Sustainable collaboration
Regio enables you to exchange cultural and educational experiences with another European partner region. As well as involving local schools and colleges, Regio provides anl opportunity to collaborate with organisations in your region that you have not worked with before. These can include local businesses, police or fire services, libraries, museums, art galleries, community organisations and professionals from relevant fields. Partners develop fresh thinking through a broad spectrum of activities such as conferences, website development, study visits and exchanges.

Schools and Comenius
Promoting Comenius activities to schools and colleges in your area brings benefits to the educational institutions themselves and to your relationships with them: one in two school partnerships have led to better relationships between schools and local education authorities. School leaders report that Comenius leads to increased skills, motivation and intercultural awareness among both pupils and staff. Comenius provides opportunities for children, enhances the European dimension in the local community and strengthens links between schools and the wider community. Where schools in your region are isolated or culturally homogenous, Comenius brings in diversity from the wider world. Conversely, where institutions are very socially or ethnically mixed, the programme helps to break down barriers, improving social cohesion and widening participation.

Why get involved in Comenius?

			Supports school improvement, attainment and quality of teaching and learning.
			Supports language learning in schools.
			Promotes intercultural dialogue and prepares young people for an increasingly global society.
			Builds dynamic and influential partnerships locally and across Europe.
			Brings together disparate organisations and agencies to address educational and social issues.
			Promotes innovative teaching strategies in local schools and colleges.
			Strengthens links between schools and local education authorities.
			Builds relationships between schools and the wider community.
			Raises your profile as a local education authority.
			Provides travel opportunities in Europe for local education authority staff, teachers and pupils.

Europe in your classroom:Local Education Authorities
Download our 6 page fold out flyer showing how Comenius can support and enhance the work of local education authorities.