Run by the British Council in collaboration with the US Department of State the programme offers outstanding UK teachers the opportunity to trade places with an American teacher.
You can opt to spend six weeks, the autumn term or one full academic year teaching in the United States. Exchanges involve elementary and secondary schools, including community and further education colleges throughout the United States.
The costs of transport for your exchange are covered by the programme and you will continue to be paid by your employer while on the exchange.
The programme covers all levels from primary to further education and if you'd like to apply, you must be a qualified teacher or equivalent, with three years' full-time teaching experience in the UK. Two of these years must be in the institution from which the exchange will take place.
The deadline for applications is 5th December for exchanges commencing in autumn of the following year. You should start the application process as early as possible because Headteachers, Principals, Governors and others must approve your application before it is submitted to the British Council.
Several criteria are considered in the selection process, but the most important factor is that you must be able to fulfil the professional requirements of the host school.
You will have to take part in a selection procedure before your application can be accepted onto the programme, and you will be notified of an appropriate 'match' in the spring.
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