2017 Call Erasmus+ Information Sessions UK: Schools
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Erasmus+ provides opportunities for schools through three key actions: mobility projects for learners and staff under Key Action 1; strategic partnerships to share best practices under Key Action 2; and youth participation projects under Key Action 3. Schools can apply individually for staff training and exchanges or as part of a consortium. Projects last 1-2 years and support activities like language courses, observation visits, and joint teaching assignments abroad. Strategic partnerships involve international collaboration on issues like early school leaving and last 2-3 years.
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2017 Call Erasmus+ Information Sessions UK: Schools
- 2. Key Actions – decentralised activities Key Action 1: Mobility of learners and staff Key Action 2: Strategic Partnerships Key Action 3: Youth Structured Dialogue
- 3. Key Action 1 School Education Staff Mobility
- 4. Link to Action Objectives • Pages 31 – 32 of the 2017 Programme Guide • Ensure that your project is relevant to Programme Objectives Examples: • increased capacity to trigger changes in terms of modernisation • better quality of their work and activities in favour of students and pupils, • greater understanding and responsiveness to social, linguistic and cultural diversity; • increased opportunities for professional and career development; • improved foreign language competences;
- 5. German Language Training Teachers attend intensive language training courses in Germany in order to introduce 2nd MFL to the school Job Shadowing at Denmark SEN specialist school Funding to job shadow and observe creative outdoor play. Funding to visit Denmark and gain insight into good practice. Sending staff to conference tackling school dropouts Aim to reduce young people's non-completion of upper secondary vocational education Examples of KA1 projects
- 6. Staff Mobility Teachers School Leaders Other School Education Staff Teaching Assignments Abroad Staff Training Structured courses Training Events Job shadowing Observations in Partner School Opportunities in the Schools Sector under Key Action 1
- 7. Programme countries Member States of the European Union Belgium Greece Lithuania Portugal Bulgaria Spain Luxembourg Romania Czech Republic France Hungary Slovenia Denmark Croatia Malta Slovakia Germany Italy Netherlands Finland Estonia Cyprus Austria Sweden Ireland Latvia Poland United Kingdom Non EU Programme Countries former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Iceland Norway Liechtenstein Turkey
- 8. • Projects can last 1 or 2 years • Mobility activities for schools can last from 2 days to 2 months • Two options: • Schools make a funding application themselves to send participants on mobility activities abroad • A school coordination body makes a funding application on behalf of a number of schools as a consortium How does it work?
- 9. CONSORTIUM APPLICATIONS UK Examples • Local Authorities and councils with a role in school education • Academy Trusts • Local Authority Consortia • Northern Ireland Education Authority Regions • General Teaching Councils • School Federations • Teaching School Networks • Teacher training faculties of universities This list is not exhaustive, if you are unsure as to whether your organisation would be eligible to act as a Consortium Coordinator please contact us.
- 10. Budget items Examples 5 days course in Spain (2 travel days) Organisational Support Costs directly linked to the implementation of mobility including preparation monitoring and support of participants during mobility, validation of learning outcomes. €300 Travel Contribution to the travel costs of participants from their place of origin to the venue of the activity and return. €275 Individual Support Costs directly linked to the subsistence of participants, including accompanying persons, during the activity €420 Course Fees Costs directly linked to payment of fees for the enrolment in courses. €350 Special Needs Support Additional costs directly related to participants with disabilities and accompanying persons Example total €1345
- 11. Assessment Relevance of the project (30) Quality of the project design and implementation (40) Impact and Dissemination (30)
- 12. Key Action 1 School Deadline • Thursday 2 February at 11am Applications are submitted online only, by 11 am UK time (12 noon Brussels time) on the day of the deadline
- 13. (Click on image to watch video onYouTube)
- 15. School Education Gateway • The website provides clear information on education initiatives across Europe. • Aimed primarily at teachers and school staff across Europe, as well as experts and organisations working in the education sector. • Existing eTwinning logins can be used to access it: www.schooleducationgateway.eu
- 17. School Education Gateway Look for opportunities Advertise Opportunities
- 18. Teacher Academy
- 19. Key Action 2 Schools only partnerships
- 20. (Click on image to watch video onYouTube)
- 21. Organisations can work together in order to address policy objectives, challenges and needs Projects can focus on one field alone or work on a cross- field basis Flexibility in terms of size and scale of project A broad range of activities are possible around: exchange of practices development, testing and roll out of innovative practices improving provision for learners Activities
- 22. Priorities • To be funded, Strategic Partnerships must address either: • at least one horizontal priority; or • at least one specific priority relevant to the field of education, training and youth that is mostly impacted. • 2017 Sector Priorities: Page 120 2017 Programme Guide • 2017 Horizontal Priorities: Page 121 of the 2017 Programme Guide
- 23. School sector priority examples • Addressing underachievement in the basic skills of maths, science and literacy through more effective, innovative teaching methods • Supporting schools to tackle early school leaving (ESL) and disadvantage • Enhancing the quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC) • Strengthening the profile of the teaching professions
- 24. Two Application Forms Schools only School Education Projects for the sharing of best practice Projects for the sharing of best practice / supporting innovation
- 25. Key Action 2: Schools-only strategic partnerships • Projects for the sharing of best practice • Minimum two schools from two different programme countries • Please check the eligible schools and authorities page of our website
- 26. Organisations need to be part of a partnership of organisations from different countries One organisation applies for funding in their country on behalf of the whole partnership If successful each organisation gets their own contract and own grant from own National Agency Projects are 24 to 36 months in duration Schools Only: How does it work?
- 27. There is financial support for: • Project Management • Transnational Project Meetings • Learning, Teaching, Training Activities • Funds to support mobility e.g. Travel, Subsistence • Special Needs Support • Exceptional Costs How does it work?
- 28. • Need to be explicitly linked to project’s aims and objectives • Can cover staff, and learners (pupils) Short-term joint staff training events Long term staff teaching or training assignments Short-term exchanges of groups of pupils E.g Joint Project Work of groups of Pupils Mobility within strategic partnerships
- 29. Budget items Examples Blended mobility of pupils and learners combining short-term physical mobility 5 days to 2 months (excluding travel days) with virtual mobility Short-term joint staff training events 3 days to 2 months (excluding travel days) Long-term teaching or training assignments 2 to 12 months Short-term exchanges of groups of pupils 5 days to 2 months (excluding travel days); Long term study mobility of pupils 2 to 12 months
- 30. Key Action 2: School Education Partnerships • Projects for innovation / the sharing of best practice • Minimum three organisations working in the field of school education from three different programme countries; or • Minimum two regional / local authorities from two different programme countries
- 31. Organisations need to be part of a partnership of organisations from different countries One organisation applies for funding in their country on behalf of the whole partnership. Lead organisation gets contract and is paid grant Projects are 24 to 36 months in duration School Education: How does it work?
- 32. There is financial support for: • Project Management • Transnational Project Meetings • Intellectual Outputs • Multiplier Events • Learning, Teaching, Training Activities • Funds to support mobility e.g. Travel, Subsistence • Special Needs Support • Exceptional Costs How does it work?
- 33. Assessment Relevance of the project (30) Quality of the project design and implementation (20) Quality of the project team and the cooperation arrangements (20) Impact and Dissemination (30)
- 34. Key Action 2 School Deadline • Wednesday 29 March at 11am Applications are submitted online only, by 11 am UK time (12 noon Brussels time) on the day of the deadline
- 35. (Click on image to watch video onYouTube)
- 36. eTwinning
- 37. eTwinning is a free, flexible and safe resource which allows teachers from across Europe to collaborate with each other.
- 39. (Click on image to watch video onYouTube)
- 40. • What is eTwinning Free Secure Network Partner Projects Collaboration Resources Professional Development Competitions & Awards Start End Funding Sustainability
- 44. Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport. The Erasmus+ UK National Agency is a partnership between the British Council and Ecorys UK. Contact us Helpline: Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.30 T: +44 (0) 161 957 7755 www.erasmusplus.org.uk/ erasmusplus.enquiries@britishcouncil.org
- 45. Pre Register Your Organisation • Create an ECAS account • Use Generic school email address • Log in to the Participant Portal using the ECAS account • Register your organisation on the European Commission’s Participant Portal • Obtain an organisation PIC number • Upload Financial Identity and Legal Entity forms • Financial Identity Form • Legal Entity Form
- 51. Community Events and Webinars Learning Networks Annual Conference Support webinars Sector Specific Events
- 53. E-newsletter- sign up now! • Receive the latest Erasmus+ and sector specific news • Stay up-to-date with deadline reminders, online booking for events and webinars • Feature your project news. https://erasmusplus.org.uk/subscribe-to-our-newsletter
- 54. Social media channels Follow us on Twitter: @erasmusplusuk twitter.com/erasmusplusuk Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/ukerasmusplus View our YouTube channel: youtube.com/erasmusplusuk Follow us on Storify: storify.com/erasmusplusuk
- 55. Erasmus+ is the European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport. The Erasmus+ UK National Agency is a partnership between the British Council and Ecorys UK. Contact us Helpline: Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.30 T: +44 (0) 161 957 7755 erasmusplus.org.uk erasmusplus.enquiries@britishcouncil.org
Notas do Editor
- These again are the three decentralised activities managed by the UK National agency For schools there are opportunities under Key action 1 which focuses on the mobility of staff (unfortunately for schools this doesn’t include pupil mobility) and there are also opportunities for schools under key action 2 strategic partnerships
- Key Action 1 school staff mobility opportunities are not limited to teaching staff. Staff in charge of school education (teaching and non-teaching, including school managers, heads, etc.), in a working relation with the sending school(s) as well as other educational staff (school inspectors, school counsellors, pedagogical advisors, psychologists, etc.) involved in the strategic development of the sending school(s) are all eligible participants.
- So under Erasmus+ there are two categories of Countries, Programme Countries – these are countries who in most part can engage in all aspects of the Erasmus+ programme. You can see the programme countries on the slide. These 33 programme countries can take part in Key Action 1. There is another category of country under Erasmus+. These are called partner countries, generally they include countries in wider Europe or European boarders. These are detailed in the programme guide, and depending on the type of application they can be included as part of a project for example a schools Key Action 2 project. But for Key Action 1 staff mobility for schools the only countries eligible to take part in a project are the programme countries on the screen.
- The basic organisation of a mobility project is that an organisation applies for funding to send learners or staff to another country to undertake their activities. If you are applying for training you do not have to identify the course provider at the application stage. But if you are applying for a job shadowing then you need to identify the partner institution at the application stage
- Local Authorities and councils with a role in school education Academy Trusts Local Authority Consortia Northern Ireland Education Authority Regions General Teaching Councils School Federations Teaching School Networks Teacher training faculties of universities This list is not exhaustive, if you are unsure as to whether your organisation would be eligible to act as a Consortium Coordinator please contact us. Please note that schools cannot act as consortium co-ordinators on behalf of other schools. The consortium approach is intended to relieve schools of the administrative burden and make the application process easier. The school co-ordinating body is responsible for the management, budgeting and reporting related to the project application. Schools cannot act as consortium co-ordinators on behalf of other schools. Staff from the co-ordinating organisation itself are not eligible to undertake any mobility activities, these are limited to staff at the participating schools involved in the partnership. In the case of projects presented by a national mobility consortium, all members of the consortium must be based and registered the United Kingdom and need to be identified at the time of applying for a grant. This means that every organisation in the proposed consortium needs to be registered on ECAS and have its own individual PIC number. A consortium must comprise at least three organisations (the coordinator and at least two schools). The schools in the consortium must have a clear organisational link to the organisation acting as consortium coordinator. There is no cap on the number of members in a consortium application. The Application Form will allow the applicant to add as many organisations as needed. (note: some technical difficulties could be experienced where there are a very large number of organisations in an application, so if an applicant intends to submit a very large consortium application, they are advised to finalise it well ahead of the application deadline.)
- Example based on a 5 day course in Spain with 2 travel days
- Here is the deadline for 2016 schools Key Acton 1 applications – as you can see applications only open annually for schools.
- The main thing to stress with the School Education Gateway is that its not a replacement for eTwinning but is an additional platform that provides a link between schools, the education practitioners and European policies. It contains clear information on education initiatives across Europe and therefore could be beneficial to someone thinking about making an Erasmus+ application. The School Education Gateway is a place for teachers and school staff to learn about and get interested in the European action for schools.
- You can use existing eTwinning logins to access the School Education Gateway. Specifically for Erasmus+ there are three tools on the gateway that could help someone in their application: Course Catalogue for teachers’ professional development. You could use this to find courses and apply for a Key Action 1 project to fund them. Mobility Opportunities including teaching assignments and job shadowing offers (see Erasmus+ Key Action 1). Again you could apply for a Key Action 1 project to fund this. Strategic Partnership requests section can be used to connect partners for Strategic Partnerships. (Key Action 2 projects)
- The main thing to stress with the School Education Gateway is that its not a replacement for eTwinning but is an additional platform that provides a link between schools, the education practitioners and European policies. It contains clear information on education initiatives across Europe and therefore could be beneficial to someone thinking about making an Erasmus+ application. The School Education Gateway is a place for teachers and school staff to learn about and get interested in the European action for schools.
- Each project sets its own aims, objectives and activities. The broad focus is around working together to exchange practices, perhaps to tackle common problems (e.g. early school leaving). Projects can also involve the creation, testing and implementation of new resources and practices The end aim is always to improve provision for learners either by producing specific products, changing practice within an organisation and increasing the knowledge and skills of its staff.
- So the Erasmus+ programme has significantly evolved from predecessor programmes such as comenius. It is now much more strategic with clear objectives and priorities. So some of the feedback we received from assessors in previous years was that some schools were weak at making their applications personal and relevant to the schools of the partnership. The assessors also commended that some applications did not explicitly show how their project linked to the Erasmus+ priorities. One assessor made the commend that “Schools still need to more explicitly link their own needs to Erasmus + priorities at the planning stage”. Its important to remember that your project will be assessed against its relevance. Each year the European Commission sets Horizontal and Sector specific priorities for Key Action 2. These are priorities that the European Commission would like Key Action 2 projects to address or target. Horizontal priorities are priorities that are applicable across all fields of education, training and youth. Priorities relevant to each individual particular field of education training and youth are also set each year. To be funded, Strategic Partnerships must address either: at least one horizontal priority; or at least one specific priority relevant to the field of education, training and youth that is mostly impacted. The Europe 2020 Strategy is an important European policy document which you should also consider when developing your application. The ET2020 Strategy and the Bruges Communiqué are also relevant to the field of school education. These documents set out the aims and objectives of the European Union within the field of education and training. These documents may be useful to refer to when justifying the need for your project in your application. For an overview of the European initiatives in the field of school education and for links to these documents, please see the European Commission website. Its really important that you clearly demonstrate to the assessor how your project is relevant to both your school and the priorities of the Erasmus+ programme.
- Addressing underachievement in the basic skills of maths, science and literacy through more effective, innovative teaching methods. In particular, through projects focused on student-centred and problem-based active learning using multidisciplinary and inter-disciplinary approaches and through fostering critical thinking skills by addressing cultural and/or environmental context in teaching science; developing innovative didactical materials to increase motivation for reading of all pupils; addressing multilingual classrooms through methods building on diverse language skills alongside the main language of instruction. Supporting schools to tackle early school leaving (ESL) and disadvantage as well as to address all students from the lowest to the highest end of the academic spectrum. In particular by supporting projects aiming to improve collaboration internally as well as with parents and other external stakeholders, projects aiming at improving transition between different stages of education, projects supporting networking of schools which promote collaborative and holistic approaches to teaching, projects aiming to develop methods and to create conditions for personalised teaching and learning in order to support each pupil, and projects developing monitoring and assessment suitable for such approaches. Enhancing the quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC) in order to improve the quality of services for better learning outcomes and ensure a good start in education for all. In particular through projects aiming to develop a holistic and age appropriate pedagogical framework including professionalising the workforce for ECEC as well as ensuring that the benefits of early childhood education are carried through to other school education levels, and projects that develop new models of implementation, governance and funding for ECEC Strengthening the profile of the teaching professions through attracting the best candidates to the profession and by supporting teachers and leaders to deliver high quality teaching, deal with complex classroom realities and adopt new methods and tools. In particular, supporting recruitment and selection methods, improving initial teacher education and induction, supporting teachers in dealing with diversified groups of learners (such as refugees, asylum seekers and migrants) and to adopt collaborative and innovative practices right from the start of their careers; to strengthen leadership roles in education, including distributed leadership, for designing necessary changes and improvements at institutional level.
- Its really important to understand how your project will be assessed. You will then be able to ensure that your proposal meets the assessor requirements. To be considered for funding, proposals must score at least 60 points. Your application must also score at least half of the maximum points in each of the categories of award criteria mentioned. Projects will be assessed by external experts in the field of school education. It is however important that you make everything very obvious to the assessors. You need to explicitly state things, rather than suggest, or presume the assessor will know things about your school or project. Think of it like applying to university. You have to clearly and explicitly state what your qualifications and skills are, and express why you want to study that particular course at that university. Relevance of the project (maximum 30 points) The relevance of the proposal to: the objectives and the priorities of the Action The extent to which: the proposal is based on a genuine and adequate needs analysis; the objectives are clearly defined, realistic and address issues relevant to the participating organisations and target groups; the proposal is suitable of realising synergies between different fields of education, training and youth; the proposal is innovative and/or complementary to other initiatives already carried out by the participating organisations; the proposal brings added value at EU level through results that would not be attained by activities carried out in a single country. Quality of the project design and implementation (maximum 20 points) The clarity, completeness and quality of the work programme, including appropriate phases for preparation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and dissemination; The consistency between project objectives and activities proposed; The quality and feasibility of the methodology proposed; The existence and relevance of quality control measures to ensure that the project implementation is of high quality, completed in time and on budget; The extent to which the project is cost-effective and allocates appropriate resources to each activity. If the project plans training, teaching or learning activities: The extent to which these activities are appropriate to the project's aims and involve the appropriate number of participants; The quality of arrangements for the recognition and validation of participants' learning outcomes, in line with European transparency and recognition tools and principles. Quality of the project team and the cooperation arrangements (maximum 20 points) The extent to which: the project involves an appropriate mix of complementary participating organisations with the necessary profile, experience and expertise to successfully deliver all aspects of the project; the distribution of responsibilities and tasks demonstrates the commitment and active contribution of all participating organisations; if relevant for the project type, the project involves participation of organisations from different fields of education, training, youth and other socio-economic sectors; the project involves newcomers to the Action. The existence of effective mechanisms for coordination and communication between the participating organisations, as well as with other relevant stakeholders; If applicable, the extent to which the involvement of a participating organisation from a Partner Country brings an essential added value to the project (if this condition is not fulfilled, the project will not be considered for selection). Impact and dissemination (maximum 30 points) The quality of measures for evaluating the outcomes of the project. The potential impact of the project: on participants and participating organisations, during and after the project lifetime; outside the organisations and individuals directly participating in the project, at local, regional, national and/or European levels. The quality of the dissemination plan: the appropriateness and quality of measures aimed at sharing the outcomes of the project within and outside the participating organisations; If relevant, the extent to which the proposal describes how the materials, documents and media produced will be made freely available and promoted through open licences, and does not contain disproportionate limitations; The quality of the plans for ensuring the sustainability of the project: its capacity to continue having an impact and producing results after the EU grant has been used up.
- All Key Action 2 School-only projects are projects for the sharing of best practice. This means these projects cannot apply for intellectual output / multiplier event funding. If you are a group of schools wishing to do a larger scale project for innovation you should consider submitting a key action 2 school education application instead. All Key Action 2 projects are organisation led, individuals cannot apply directly for a grant. Whilst a teacher can complete the application form on behalf of their school, the project remains the school’s responsibility even if that staff member leaves the organisation. The following UK organisation types are eligible to apply for Erasmus+ schools’ funding: A school - institutions providing general, vocational, or technical education on any level from pre-school to upper secondary education Please be aware that the application organisations must be legally registered in the United Kingdom. Therefore, Sole traders, Partnerships (other than Scottish Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships), Trust and Unincorporated Associations are not eligible to apply for Erasmus+ funding Please see the eligible organisations list on the eligible schools and authorities page of our website. For more information, please see the specific eligibility criteria for Schools Key Action 1 projects on pages 60-64 of the 2016 Programme Guide. If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact the British Council by phoning 0161 9577755 or by emailing erasmusplus.applications@britishcouncil.org.
- So again for schools there are two ways for them to get involved. They can take a lead in a partnership and submit an application in the UK for a partnership with a school or schools across Europe Or you could find a school in another country who is willing to write and submit the application, but get involved by being one of the schools listed in the application to take part in the partnership. Finally an application could be submitted for a partnership involving not only schools but other school related organisations. As you can see on the slide there is additional criteria on the types of organisations that must be included in the partnerships. But in all cases there must be a transnational element, so there should be schools or education organisations from other participating countries involved.
- So when you apply for funding you request money for specific things, and overall this constructs your overall budget. You can be awarded money to support the following activities: Project Management Transnational Project Meetings Intellectual Outputs Multiplier Events Learning, Teaching, Training Activities Funds to support mobility e.g. Travel, Subsistence Special Needs Support Exceptional Costs
- The mobility of learners and staff is also possible in Key Action 2, as in Key Action 1, but it differs substantially in scope and focus. In Key Action 1 emphasis is on the development of the individual - increasing their skills and employability and expanding their outlook. In Key Action 2 mobility is there to support the aims of the project and the partnership of organisations involved in it. All mobility must be shown to be supporting the project i.e. it is necessary for the aims of the project that the mobility takes place. Mobility activities in Key Action 2 enable organisations to: Get learners involved in the project through study programmes, blended mobility, project work, Involve staff through teaching/training events and assignments So under this action there is scope for students and pupils to take part in mobilities.
- All Key Action 2 School-only projects are projects for the sharing of best practice. This means these projects cannot apply for intellectual output / multiplier event funding. If you are a group of schools wishing to do a larger scale project for innovation you should consider submitting a key action 2 school education application instead. All Key Action 2 projects are organisation led, individuals cannot apply directly for a grant. Whilst a teacher can complete the application form on behalf of their school, the project remains the school’s responsibility even if that staff member leaves the organisation. The following UK organisation types are eligible to apply for Erasmus+ schools’ funding: A school - institutions providing general, vocational, or technical education on any level from pre-school to upper secondary education Please be aware that the application organisations must be legally registered in the United Kingdom. Therefore, Sole traders, Partnerships (other than Scottish Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships), Trust and Unincorporated Associations are not eligible to apply for Erasmus+ funding Please see the eligible organisations list on the eligible schools and authorities page of our website. For more information, please see the specific eligibility criteria for Schools Key Action 1 projects on pages 60-64 of the 2016 Programme Guide. If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact the British Council by phoning 0161 9577755 or by emailing erasmusplus.applications@britishcouncil.org.
- So again for schools there are two ways for them to get involved. They can take a lead in a partnership and submit an application in the UK for a partnership with a school or schools across Europe Or you could find a school in another country who is willing to write and submit the application, but get involved by being one of the schools listed in the application to take part in the partnership. Finally an application could be submitted for a partnership involving not only schools but other school related organisations. As you can see on the slide there is additional criteria on the types of organisations that must be included in the partnerships. But in all cases there must be a transnational element, so there should be schools or education organisations from other participating countries involved.
- So when you apply for funding you request money for specific things, and overall this constructs your overall budget. You can be awarded money to support the following activities: Project Management Transnational Project Meetings Intellectual Outputs Multiplier Events Learning, Teaching, Training Activities Funds to support mobility e.g. Travel, Subsistence Special Needs Support Exceptional Costs
- Here is the deadline for 2016 schools Key Acton 1 applications – as you can see applications only open annually for schools.
- WHAT IS ETWINNING? eTwinning is a FREE and SECURE online network, where teachers from more than 40 COUNTRIES can find partners, work on projects and enable pupil collaboration across any subject area. As well as offering free resources, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITIONS and AWARDS, eTwinning can be the first step towards the International School Award and Erasmus+ funding As beneficiaries of Erasmus+ funding, you could ask all project co-ordinators from your partner schools to sign-up, and then you would all use your eTwinning space to support and manage your project Both teachers and students can store and share their work online in this space and pages can be made public or private. You can use the tools that already there in the twinspace like chat rooms, Adobe Live webinar conferencing, blogs to support your project work and meet up with your partner teachers and classes You could also use eTwinning outside of your E+ project to help widen the international work in your school. Its really easy, very flexible - projects can be as long or as short as you like. Teachers meet peers from over 40 countries and can dip their toes in international projects National projects are also an option – work with someone in another school in the UK
- WHAT IS ETWINNING? eTwinning is a FREE and SECURE online network, where teachers from more than 40 COUNTRIES can find partners, work on projects and enable pupil collaboration across any subject area. As well as offering free resources, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITIONS and AWARDS, eTwinning can be the first step towards the International School Award and Erasmus+ funding As beneficiaries of Erasmus+ funding, you could ask all project co-ordinators from your partner schools to sign-up, and then you would all use your eTwinning space to support and manage your project Both teachers and students can store and share their work online in this space and pages can be made public or private. You can use the tools that already there in the twinspace like chat rooms, Adobe Live webinar conferencing, blogs to support your project work and meet up with your partner teachers and classes You could also use eTwinning outside of your E+ project to help widen the international work in your school. Its really easy, very flexible - projects can be as long or as short as you like. Teachers meet peers from over 40 countries and can dip their toes in international projects National projects are also an option – work with someone in another school in the UK
- These stats are based on Cambridge research carried out on the impact of eTwinning projects Students: increases motivation as they have an audience for their work as they communicate and collaborate with students from other countries Teachers: professional development opportunities are vast. Teachers upskill by using new tools and learning from their colleagues in Europe and beyond Schools: Funding and accreditation
- FOR INFO: Etwinning Plus (in green): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Tunisia and Ukraine extends beyond the 33 countries of Erasmus+ RESOURCES AND SUPPORT If you want some support to get started: As soon as you sign up, we will send you details of all of the support available Every region of the UK has a regional officer who is part of the eTwinning UK team at the British Council. You are assigned to them when you sign up and can contact them for support by email or they can arrange a free workshop at your school or a local venue Also when you sign up to eTwinning you use the same login for the school education gateway - Current professional development European workshops: Iceland / Cardiff / Greece MAPS: Our Autumn campaign has just started. Once you sign up we will send you 30 homework and passport resources and large map for your class. We’ll email you details of the Webinars and Face-to-face workshops. that you can sign up to. This training is designed to complement the free map resources so you can get started immediately in a ready made project with partners. Short tasks specific to key stages one to five are embedded within the training, which is delivered by teachers who have lots of experience using eTwinning as a tool to deliver the curricula of each UK region. Taking part secures a foundation level International School Award for your school.
- Finally, here are our contact details. Our team at the UK NA is also available every day from Monday to Friday to answer any queries you may have via the erasmusplus.enquiries@britishcouncil.org. Alternatively give us a call. If there is time – answer some key queries. No time – we will go through the queries from today and include them in the FAQ document and will circulate that after the session.
- SECTION 4 - ECORYS
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- Finally, here are our contact details. Our team at the UK NA is also available every day from Monday to Friday to answer any queries you may have via the erasmusplus.enquiries@britishcouncil.org. Alternatively give us a call. If there is time – answer some key queries. No time – we will go through the queries from today and include them in the FAQ document and will circulate that after the session.