WELCOME!
Aims of this session:
1. To enable you to submit a successful application
2. To explore the assessment criteria
3. To take a look at the application form
Connecting Classrooms:a quick recap
3 parts
1. School Partnerships
2. Professional Development
3. International School Award
Partnership funding – Who can apply?
Partnership composition:
Bilateral: 1-1 Bilateral Cluster: 3-3
Trilateral (SSA only): 1-1-1 Trilateral Cluster (SSA only) 3-3-3
Trilateral example:
1 x UK
1 x Ghana
1 x Ethiopia
Grant:
£1500 per school
• Travel
• If leftover funds: communications, project materials etc.
WebinarSECTION 2:
Grant assessment criteria
Assessment criteria - key objectives
1. Increasing Global Citizenship
2. Enriching Education
3. Building an Equitable and Sustainable Partnership
Application assessment – Objective 1:
Increasing Global Citizenship
Which of those aims are most important to an educational partnership? - Choose 4 using the highlighter tool
Learning from each other’s ideas, history and perspectives
Building awareness of global issues and themes
Critical reflection on causes and effects of global issues and how they relate to
the local and global community
Implementing collaborative projects within the curriculum of each school
Exploration of learners’ mutual perceptions and challenging of any
existing stereotypes
Developing commitment to a fairer and more sustainable world
Developing skills preparing young people to deal with global challenges
Taking action to tackle global issues Involving wider community in partnership projects and learning
Global Citizenship
Themes Skills Outlooks
Application assessment – Objective 2:
Enriching Education
Q: What common general areas relating to the educational systems can you explore jointly with your partner school(s)?
Subjects and curriculum
Core skills
Teaching styles
Assessment
Classroom and behaviour management
Inclusion
Application assessment – Objective 3:
Building an Equitable and Sustainable Partnership
Common aims
Educational motives
Effective Communication
Partnership agreement
Partnership Co-ordinator
Partnership Committee
Plans suitable to all partners
Involving wider community
Needs of all considered
Aiming for whole-school involvement
Students involved
Valuing all expertise
E S E S
Equal INPUTS ( = efforts)
from all partners
Equal BENEFITS for everyone
( = mutual learning from each other)
e.g. completing the application together!!
Underpinning criterion:
PARTNERSHIP PROGRESSION
Partnership journey
Partnership Progression Framework
Any Questions?
WebinarSECTION 3:
Application form
• Part 1: Partnership details
• Part 2: Increasing global citizenship
• Part 3: Enriching education practice
• Part 4: Building an equitable and sustainable partnerships
• Part 5: Financial management
• Part 6: Visits
• Part 7: Miscellaneous
• Part 8: Sign Off & Checklist
Application Form - structure
Part 1:
Parts 2-4:
Parts 2-4: planning progress
Parts 2-4: assessing both stages
Tick one box
Part 5:
NB. If you have just started a partnership this year, this section will not apply
Sign off:
typed only
Avoiding common pitfalls:
Cultural exchange vs. Global Citizenship learning (Preparatory Developing stage)
• Sharing traditional songs – cultural exchange. Could be turned into a Global Citizenship project at the “developing” stage by adding critical reflection on: exploring the meaning of lyrics, e.g. morals, protest songs etc.
• Exchanging food recipes – cultural exchange. Could be turned into a Global Citizenship project at the “developing” stage by adding critical reflection on: linking to “where our food comes from”, “food miles”, “sustainable development”, “trade issues”, “healthy living” etc.
• Exchanging weather diaries – facts exchange. Could be turned into a Global Citizenship project at the “developing” stage by adding critical reflection on: linking to “sustainable development”, “impact of the weather on farming”, “global warming” etc.
• A day in the life – cultural exchange. Could be turned into a Global Citizenship project at the “developing” stage by adding critical reflection and focusing on specific aspects, e.g.: identity and belonging, personal connections within families, relations with elders, roles and responsibilities at home, how we spend free time etc.
Avoiding common pitfalls:
• Repetition – particularly in “Where we want to be in one year” sections
• Word limits
• Objective two: Enriching Education – separate from Global Citizenship
• Completing the form – together
• Complete the whole form
Submission:
Final deadline: Friday 28 June, midnight
Send to: [email protected]
Remember that there are full guidance notes available on the British Council Schools Online website.
Any Questions?
Follow Up
1. E-mail: [email protected]
2. Telephone: 0161 957 7755
Evaluation Form:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XBNZBPG
Webinar Evaluation
Thank You…
…and Best Of Luck!