This opportunity is to enable mainstream and supplementary schools to work collaboratively with a partner school in another country in order to initiate and develop joint curricular activity around community languages to support the global dimension in education. Each application should therefore comprise one mainstream and one supplementary school from England, plus the partner school abroad. Only one application form per partnership needs to be submitted.

A grant of up to £5,000 is available for each of these projects Part of this (up to a maximum of £2,000)  should contribute to the costs of a visit by one teacher from each UK school to a partner institution abroad.  The remainder of the grant must be used to develop joint curriculum work discussed during the visit.  NB The grant cannot fund visits to the UK by the partner school.

• The applicants must be in England
• The applicants must have a partner school  that has expressed a firm commitment to the link
• Preparatory discussion with the partner school must have taken place in advance of the application
• A jointly agreed plan of activity for the duration of the project must be included
• A jointly agreed programme outlining daily activities during the visit must be included
• Visits to short-haul destinations include at least three days spent in the partner school
• Visits to long-haul destinations include at least five days in the partner school.
• A letter or email confirming the partnership and invitation to visit the partner school (including relevant dates) confirming that the partner school will be in session when the visit takes place must be included
• Funding for the visit is limited to one participant per school / college (ie one staff member from the mainstream school and one from the supplementary school)

Applications for funding must be submitted by Thursday 1st May 2008 (and the next deadline afterwards will be 1st October 2008) Only in exceptional circumstances can applications be accepted outside of this deadline. Applicants will be advised of the outcome within two weeks, following the adjudication panel meeting

Application form and detailed guidelines (word doc 151KB)

For further information please contact the World Links Team on 020 7389 4776 or e-mail: world.links@britishcouncil.org

Please refer to the Global Gateway for information on other opportunities/programmes and funding including the Lifelong Learning Programme, DfID Global Schools Partnerships, Teachers International Professional Development, International School Award and Joint Curriculum Projects:

www.globalgateway.org/funding