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| Europe in your classroom - Comenius is one of the most popular international education programmes for UK schools, colleges and local authorities. |
 | contact seminars 2010 announced! |
| One of the most effective ways to find partners for a funded project is to attend a Comenius Contact Seminar. Teachers from nursery level to Further Education are eligible to apply for grants to cover both their travel and fees. The British Council is now recruiting for this year's Contact Seminars across Europe. Click here to find out more. |
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 | lifelong learning programme ANNUAL REPORT 2009 |
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| What did we do in 2009? The Lifelong Learning Programme Annual Report has just been published. This summarises the activities carried out by the British Council and ECOTEC, the UK National Agencies. The report is available for download from our website. |
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 | further opportunities for primary teachers |
Are you a primary teacher and would you like to develop your language skills?
The Primary Teachers' Project managed by the British Council and CILT (the National Centre for Languages) offers you the opportunity to spend two weeks abroad to help you develop your language skills, deepen your cultural understanding and to gain practical ideas for teaching languages in KS2.
The first week of your visit will focus on intensive language and methodology support. In the second week you will be placed in a school to work shadow a primary school teacher.
Visits will take place in France, Germany and Spain in Spring 2011 and the application deadline is 15 September 2010.
You are eligible for EU Comenius funding of up to 2,500 Euros to pay for travel and subsistence. A supply cover contribution of up to £525 is also available to support your school during the week of term when you will be abroad.
For more information on this project, please visit the CILT website or email CILT. To apply, please read the application guidance on the British Council website and download an application form. |
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 | 2010 programme update |
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| This year the British Council received 823 Comenius School Partnerships and 32 Comenius Regio (local authority partnerships) applications. The results will be published on our website in early July.
Funding is still available for the third Comenius in-service training deadline on 15 September 2010. If you would like to attend a professional development course or job shadow a colleague between January and April 2011 then please find out more through the link above. |
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 | Comenius Further Education film |
This video, commissioned by the British Council, highlights a group of students at Lancaster and Morecambe College who took part in a 2-year Comenius project. They made a short, powerful film entitled 'Road risks and responsibilities' on the dangers of drink driving. The project brought together students following courses in 'Film and TV Production' and 'Specialist Make Up' in the UK, Italy, Austria and France.
Please note that due to the subject of the students' film, there are some scenes that viewers may find disturbing.
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 | etwinning 5th annual UK conference |
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| eTwinning - The Community for Schools in Europe recently held its 5th annual UK conference at the National College of School Leadership in Nottingham, welcoming 100 delegates to take part in a variety of workshops and seminars.
The highlight of the weekend was undoubtedly the annual awards ceremony, which saw 13 projects commended for their achievements. A full list of the winners can be accessed here. As part of eTwinning's 5th Anniversary celebrations, the team have recently launched a "design a card competition" encouraging students to design a fifth birthday card and potentially win a £250 voucher. For more information, go to: www.etwinning-competition.com |
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 | We value your comments and ideas. If you would like to highlight a positive experience or suggest changes to the service you have received please email comenius.feedback@britishcouncil.org |
| eTwinning is part of Comenius and provides essential support for partner-finding, project management and dissemination and professional development www.etwinning.net |
| Comenius is one of a suite of international education programmes the British Council offers to UK schools, colleges, education professionals and learners. Find out about other funding opportunities on the Global Gateway |
