What is DFID Global School Partnerships?
DFID Global School Partnerships promotes partnerships between schools in the UK and schools in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.  

The programme provides advice and guidance, professional development opportunities and grants to schools that are using school partnerships as a means for developing a global dimension within their curriculum.

What is a global dimension?
The term ‘global dimension’ refers to the extent to which global development issues are integrated within the formal curriculum.

It can be useful to break the term down into five key concepts:

• Social justice and equity
• Diversity
• Globalisation and interdependence
• Sustainable development
• Peace and conflict

Why is a global dimension important?
A global dimension in the curriculum helps to extend students’ view of the world and helps them to explore their perceptions. It helps students to recognise connections and interdependencies and to think critically about different cultural, economic and political perspectives.

How does this relate to my partnership?
These concepts provide a wealth of opportunities to develop classroom activities and whole school projects. Working with your partner school can bring an authentic global dimension to the classroom, enhancing teaching and learning in all partner schools.

This seems like a lot of work on top of my usual school work!
We encourage schools to embed partnership work into their mainstream curriculum. This means that partnership activities do not work in isolation, but are an integral part of the curriculum and the wider aims of the school in all partner schools.

What countries can we work with?
DFID Global School Partnerships supports partnerships between schools in the UK and schools in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Schools in any country in these regions can benefit from our advice and guidance or our professional development opportunities.

If you are interested in applying for one of our grants to visit your partner school please check our list of eligible countries.

If your partnership is not eligible for one of our grants, please see what other funding is available.

What support can we get?
A whole range of support is available in embedding a global dimension in the curriculum and to help you develop your partnership.

What should I do next?
Why not...

• Apply for one of our grants
• Contact us for advice and guidance on your partnership work
• Attend one of our Professional Development workshops
• Invite a Global Educator to your school.