Comenius School Partnership Start-Up Workshops
Comenius Regio Partnership Start-Up Workshops and Information Days
Comenius From Start to Finish

Comenius School Partnership Start-Up Workshops

These workshops are aimed at all 2009 Comenius School Partnership grant-holders. The workshops start at 10.15 am and will finish at 3.30pm. Travel to and from the workshop can be supported by your Comenius grant.

2009 grantholders who have not yet registered for a place can do so by clicking this link.

By the end of the workshop participants will:

• understand their contractual obligations
• have shared ideas with other coordinators on how to integrate their partnership work within the curriculum and the wider school
• be aware of other Comenius opportunities, and other British Council schools programmes, that can enhance their partnership
• have shared practical experience with other coordinators about how to manage their partnership
• be aware of practical ways to disseminate and exploit the results of their partnership

2009 Workshop Documentation

Workshop Agenda

Dates and Venues

			West Midlands The Tide Centre, Birmingham, 16 September
			North East England County Hall, Durham, 24 September
			Yorkshire and Humberside Bodlington Hall, University of Leeds, 25 September
			London, East of England, East Midlands and South East - FULLY BOOKED British Council, Spring Gardens, London, 1 October
			Northern Ireland British Council, Norwich Union House, Belfast, 1 October
			North West England British Council, Bridgewater House, Manchester, 2 October- Please note this date has changed.
			Scotland British Council, The Tun, Edinburgh, 2 October
			Northern Ireland British Council, Norwich Union House, Belfast, 8 October
			Scotland University of Strathclyde, Crawfurd Building, Glasgow, 9 October
			South West England - FULLY BOOKED Hucclecote Centre, Gloucestershire, 13 October
			South West England China Fleet Country Club, Plymouth, 14 October
			Wales Parc Thistle Hotel, Cardiff, 15 October
			East Midlands and East of England City Learning Centre, Leicester, 16 October - CANCELLED
			Wales National Botanical Gardens, Carmarthen, 19 October
			Wales Optic Centre, St Asaph, 22 October

Comenius Regio Partnerships Start Up Workshops (am) and Information Days (pm)

These events have a novel format. The morning (10 am to 1.30 pm) is for 2009 grant-holders. and the afternoon (1 to 3.30 pm) is for local authority representatives not currently participating in Regio who would like to learn more. The sessions overlap at lunch, so both groups will be able to share perspectives.

By the end of the morning Partnership Start Up Workshop grant-holders will:

• understand their contractual obligations
• get to grips with the financial aspects of project management
• learn about other Comenius opportunities, and British Council schools programmes, that can enhance their partnership
• have shared practical experience with other coordinators about how to manage their partnership
• be aware of practical ways to disseminate and exploit the results

The afternoon Information Day allows participants to:

• network with local authority representatives already coordinating Regio Partnerships
• hear case study presentations from existing projects
• receive a detailed briefing on Comenius Regio
• participate in a question and answer session

2009 Regio grant holders have been contacted directly with regards to the Start Up Workshops. If you are are a local authority representative interested in attending an afternoon Information Day please contact comenius@britishcouncil.org

Dates and Venues

			British Council, Bridgewater House, Manchester, 6 October
			British Council, The Tun, Edinburgh, 7 October
			Venue to be confirmed, Cardiff, 8 October
			British Council, Spring Gardens, London, 19 October

To book a place at an afternoon information day email comenius@britishcouncil.org

Comenius from Start to Finish

If you are based in the East Midlands and would like to know more about Comenius, then these sessions are recommended.

These events are not Start-Up Workshops for 2009 grant-holders. They are information days arranged by Chris Williams, an experienced Comenius practitioner based in Lincoln, and are suitable for Comenius participants and newcomers alike.

Dates and Venues

			University of Lincoln, 5 October
			Beaumanor Hall, Leicestershire, 2 November

For further information contact Megan Thomas or to reserve a place please contact Chris Williams