Study Support encourages Schools and communities to become involved in the International and Global Dimension as this area of work can bring enormous benefits.
School Staff
- Training for staff with educators from across the world
- Study visits to Europe and or the Commonwealth
- Contact with international colleagues
- Access to international research and good practice
- Opportunities to develop curriculum projects with a range of partners
- Opportunities to develop school management projects with a range of partners
- Teacher exchanges
- Opportunities for creating cultural understanding
- Opportunities for developing community cohesion
Students
- Concrete examples of different cultures and countries
- Real and interested audiences for their work
- Opportunities to develop pen friends and study groups
- Involvement in curriculum projects with a range of International partners
- Information about study, work and volunteering opportunities in Europe
- The answer to the question "Why should we study languages?"
- Broader horizons and raised aspirations
- Opportunities to contribute to aid programmes in developing countries
- Youth exchanges
Parents
- Raised expectations for their children
- Linkage with communities in Europe and the Commonwealth
- Information about post 16 and HE options
The School Community
- A broader curriculum
- Access to primary sources
- Opportunities for staff and leadership development
- Opportunities for innovation
- A strategy for challenging racism and xenophobia
| What |
Who |
Strand |
National Agency |
|
Study visits
|
Teachers
|
Commonwealth TiDP
Europe TiDP/Comenius |
LECT
British Council |
| Teacher training |
Teacher/
Lea officers |
Comenius/Council of Europe |
British Council |
| Curriculum projects |
Curriculum
co-ordinators/
classes |
Comenius/North/
South links |
British Council
Regional Training Network |
| School management and leadership projects |
Headteachers/
SMTs |
Comenius |
British Council
Regional Training Network |
| Language assistants |
Secondary schools |
Lingua |
British Council |
| Lingua assistants |
All schools |
Comenius |
British Council |
| Youth exchanges |
Voluntary sector youth groups |
Connect Youth |
British Council |
| Work in Europe |
18 - 25s |
|
Careers CONNEXIONS |
| Study in Europe |
18 + |
Socrates |
Careers
Europe/connexions |
| Volunteering in Europe |
18 - 25 |
EVS |
British Council |
| International Youth Leadership award |
18 - 25 |
Connect Youth |
NCC Residential Education |
Information about the International dimension can be found on the following sites:
- British Council
- Careers Europe
- LECT
- Northamptonshire Projects
- Connexions
- North South Links
- Council of Europe
- Socrates
- Comenius
- Regional Training Network
- EVS
- Teachernet
- European Union
- TiDP
Below is the Global Dimension Flyer