In August 2012 British Council Sri Lanka in co-operation with the A S Hornby Education Trust will conduct the ninth Hornby Regional School in Sri Lanka. The A S Hornby Educational Trust was established to promote opportunities to study English, in particular in the teaching of English as a foreign or second language. The Hornby Schools are run with the support of the A S Hornby Educational Trust. The Trust was established in 1961 by A S Hornby, an English teacher in Japan, who authored the first Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (OALD). The theme for the 2012 School is Essentials for the Starter Teacher. .

The course will be led by Adrian Tennant, who has over 20 years’ experience of teaching and training.  He has also written or contributed to a number of course books, including Inspirations, Move, Move Ahead, Synergy, Inside Out and Straightforward.   Adrian has previously worked on short and long-term programmes in Asia, Africa, Europe the Middle East and South America. He was course director of the 2010 Hornby School in Sri Lanka and India on “Bringing Grammar To Life.”

SCHOOL OBJECTIVES
By the end of the 5 day course, the participants will

			Be more aware of (i) the essential strategies and approaches novice teachers of English need to use when teaching skills and language ; (ii) exploiting classroom space and resources, the course book and supplementary materials
			Have shared, practical low resource classroom experiences and examples from their personal work contexts on (i) how to build inclusivity and trust in the classroom, (ii) how to use the learner as a resource and (iii) how to encourage the use of critical and creative thinking skills
			Practised how to design training materials for use with starter teachers, including writing of rubrics for lesson plans and materials
			Have planned appropriate sample lessons using local (country) textbooks as models for the starter teacher
			Have increased confidence and build skills of participants in materials design and development
			Have collated ideas, samples, lesson plans and materials into a booklet for use with starter teachers

PARTICIPANT PROFILE
This School is designed for English teacher educators and senior English teachers working in schools across Sri Lanka and the South Asia region. All course materials are tailored to this context. If you are interested in applying, please contact the regional coordinator or download the application form at http://www.britishcouncil.org/srilanka-projects-hornby-regional-school-2012.

HORNBY SCHOOLS
In the UK, Hornby Schools are recognised as one of the most prestigious initiatives in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT). Each year the programme has enabled teachers to develop their expertise and upgrade their English teaching skills. In India and Sri Lanka, Hornby Schools have been running since 2000 and have helped directly train many teachers, who have gone on to cascade the workshops to hundreds of teachers across the region.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE, DEADLINE AND BENEFITS

SUBMISSION OF YOUR APPLICATION FORM
Please send your filled-up application and participation fee to the regional coordinator:

Shane Martenstyn  
Assistant Manager, Programme Delivery, British Council
E: info.lk@britishcouncil.org
T: +94-11-4521574

Application submission deadline: Friday 17 August