Information on grants available to schools and colleges in England that have, or are interested in establishing links with schools and colleges in Japan.

The British Council has funding from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) for a range of programmes to support the teaching of Japanese and projects with Japanese schools. We also work in partnership with a number of other organisations – read a summary of a range of opportunities (PDF 99KB) available with Japan.

Read the school-linking guidance manual (PDF 337KB) for partnerships between schools in the EU and Japan.

What are the aims of the programme?
Following the Japan 2001 Festival in Britain, there has been an increase in interest in studying Japanese culture and language in the UK. The British Council, with funding from DCSF, has recently extended its activities for Japan and continues to work closely with the Embassy of Japan in London on a number of projects. The specific aims of the programme are to:

			establish sustainable links that will impact on the development of those schools and collages
			contribute to the professional development of their staff
			enrich the curriculum and support language awareness and learning

What activities are supported?

			Language immersion for teachers and students
			School Based Projects
			Language Assistants

How do I apply?
Please download, complete and sign the relevant application forms and send them to:

World Links and Partnerships
British Council
10 Spring Gardens
London SW1A 2BN

Who can I contact for more information?
Please contact the world links team.

Telephone  020 7389 4595
email  world.links@britishcouncil.org

Language immersion - for teachers and students
The deadline for the immersion course for 2007 has now passed and information for 2008 will be posted when it becomes available.

The Japanese immersion course gives UK students a chance to use their language skills in an authentic environment, and gain an insight into Japanese culture. It is hosted by a university and consists of language lessons on campus in the morning, and cultural activities in the afternoon.

The 2007 Japanese immersion course will take place from 15 – 26 October 2007, based at Seisen University in Tokyo.

Download the application form and guidance notes.

The deadline for applying is 20 April 2007.

If you have any queries about the immersion course please email world.links@britishcouncil.org.

If you have a link with a school in Japan you may be interested in applying for a school linking visit grant  to visit your partner school and discuss ways of developing the partnership

If you would like to find a partner region to develop a strategic partnership or to tell us about your plans, please contact world.links@britishcouncil.org giving us your contact details

School Based Projects
Grants are available for schools to undertake Joint Curriculum Projects with linked institutions in Japan. These projects can take different forms. For example, 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 participation of a cluster of schools.

Deadline: 28 January 2008.

Download the Joint Curriculum Projects guidelines (MS Word 84KB) and application form (MS Word 100KB)

Language Assistants
We can recruit language assistants for your school from Japan. Find out more about the costs, how to apply and the benefits to your school and students.