Information on grants available to schools and colleges in England that have, or are interested in developing, links with schools and colleges in Japan.
In response to the interest in studying Japanese language and culture in the UK, the British Council, with funding from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) arranges a number of programmes to support the teaching of Japanese and project work with Japanese schools.
The British Council also works in partnership with a number of other organisations and a summary of a range of opportunities available with Japan is available here.
The specific aims of the partnership programmes are to:
- establish sustainable links that will impact on the development of participating schools and colleges
- contribute to the professional development of staff
- enrich the curiculum and support language awareness and learning
A one day Conference is held in London each year to share information, ideas and good practice on school partnerships with Japan. The next Conference will be held in October 2009. Further information will be posted here shortly but if you would like to register interest now please leave your email address at world.links@britishcouncil.org with Japan Conference as the header.
A two week Japanese Language and Culture Immersion Course for students and teachers will take place in February 2010. Exact days and location in Japan will be confirmed here shortly and guidelines and application forms will also be available on this page.
If you want to establish or develop a link with a school in Japan funding is available to support a visit to your partner school to discuss ways of developing the partnership and developing joint curriculum activities.
Guidelines and the application form for schools are available here.
The next closing date for School Linking applications is 12 June 2009 and following deadlines will be in October and February 2010.
If you are a Local Authority, Education Action Zone or grouping of schools working with an equivalent grouping in Japan and would like to develop a strategic partnership, funding exists to support a visit of up to six participants including the local authority or area coordinator.
Guidelines and the application form for Area Linking Visits are available here. There are three deadlines per year. The next closing date for Area Linking applications is 12 June 2009 and following deadlines will be in October and February 2010.
Grants are available for schools to undertake Joint Curriculum Projects with linked institutions in Japan. These projects can take different forms: some may require the mobility of teaching staff, involve large numbers of students over an extended period, adopt a cross-curricular approach or support the participants of a cluster of schools.
Guidelines and the application form for Joint Curriculum Projects are available here. There are three deadlines per year. The next closing date for Joint Curriculum Project applications is 23 October 2009 and following deadline will be in February 2010.
If you have any queries about any of the above programmes please telephone 202 7389 4883 or email world.links@britishcouncil.org.
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