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: schools@britishcouncil.org

Remember that there are full guidance notes available on the British Council Schools Online website.

Any Questions?

Follow Up

1. E-mail: schools@britishcouncil.org

2. Telephone: 0161 957 7755

Evaluation Form:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XBNZBPG

Webinar Evaluation

Thank You…

…and Best Of Luck!