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This exciting portal brings schools in more than 100 countries around the world together through creative partnerships which enable young people to work together, learn from each other, from authentic resources - created by them, for them and with the help of their teachers. This portal was initiated by Rt. Hon Charles Clark, former Minister of Education of England in 2004 and is managed by the British Council.

What is Global Gateway?
This website enables everyone in education around the world to establish creative partnerships. It is a “one-stop-shop” that provides quick access to detailed information on how to develop the international dimension in education.

How was it developed?
The Ministry of Education and Science of Montenegro signed a strategic partnership with DfES (Ministry of Education of England) in November 2007, which allows primary, secondary and VET schools in Montenegro to engage in these partnerships with any particular school in the world which is a member of this project.

How to get engaged?
How can we help our pupils to become part of this? Global Gateway will enable you to register your school on the portal and start making projects with over 8,500 schools. You may think that this is difficult but after initial reluctance you will see that most of the work is done by pupils and that they love this form of learning and also, the world can see their work. More than 70 countries have been registered on the portal so you can really be as creative as you like. Would you like to link with the UK, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan? No problem – just look for the age group and type of project and you’ll find them. Would you like to start your own project and invite others to join you? You will be able to do that as well. More importantly, you will have all the resources and software needed for building one of these projects. Although private language schools will not be able to register, you will still be able to use the materials, ideas, lesson plans that are freely available to anyone. There will also be a part of the portal called eLanguages where you will be able to find materials in form of sound files, pictures, video clips which you can immediately use in your classroom.

Download the Presentations about Global Gateway and learn how to register.

Amongst the features included on the Global Gateway are:

			A partner finding tool to help teachers find a suitable partner school
			Practical advice on how to plan and develop your partnership
			Ideas and guidance on using ICT to support international partnerships
			Lesson plans and real life case studies
			A “Young People’s Zone” for pupils to find out about global issues and concerns
			Information on opportunities for professional development

If you want to receive more information on the project, please contact Vanja Madzgalj, British Council manager, at our office in Podgorica.