Every November, we celebrate International Education Week, which is supported by our partners, British Council. This is an opportunity to share information, resources and opportunities to build schools’ engagement in international partnerships and to help children and young people build an understanding of other cultures across the world. British Council shares a range of resources to support schools involvement. Click on the links below to find out more about these, including:
- The Great Languages Challenge (classroom resource)
- Where will languages take me (video and booklet to encourage pupils to study languages and choose these as an option)
- The view from our window: A resource for schools to share with their international partners
- Top education resources – including Getting to Know You resources, activities to get international partnerships started; Zero Hunger, exploring collaboration on this key issue; Gender Equality; and British Council’s India Education Pack
- Education Exchange webinar 15th November , Your Partnership Your Way to explore setting up an international partnership
- International School Award for schools developing and enhancing their partnerships (note that Newcastle is hosting in person events with British Council on 15th November for Newcastle Schools to explore the International School Award – contact sarah.edgar@newcastle.gov.uk to book a place)
Empowering Newcastle’s Youth for a Global Future
We have recently published a brochure about how International Newcastle and Newcastle City Council (school Effectiveness) works with schools and colleges in our city to develop international partnerships, improve language teaching, learning and take up and to strengthen intercultural awareness.
Our partnership approach widens opportunities, empowers schools and aims to help children and young people in the city to become confident, global citizens.
In the last three years, we have helped Newcastle schools to establish 60 international partnerships and raise over £1m in funding for international visits.
The brochure outlines the importance and impact of international links, languages and intercultural experiences. We have also worked with 5 schools to include case studies about their partnerships and how these have affected pupils, teachers, parents and the school community. Click here to download the brochure.
We are hosting two sessions in person for Newcastle schools with British Council about the International School Award on 15th November at 1pm and 3.30pm in Newcastle. Click here to find out more and book a free place