Fund international travel to your partner school, supply cover and support global goals project activities with up to. Connecting classrooms is a global british council education programme for schools, funded in partnership by the uks department for international development dfid. In bangladesh connecting classrooms has been running since 2009, focusing on building global awareness and crosscultural learning in young people through bringing an. To qualify as a school leader, you must be a principal, vice principal, headmaster, headmistress or head teacher of a school. Connecting classrooms is a global programme for schools, designed to prepare young people for life in a global society and work in a global economy. Explore our british council schools online website to find out more about schools online. Connecting classrooms is a british council global education programme for schools, designed to help young people develop the knowledge, skills and values to live and become globally aware in the 21st century economy to contribute both locally and globally. Connecting classrooms enables students and their teachers to. Our international partnerships are at the heart of everything we do. The training packages give participants the tools and approaches they need to ensure effective core skills provision in. Under connecting classrooms, the british council works in partnership with ministries, education institutions and practitioners to support system and curriculum reform, professional development, and improved learning outcomes for young people. The programme was first launched in pakistan in 2007.
As part of our connecting classrooms programme, the british council is organising a validation training session for trainers to deliver the new training packages for the schools programme. Our global education programme for schools, connecting classrooms, is specifically designed to establish longterm partnerships between schools in the uk and more than 60 other countries worldwide, helping to create culturally inclusive classrooms. Connecting classrooms is a flexible journey for schools around the world based on learning, knowledge sharing and international collaboration. All our connecting classrooms workshop leaders are qualified and experienced educators who have gone through thorough british council training. Ccgl in nepal is being implemented from 2018 to 2021 with a special focus on school leadership and the british councils core and transferable skills. Visit the british council schools online website to find out more about the connecting classrooms programme and to learn how you can get involved. If youre interested or want to know more, check the british council schools online website, or contact us.
Connecting classrooms runs in 50 countries, including the caribbean. Connecting classrooms strengthens the knowledge, skills and attitudes young people need for life and work in todays world, while encouraging them to make a positive contribution now and in the future. We provide intuitive selfassessment tools you can complete with one of our local advisors or download and complete yourself the tools are designed to be used by individuals, whole schools, or groups of schools. Connecting classrooms core skills training british council. If youre in a partnership with an overseas school you may eligible for funding to help you work on global learning together. Apply for funding as a cluster of schools or onetoone school partnership, you can apply for funding to facilitate visits, events and training as part of the connecting classrooms journey.
Since introducing the connecting classrooms programme in 2003, british council tanzania has connected almost 300 classrooms across uk, tanzanian and other african schools. The british council in egypt works in partnership with ministries, educational institutions, and practitioners to support the implementation of the new egyptian education strategy, its professional development, and improved learning outcomes for young people. The programme is designed to help young people develop the knowledge, skills and values to live and work in a globalised economy, and contribute responsibly both. The connecting classrooms programme has a dedicated strand for policy level engagements and study tours. Wherever your school is based, you can use our new partner finder tool to search for an international partner. Connecting classrooms through global learning is a completely free and flexible programme open to all schools in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. With creative and engaging ideas to help bring themes of global importance to life, they have been designed to educate and inspire students to take action. The british council is inviting applications from school leaders and teachers for the core skills training programme.
Connecting classrooms through global learning is a british council partnership with the department for international development dfid. Our global education programme for schools, connecting classrooms, is specifically designed to help teachers do this. Teachers from williamston primary and penicuik high school talk about how the british councils connecting classrooms through global learning programme has helped them to develop their classroom practice and share ideas with likeminded teachers internationally. Download one of our free resources to start embedding the principles and themes of the sdgs in your classroom. Connecting classrooms professional development workshop.
A fiveday connecting classrooms workshop held at the british council sierra leone in october 2014, in association with institute of educational and extramural studies inseems, helped to recognise the good work that teachers are doing in sierra leone in spite of the ebola crisis. If youre interested or want to know more, british council schools online website or email anas idrees or fatima mazeh. Our global education programme for schools and connecting classrooms is specifically designed to help teachers do this. Our online courses provide information and advice on.
To secure your free place, please fill out the form below and a member of the connecting classrooms team will be in touch. Connecting classrooms is a global education programme for schools, the british council delivers the programme in partnership with the uk government department for international development dfid, it is designed to help young people to develop the knowledge, skills and values to live and work in a globalised economy and contribute responsibly both locally and globally. Enrol and complete any of the core skills courses online. Interested in taking a course but dont know which one to choose. Since we launched connecting classrooms in april 2010, weve supported 50 schools between italy, uk, russia, israel and bulgaria. We have also facilitated more than 100 teacher exchange visits between the various countries. Through the schools online portal, the british council offers opportunities in international programmes and activities to its registered schools. By offering professional partnerships between schools in the uk and subsaharan africa, connecting classrooms enriches classroom life, broadens teachers professional skills. We aim to give all young people the opportunity to succeed in a globalised society.
Connecting classrooms is a global education programme for schools. The core purpose of the british councils work with school systems is to improve learning outcomes through. It builds the capacity of teachers and school leaders around the world to equip young people for life and work in the 21st century. Providing professional development and accreditation for sierra leonean teachers. The training will focus on content and skills development and will introduce trainees to. Continuing professional development cpd we also offer workshops and online courses to help you get the most out of school partnerships. Connecting classrooms is the british councils global education programme for schools, cofunded by the british council and the uks department for international development. In 202014, over teachers and school principals attended one or more of our training events. Our global education programme for schools, connecting classrooms, offers a number of continuing professional development cpd courses and resources for teachers to support the integration of global citizenship and international work in their lessons and schools. Download free and flexible resources below to help you deliver global learning in the classroom and at home. The british councils connecting classrooms leadership programme for head teachers and senior educators provides tailormade training to turn effective managers into inspiring leaders.
Connecting classrooms is a global education programme for schools, designed to support schools in developing core skills competencies in their students. Connecting classrooms is the british councils flagship global education programme for schools, delivered in partnership with the department for international development dfid. Policy level engagements and study tours british council. Our global education programme, connecting classrooms, is a schools programme specifically designed to help teachers teach young citizens about global issues. Connecting classrooms, a programme the british council has run since 2008, has developed longterm, sustainable partnerships, supporting schools and the wider community in developing successful, educational partnerships between schools in ghana and schools in the uk.
This map highlights the success of connecting classroom and the british councils education work in jamaica. Access free teacher training materials on schools online. Want to gauge where you are with your global learning practice. The templates can be used flexibly across a range of subject areas. In todays world, its vital that young citizens know their place in the world teaching them about global issues is imperative.
The british council works with a wide range of schools across bangladesh in both the public and private sectors through projects, events, courses, workshops and digital platforms. Once your registration is processed, youll be able to. Download one of our free classroom resources, themed around the global goals for sustainable development. Our resources are available to teachers across the world, no matter where you are based, and contain activities which are flexible and suitable for home learning. Register your school with british council schools online. Connecting classrooms through global learning is a partnership between the british council and the department for international development. Cc3 builds on the success of the previous phase cc2 which ran from june 2012 june 2015. We support teachers to develop their classroom practice in core skills the six essential skills that young people need to prosper in the 21st century.
Help your pupils understand the big issues that shape our world and equip them with the knowledge, skills and attitudes they need to make a positive contribution. Theres no more authentic way for pupils to learn about global issues than by working with their peers in another country. We work with teachers and schools to support students to learn about, engage and interact with other young people from across the world on reallife projects, bringing the world into their classrooms whilst also sharing activities from. Connecting classrooms through global learning is managed by the british council, who have developed a dedicated online platform to facilitate. Connecting classrooms supports teachers and school leaders to integrate a range of core skills into the curriculum, including creativity, critical. Connecting classrooms british council saudi arabia. If you want to take a closer look to the map you can download a pdf file from below. All the fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory.
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