The Scotland China School Links Programme is funded by the Scottish Government. A pilot phase ran from April 2005 to March 2008 with a focus on the following aims:
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to establish sustainable links that will impact on the development of the schools involved |
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to provide professional development opportunities for staff |
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to enrich the curriculum and support language awareness and learning |
Discussions are currently ongoing regarding the development of future school linking activities with China within the framework of a Curriculum for Excellence and the planned network of Confucius Classrooms across Scotland.
We can recruit language assistants for your school from China to promote the teaching of Chinese language and raise awareness of China and its culture.
Find out more about the costs, how to apply and the benefits to your school and students: Chinese Language Assistants Programme.
For more information please contact Eduardo Lees on +44 (0)131 524 5772 or email eduardo.lees@britishcouncil.org.
The immersion course allows groups of students and teachers to take part in a two-week intensive course in China, enabling both linguistic and cultural immersion.
Information about the 2010 course will be posted as soon as more details are available.
If you would like to register your interest in the course or would like more information on the Confucius Classrooms Hubs please contact Aileen Spence at Learning and Teaching Scotland – a.spence@LTScotland.org.uk
Participants on the 2009 Chinese language immersion course in Beijing were drawn from the 14 Local Authorities involved in the 8 Confucius Classroom Hubs, in order to further promote the Confucius Classroom Hub initiative.
This competition is supported by the HSBC Global Education Programme and organised by the British Council to support and promote the teaching of Chinese as a modern foreign language in UK schools.
Information on how to apply for the next competition will be announced in Autumn 2009.
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