Funding shared learning links

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Funding shared learning links

• Curricular Project Support
• Professional Development Support
• The link for all British Council programmes and
  deadlines is http//www.britishcouncil.org/learnin
  g-school-programmes-deadlines.htm

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Funding shared learning links

• Most of this will form part of new European
  Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013
• Currently Comenius 1 School Projects
  (multilateral)
• Currently Comenius 1 School Development Projects
  (also multilateral)
• Currently Comenius 1 Language Projects
  (bilateral)
• Typically 7000 pa for multilateral/15-20,000
  for bilateral (simplified application/grants
  system?)
• Preparatory visits and contact seminars
• Website link http//www.britishcouncil.org/socrat
  es-events.htm

Comenius Curricular Support
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Funding shared learning links
Learning Partnerships with schools in Africa,
Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean Advice and
guidance for partnership schools interested in
global dimension goals Global Educators
Register Support for community involvement in
school partnerships Funding to support
equity-based, sustainable partnerships with
global dimension curricular goals Reciprocal
visit grant (1,650) Global Curriculum Project
grant (4,800) Website Link http//www.britishcou
ncil.org/globalschools-grants-rv.htm
Global School Partnership Support
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Funding shared learning links

• Chinese/Japanese/Russian Programmes
• Individual HT/teacher visits to set up school
  links
• Two week language immersion programmes for 14-17
  year-olds and teachers
• Joint curriculum projects with China, Japan and
  Russia
• Arabic immersion course for pupils in country
• French/German/Spanish Partnerships
• Joint Curriculum Projects
• Two week Teacher/Student Fellowships
• Website Link http//www.britishcouncil.org/learni
  ng-school-partnerships

Bilateral Links Curricular Support
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Funding shared learning links

• Learning partnerships between clusters of
  schools in the UK and clusters of schools in two
  sub-Saharan African countries
• Aims to increase knowledge and understanding of
  each others societies by funding collaborative
  curriculum based projects
• Freedom to work across any curriculum area
• Open to all schools working in clusters of any
  combination
• Funding of up to 15,000 per partnership (9
  schools) per year is available for up to 3 years
• Application deadline 28 July 2006
• Website Link http//www.britishcouncil.org/learni
  ng-connecting-classrooms

Connecting Classrooms Support
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Funding shared learning links
Visiting Partner Schools Staff Support

• School/Area Partnership Visits
• to a school in another country in the world to
  set up or develop a curriculum link (England
  only) or to partner schools in Europe (rolling
  deadline in UK
• Comenius Preparatory Visits
• Global School Partnerships Visits
• Funding for young and established partnerships
  with schools in Africa, Asia, Latin America and
  the Caribbean
• Reciprocal teacher exchanges and joint
  curriculum development (all UK)

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Funding shared learning links
Comenius Staff Support

• Most of this will form part of new European
  Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013
• Currently Comenius 1 CPD as part of
  multilateral project (teacher exchange,
  head-teacher visit etc.
• Currently Comenius 2 Professional Development
• 2.1 Developing Training Projects/Materials with
  European partners
• 2.2 Grants for Training Course/Activity/Job-Shad
  ow across Europe
• Website Link http//www.britishcouncil.org/socrat
  es-events.htm

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Funding shared learning links
TIPD Staff Support

• Experience good practice in over 70 countries
  for 5-10 days
• Study visits with focus on school improvement
• Minimum of two teachers per school
  Transport/accommodation/internal
  travel/insurance
• LA-led visits LA selects teachers and themes
• Report within one month of return
• Also delivered by Specialist Schools and
  Academies Trust, Best Practice Network and
  League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers
  
• Website Link http//www.teachernet.gov.uk/profess
  ionaldevelopment/tipd/

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Funding shared learning links
Seeking Funding from Local Sources

• School Funds
• Capitation funding?
• PTA support?
• Special project funding?
• Fund raising?
• Community Sources
• Local Authority funding for international links?
• Local Charities? Inc. Rotary Club or the Round
  Table?
• Local businesses operating internationally?

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Funding shared learning links
Seeking Grants from Trusts
DAIWA supports interaction between the UK and
Japan. Grants of 1,000 to 5,000 and more for
some collaborative projects. www.dajf.org.uk/gran
ts Royal Geography Society Innovative Geography
teaching Grants up to 800 annually
www.rgs.org/OurWork/Grants/Teaching/Grantsfortea
chers.htm Rotary Youth Exchange Discover your
world international exchanges.
www.youthribi.org Other avenues to explore The
English Speaking Union at www.esu.org The league
for the Exchange of Commonwealth teachers
at www.lect.org.uk/lect Search for grants at
www.guidestar.org.uk - free and
at www.grants4schools.info/portal/?sP free for
one week
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Funding shared learning links
Applying for Funds

• Consider how you will sell your funding story
  Be very clear about
• Objectives What you are going to achieve
• Approach What you are going to do
• Outcomes What are the benefits to the people
  involved
• Funding Needs What the costs are, how you are
  helping yourself and what the funding requirement
  is
• If in doubt, ring the source for advice

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For all things Global contact

• Jim Oliver j.oliver_at_glc.me.uk
• WWW.glc.me.uk
• 01234 315086
• 07709 431237
• Global Learning Communities
• School Improvement Team
• County Hall
• Cauldwell Street
  Bedford MK42 9AP