR)and staff (100 EUR)per day for first 14 days

  32. Special needs (optional) • Additionalactualcostsincurredtosupport participantswithspecialneeds. Pleaseenteractualcostsasfarasyouknow • them, it funding hasnot request maynotbepossibleto provideextra forparticipantswithspecialneedswhich beenincludedinyouroriginalbudget

  33. Exceptional costs (optional) • 75%actuals, subcontractedgoodsandservices whichpartnerscannotprovide Officeequipmentorotherequipmentnormally usedbypartnerswillnot befunded •

  34. Project Summary • Synopsis:to be usedfor publicity, uploaded to EC dissemination Context Objectives Participants Activities Methodology platform • • • • • • • Results,impact, longer termbenefits Summary of participatingorganisationsand budget

  35. Example of aStrategic Partnership between schools • • Three schoolsin 3programme countries developinglearningmaterials together interest pupilsin thesubjectsof Maths creative andappealingway. onhowto and Science in a • Theexpectedoutput isthe creation of a number of learningmaterials tobe usedin Mathsand Science classes Theactivitieswouldinvolvethe direct cooperationof pupilsinthoseclassesboth virtually(e.g.using eTwinning)andlivefor aprojectweek. •

  36. For atwo-yearproject the schools would apply fora grant covering: • Project managementandimplementation:a unitcost/flat rate grant per Transnational mobilities Transnational school project meetings: 4 meetingsincluding24 • • learning/trainingactivity:a jointproject weekforwhicha groupof15pupilseach from twoof the schoolswouldtravelto togetherduringa week exhibitionopento local of thehostingschool. the thirdschooland work withthe materials,closedbyan schoolsandthelocalcommunity

  37. Finding outmore • www.erasmusplus.org.uk – – – – – – Applicationguidance, Forms, Deadline (11am UK time on 30th April), Programmeguide, Linksand guidancefor ECAS and PIC, Everythingelse to do with Erasmus+ erasmusplus.enquiries@britishcouncil.org 01619577755 •

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