Every year, around 1,000 UK schools and colleges participate in Comenius school partnerships, involving around 12,000 UK teachers and 180,000 pupils. Also each year around 100 UK schools and colleges  host a Comenius assistant and more than 1,000 UK staff participate in Comenius in-service training activities in other parts of Europe.

Comenius is so popular because it not only encourages a deeper engagement with the rest of Europe, it also brings benefits that are felt much closer to home.

			Improves the quality of teaching and learning
			Makes the curriculum more exciting and relevant
			Provides a practical and lively context for learning
			Motivates pupils, including those who are hard to engage
			Builds life skills, which will help with future employment
			Allows different classes and age groups to work together
			Encourages children to learn foreign languages
			Improves ICT skills
			Enhances knowledge of different countries, cultures and people, which breaks down barriers to understanding
			Helps pupils see themselves as part of Europe and part of the wider world

For more information on what Comenius can offer you and your institution download the Comenius brochure:Europe in your classroom