Our eTwinning ambassadors are a community of teachers and school leaders who would like to share with you their eTwinning experiences. They’ve all been involved in a range of successful projects, so if you’ve got a question about how to get started or how to develop your own eTwinning project, then why not ask an ambassador?

How can I contact an eTwinning ambassador?
The best way to contact our ambassadors is through the eTwinning staff team.  You can contact the team by email or by phone (028 9024 8220).  The team can then put you in touch with the ambassador of your choice.

I originally trained as a secondary MFL teacher, but now teach ICT. As well as eTwinning, I am also an Advanced Skills Teacher and a e-mentor on elanguages. My main focus is finding ways to bring the real world into the classroom using effective ICT I also regularly use flashmeeting to enable students and teachers to share their ideas on a wide variety of issues.

Support: By email or flashmeeting. Also free resources are available on my website.
Area: Online.

I’m a head teacher of a primary school on the Orkney Isles. I have been involved in eTwinning since its inception – using it initally as a means to provide a purpose and audience for language development. This year, in my school, we have links with Greece, Bulgaria, England, Finland, Scotland, Poland, France and Iceland.

I am about to be involved in the development of a project involving the island dimension in preparation for the 2011 Island Games which will be held on the Isle of Wight.

Support: I am available, through email, marratech and phone, to give help and advice to headteachers / teachers on eTwinning.

I am the Headteacher of a medium sized primary and nursery school in Southend on Sea in sunny Essex. My school is actively developing the International Dimension of the curriculum and has formed links with schools in a variety of ways. Currently we have links with China, India, France and Norway. The latter two links have been formed and enhanced through the use of eTwinning. Most of our linking work is via email or through the “Twinspace”.

Support: I am happy to support anywhere in the country – love traveling and seeing other schools. Similarly am happy to provide support by email or phone.

I am the Headteacher at Lent Rise Combined School, a large primary school near to Slough, Berkshire. Our school has been actively involved in eTwinning since the beginning, and now every class is eTwinned with another country. We are a good practice case study for Wider Community Cohesion for the Department for Children Schools and Families, and therefore can talk with some conviction on how Internationalism can support standards.

Support: Sessions at workshops and presentations, or through work with Local Authorities.
Area: Nationwide.

I work at a primary pupil referral unit, with a maximum of 6 pupils on any one day. At first we felt a bit dubious that we could sustain a link with a partner school, but we managed so well last year that we are doing another project with the same school this year, and linking with two more partners on the same project, one of whom I found during my visit to the Estonia PDW. Also, out of that workshop came another link with an Estonian teacher, and we are going to work on a separate project with the youngest children.

Support: By email, Ning forum or workshops.
Area: Within a 20 mile radius of Amersham, Bucks.

I am a French teacher in a Secondary School in Oldham. Our school is what would be considered very mixed in ability and backgrounds of the pupils. However, most pupils responded really well to some actual "real" French teenagers and loved taking part in our project. We are linked to a school in the South of France and both sides have benefited enormously.

We have just won runners up at the National Awards, which is pleasing as it was our first attempt.

Support: Help in setting up exchanges and general project support by e-mail or in person at workshops.
Area: Manchester and Greater Manchester.

I am a primary teacher, so cover all areas of the curriculum in my teaching.  So far with the projects I have been involved in, we have used mainly PowerPoint, but hope to include blogs as the projects develop.

Support: Help with eTwinning projects via e-mail, or by a workshop visit to the school.
Area: West of Scotland.

As Headteacher at Cauldeen Primary School I am actively involved in supporting eTwinning, the creative use of ICT to support linking, and International Education.

Support: Online support on Forum. School Visits after school, weekends and holidays preferred.
Area: Highland, the islands and Orkney and Shetland.

I am an assistant head of a primary school located in East London with over 450 pupils. We have been in a partnership with a school in Germany for nearly two years and won a runner up prize in UK eTwinning awards. Currently, we are working with Poland, France, Germany to celebrate the European Union's 50th birthday. I have run many events and workshops for Newham and other neighbouring boroughs and invited to many events as a speaker.  I am currently one of  25 teachers across the UK appointed by the British Council as ‘Learning Together Ambassadors’ to promote eTwinning and comenius Projects. I advice and encourage schools to plan the etwinning projects as part of their curriculum area and use variety of medias to communicate such as podcasting, twinspace and flash meeting.

Support: Help with etwinning projects via e-mail or organise workshops for the schools.
Area: London, Essex   

I retrained for Primary in 2004 after ten years in Secondary MFL. I share a whole KS2 class with the Headteacher in a tiny Primary school. We introduced French in 2004 and we also have 'taster' half-term units in the summer, so far in German and Spanish. We have worked with two French schools in the conventional sense - exchanging materials via 'snail mail'. eTwinning is probably going to be the way forward for us though - it is much more immediate.

Support: TBA
Area: TBA

I am leader of French at Nodehill Middle School on the Isle of Wight. The French department received an outstanding report from Ofsted in 2005 deeming the provision of French as ‘excellent’. I am passionate about integrating ICT practically and effectively into language lessons.I speak at various national conferences such as The Language Show, BETT and ALL’s Language World. I write a blog for The Times Educational Supplement and author the ICT update section of the Languages-ICT website created by BECTA, CILT and ALL. To find out more about what I do and my current projects visit by blog.

Support: Blogging, podcasting and Flashmeeting.
Area: On-line.

I work in a cross-phase 5-18 special school setting. For the last ten years I have been responsible for teaching ICT (amongst other subjects) discretely and across the curriculum. Working in an environment which predominantly caters for chronically ill children has made me very aware of the disruption caused by long periods of hospitalisation and the beneficial and mitigating impact of ICT in helping to reduce educational discontinuity and social isolation. I would be most interested in hearing from colleagues working in similar situations, particularly those overseas, who use ICT to extend and enrich the curriculum.

Support: I am interested in developing links with colleagues in other hospital schools wherever they may be located and would be interested in helping to support and use any technology that motivates, inspires and is relevant to the needs of the young people using it. E.g. Web 2 applications, Podcasts, Flashmeeting, Making the News etc.

I am the Deputy Head of a large secondary Special School in Hertfordhire and a fervent advocate of the benefits of ICT in helping teachers teach and pupils learn. The opportunities that European Links offer pupils in term of real-life learning through ICT are amazing. My School has been involved in a number of successful European and International Projects and were awarded the ‘eTwinning’ Quality Mark as well as being runners up in this year’s Annual eTwinning Awards.  I am currently one of 25 teachers across the UK appointed by the British Council as ‘Learning Together Ambassadors’ to promote eTwinning and Comenius Projects.

I also coordinate and support the use of the flashmeeting video conferencing tool for eTwinning school partnerships.

Support: To help with planning and run eTwinning Workshops, School visits, Flashmeeting.
Area: Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex and surrounding LA’s

I left Athens to attend University in Johannesburg. I thought I would return to Greece after I finished my degree. Instead, I had a family and stayed in S.Africa for 15 years before we came to England. I am now the Director of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computing in Darlington. I am always looking for projects to link our pupils with the rest of the world.

Support: Answer question for schools in the Darlington and North East area.
Area: Darlington and North East.

I originally trained as a secondary MFL teacher and am now working in PLL. I work in two schools - at Whitehouse Common Primary School I'm PLL coordinator and eTwinning coordinator (on two days/week!!) We've just completed an eTwinning project with Cp César Hurtado Delicado in Valverde de Leganés for which we received a Quality Label and runner up in eTwinning awards. I also work with LEA as Trainer for PLL and with local RSGs.

Support: Online on forum or via email, casestudy / school visits if nearby!
Area: Midlands

I am a Primary School Teacher in East Lothian. I became involved with eTwinning in May 2007 and since then have formed a very successful partnership with a Finnish School. We have just received the eTwinning Quality Label for our ongoing project work (‘A Healthy Passport’). I’ve also trained as an International Masterclasser with Learning Teaching Scotland and have been involved with project work in this context.

Support: Present case studies & advice at eTwinning workshops, answer queries, visit schools interested in eTwinning, provide advice and help with Podcasting & blogs.
Area: West/East/Mid Lothian, Edinburgh & Borders

My background is Science/Chemistry but my present educational focus is ICT and e-learning. Engaging with eTwinning has provided a vehicle for exploring the use of these pedagogical approaches in improving learning for students in an international context. A multimedia science project with an Italian school and a podcasting project with schools in Reunion Island, Italy and Spain have been recognised as as successful examples of eTwinning.

Support: Online support on the Ambassadors forum. School Visits after school, weekends and holidays preferred.
Area: South East.

I am a Secondary School teacher , teaching ICT and the International School Co-ordinator.

The tools I mostly use are email, websites, PowerPoint, audio/pod-casts and video conference.

Support: Help with planning and run eTwinning Workshops and school visits.
Area: Cambridgeshire

I am a headteacher of a large Primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk. I am also a Learning Together Ambassador promoting eTwinning and Comenius Projects in the Eastern Region. We have been eTwinning at our school for over 2 year and are about to start a Comenius Project. I personally feel that the benefits of European partnerships are that the whole school community can gain a real understanding of other countries traditions, cultures and customs while enhancing their skills within ICT. If you need any help – get in contact!

Support: To help with planning and run eTwinning Workshops.
Area: East of England.

I am currently teaching in a small-ish primary school just outside York where our two eTwinning projects are well under way! As MFL coordinator for our cluster of schools, I have promoted eTwinning as a way for children to learn new languages and all about new cultures (as well as learning new things about their own!). As of April 2008, I will be taking on a new role as Primary Consultant in English for North Yorkshire LA. In this role, I hope to encourage schools to use eTwinning as a way to make learning real and fun and as a tool for developing children's communication skills through the variety of methods technology affords us. eTwinning is an excellent way to show children how language and literature grow out of the cultures we live in - if anyone needs a hand with setting up projects, etc, then let me know!

Support: Happy to give any support to anyone re ideas for projects, a case study of our successful projects.
Area: York (must be accessible by Train or Bike).

I am international and music co-ordinator at Adel Primary School and have just become a Learning Together Ambassador. I have five children. My hobbies are sport, music, languages and foreign travel.

Support: To help with planning and run eTwinning Workshops.
Area: Leeds and surrounding areas.

I am a Primary ICT Specialist at The High School Of Dundee where I teacher children, aged 4 - 12 years, ICT skills that will prepare them for their futures. Although I do use the standard 'Word' applications, the majority of plans incorporate many social media tools available on the Internet to connect, communicate, celebrate our children's work and most of all to allow them to be creative.  My main tools are Audacity, voki, onetruemedia, voicethread, googlemaps, twitter. blogs and wikis to name a few.

Support:  I am willing to provide support through workshops to show how to implement social media tools into education and connect with others.
Areas: No preference as willing to travel to most areas.

I am a Primary School Teacher in hertfordshire and am actively involved in two eTwinning projects involving schools in France, Spain and Hungary. Experienced in using web conferencing such as flashmeeting

Support: To help answer questions and support teachers in the Dacorum area of Hertfordshire.
Area: Dacorum area of Hertfordshire.

I am a Primary school teacher working as an Advisory Teacher for ICT in North Tyneside. I have supported schools using ICT across the curriculum for many years. I'm finding etwinning gives schools a fantastic, real-life reason for using all those exciting multimedia tools that used to seem so daunting! Video, animations, sound recordings, simple emails...they all come to life as part of an etwinning project, where children and teachers have a genuine audience, and get responses and feedback too.

Support: Online support on NING Forum. Can provide workshops and school visits.
Area: North Tyneside, NE England, Scottish Borders.

Although currently Deputy Director in Stockton City Learning Centre (in the North East of England), my background is in teaching Maths at Secondary level, but I do now work right across the curriculum helping teachers embed the use of innovative technology into the curriculum. Many of our projects connect schools and pupils remotely and include linking pupils with scientists at the Open University, and holding virtual grand prix races between international schools.   The main tools I use are Moodle (an online learning environment allowing secure collaboration), Skype,  Flashmeeting and Elluminate.

Support: I’m interested in helping anyone learn to use the tools to link live with other schools, and also help set up and manage any projects.
Area: With the online tools I have available, I could support anyone anywhere!

I am a primary teacher in West Lothian, Scotland. At present I teach ICT throughout the school. I have been involved in eTwinning with a school in Huriel, France. We have used a cross-cutting approach and have embraced subjects such as, technologies, language, MFL, social studies and citizenship. The technology used has been a mutual blog, e-mail, Skype/webcam, Movie Maker and Photoshop.

Support: Help with e-Twinning projects
Area: West Lothian