Led by British Council colleagues, this FREE session, designed for school leaders and classroom teachers of all phases, will consider the rationale for school partnership activity and present school linking opportunities.
This FREE event will allow attendees to:
- Reflect on the purpose of school linking
- Consider partnership opportunities as well as learn how to form and sustain links
- Learn from practitioners about their experience of taking pupils abroad
- Become familiar with the Turing Scheme which funds pupil travel to partner schools
- Understand the International School Award process
- Contribute to a document about impact of international school partnership visits
The event is supported by Newcastle City Council, International Newcastle, Durham County Council and the Durham Global Alliance.
To register for a FREE place email: international@durham.gov.uk
Click here to download the event flyer
Why international links and connections are important for schools and pupils
Schools can benefit enormously from developing international links and it can be life-changing for pupils:
- opening up new perspectives, projects and dialogues
- enhancing the curriculum across the board
- building invaluable international connections
- strengthening intercultural awareness for staff and pupils
- supporting language learning and teaching (where this is an element of the international partnership)
- raising aspirations and confidence of pupils
- helping pupils to make positive education and life choices and impacting on future career opportunities
Supporting internationalism in Newcastle
Click here to download/view a presentation on all the ways International Newcastle and Newcastle City Council support internationalism for young people aged 0-30. We work together and with regional and national partners to support language learning and teaching, as well as international connections and opportunities for schools and young people.