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Deadlines for school programmes
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Programme Description Next deadline Earliest activity start dates
Anglo-French partnerships Exchanges for students and teachers in England and France 23 May 2008 From spring 2008
Anglo-German partnerships Exchanges for students and teachers in England and Germany 23 May 2008 From spring 2008
Anglo-Spanish partnerships Exchanges for students and teachers in England and Spain 23 May 2008 From spring 2008
China links and partnerships Support for language leaning and joint projects 1 May 2008 From spring 2008
Comenius professional development opportunities 1-6 week courses in Europe for teachers see programme page see programme page
Comenius assistants Assistants as a European resource see programme page see programme page
Comenius school partnerships European partnership links for schools and colleges see programme page see programme page
Connecting Classroom, Sub-saharan Africa Joint curriculum projects with African partner schools TBC TBC
Council of Europe courses Short courses Deadline depends on course applied for Throughout the academic year
East-West Joint projects between the UK and Ireland 16 May 2008 Summer and autumn 2008
eTwinning School partnership in Europe Apply at any time
Fulbright programme Teacher exchanges between the UK and the USA December 2008 TBC
German Hospitality Programme 2007 UK teachers hosting visiting teachers from Germany TBC TBC
DFID Global School Partnerships Joint projects with schools in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean

Global Curriculum Project grant - 1 March 2008

Reciprocal Visit grants 1 May 2008

From May 2008
Graduate Teacher Programme Placements for teachers wishing to teach their native language in the UK

Candidates –  March 2008

Schools –  March 2008

September 2008
International Placements for Headteachers (IPH) International study visits for head teachers Apply at any time At any time
International School Award Accreditation for international activity Applications for the 2008 Full ISA are now closed. Applications for the 2009 Full ISA will be opening shortly
Japan links and partnerships Support for language leaning and joint projects 28 January 2008 From spring 2008
Language assistants Assistance in teaching languages from native speakers Deadline was the 7th March but late applications are still being accepted. From spring 2008
Lefevre Trust Provides funding for bilateral projects between young people in the UK and France

20 June 2008

31 October 2008

31 January 2009

1 September 2008

1 January 2009

1 April 2009

Leonardo Da Vinci   Work placements and exchanges for vocational training TBC TBC
School linking visits Short visits to prospective partner schools 1st May 2008 Apply at least six weeks before planned visit
Teachers International Professional Development (TIPD) International study visits for teachers Contact the team TBC
UK-India school partnerships Opportunities for clusters of schools in the UK to develop links with schools in India through joint projects and reciprocal visits.’ 03 May 2008 TBC
UK-Middle East school partnerships Joint curriculum projects with Middle East partner schools See programme page TBC
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