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	China Activity Grants An exciting new opportunity for UK schools to help their students learn more about China or the Mandarin Chinese language.

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	Partnerships with China

Supported by the HSBC Global Education Trust and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Our China programme offers a variety of different funding opportunities to help schools in England develop both partnerships with Chinese schools and the teaching of Chinese within their own school.

The programme aims to establish sustainable links that will impact on the development of the schools and colleges involved; to enrich the curriculum and support language awareness and learning; and to provide professional development opportunities for staff

Developing an area link

Are you a local authority, region or cluster of schools looking to develop a district link with China? We can provide support and funding for visits to embed partnerships in your schools and the wider community Find out more.

School Linking Visits

Are you a school looking to develop an existing link? We can provide funding to visit your partner school. More information here

Joint Curriculum Projects

Do you have an idea for an innovative project that you would like to run collaboratively with a partner school in China? We can provide support and funding. Take a look.

'Learn Chinese in China' courses

Interested in developing your Chinese language skills? We can send you on a three-week intensive language course in China enabling both linguistic and cultural immersion. Find out more

Mandarin CHINESE SPEAKING COMPETITION

Are you learning Chinese? Do you want to visit China and put those skills into practice? Win a trip to China with the British Council/HSBC Global Education Programme Chinese Speaking Competition for schools in Britain. Still accepting applications for the Newcastle regional heat!

CHINESE LANGUAGE ASSISTANTS PROGRAMME

We can recruit language assistants for your school from China. Information about the costs, how to apply and the benefits to your school and students.

china competition for uk students aged 5 - 11

This competition, supported by HSBC, offers UK schools with students aged 5 - 11 the opportunity to win £3,000 to support their existing partnership with China. Interested?

CHINESE for gcse textbook

Download the application form for the 'Chinese for GCSE' textbook (pdf 1 MB) developed by the British Council, Han Ban (National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language in Beijing), Edexcel and the QCA.

China activity grants

Supported by HSBC, this programme is designed to help UK schools arrange events and activities that will help their students learn more about Chinese culture and language. Take a look.

See examples of good practice in school partnerships

Find a partner school in China

Employ a chinese language assistant in your school

GET RECOGNITION FOR YOUR SCHOOL'S INTERNATIONAL WORK

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Partnerships with China and Scotland

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