Entrepreneurship with e Twinning contact seminar THE SATURDAY

Entrepreneurship with e. Twinning contact seminar THE SATURDAY MORNING SESSION, 6 th July 2019 Speaker: Chris Williams, United Kingdom Warsaw, Poland

Our journey today - summary 1. Thoughts about next steps 1. 1 Simple local projects 1. 2 Global projects 2. Looking beyond e. Twinning 2. 1 Introduction 2. 2 Feature on KA 1

1. 1 Simple local projects One day I went for a walk. . .

And looked around. . . for things which children might see near their homes and schools in all countries. . . to find some simple starter projects !

Simple project What do I see on my journey to school?

Multiple examples of possible project starting points from the local neighbourhood

What is important about these examples ?

1. 2 Global projects

2000 -2015

Now we have the SDGs 2015 -2030

Why might these be important in e. Twinning ? • Earth is “a global village” • e. Twinning network is growing • Especially relevant to the young • (UK government has said all applications in its new Connecting Classrooms Global Learning programme must focus on one or more SDG)

Example: look around the room

http: //worldslargestlesson. globalgoals. org/global-goals/responsible-consumption/

And now something else

. . . some very nice people started to work together on e. Spinning

And they were very successful. They soon mastered the new skills of e. Spinning And asked, “what can we do next ? ” “Where can we go ? ”

“We have great plans, we’d like to meet Our e. Spinning mates out on the street. To see their lives and how they preach, Skills to the young whom they teach”. So following the wisdom of days of old, They started a quest for a pot of gold, A mystery they hoped to unravel And provide the means for learning travel

They met a cat, her name was Puss, And she said “You must now find

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Looking beyond e. Twinning 2. 1 Introduction Currently 2014 -2020 – Erasmus + Three key strands (key actions) KA 1: Mobility of individuals: next deadline c 1 st February 2020 KA 2: Strategic partnerships: next deadline c 21 st March 2020 This includes school projects. KA 3: Support for policy reform: several deadlines

So how might you might find money for new steps parallel to e. Twinning? - self-funding - local authority - national government - business sponsor - other European funds - Erasmus +

So how might you might find advice and information about new steps ? - national agency - Erasmus + - School Education Gateway (website) - independent suppliers

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2. 2 The Global Learning Association and its role in ERASMUS+ 2018 -2019 KA 1: Mobility of individuals: deadline c 1 st February 2020 Organising courses is the core business of GLA KA 2: Strategic partnerships: deadline c 21 st March 2020 This includes school projects. GLA might advise locally, but does not build projects KA 3: Support for policy reform: several deadlines GLA has no experience of this Key Action. . GLA focuses on schools, not youth or adult education

Advertisement What is the Global Learning Association ? UK GLOBAL LEARNING ASSOCIATION FOR SCHOOLS (UKGLAS) is a co-operative network which exists to support a range of professionals who have a role in supporting the international and/or global dimension in education. The Association was founded in 1996 and until 2008 was known as UKAEIES (UK Association for European and International Education in Schools). GLOBAL LEARNING ASSOCIATION (GLA) the not-for-profit trading arm of UKGLAS established in 2012 (Company number 7468905).

Advertisement What does the GLA do (1/2)? Current major contracts - International Schools Award assessment for British Council 2015 -2018, 2018 -2021 - Connecting Classrooms assessment for British Council 2012 -2015, 2015 -2018, 20182021

Advertisement What does the GLA do (2/2)? Regular commitments - Training for UK teachers at local, regional and national events - Support to schools and universities in writing applications - Providing ‘critical friend’ advice at national and international level - Providing ‘experts’ e. g. e. Twinning contact seminar speakers - Evaluation of projects e. g. by attending KA 2 meetings - Supporting UK teachers travelling to KA 1 courses in Europe e. g. in April-May 2019 in Italy, Spain and Sweden - Hosting KA 1 courses for teachers from the rest of Europe >>>

Advertisement GLA hosting KA 1 teachers Typically we run (five day) KA 1 courses for teachers from the rest of Europe - Some have been longer e. g. 13 Turkish colleagues looking at ‘Gifted and Talented’ for seven working days; nine Italians on Entrepreneurship and soft skills for ten days - Some have been shorter e. g. 27 Danish colleagues for 2. 5 days on developing ‘International dimension teaching’ in a local authority Typically these courses are for groups of ten or more from one or more countries e. g. ‘Preventing Failure. Leading for Success’ - Some have just been for one region or school e. g. Mielec, Elblag (PL), Montpellier (FR), Skelleftea (SE), Herning (DK)

Example of a “bespoke” request received on 19 th November 2017 for аn application in 2018 “I’m XXX YYY, the deputy headmaster of a school in Bayburt in Turkey. The addiction of our students to the internet is a great problem in our school. It affects the success of the students negatively. Our teachers and I want to have a training course about the solutions to this problem within the context of "Erasmus+ School Education" programme. We've been looking for someone to help us for a long time. ”

Hosting ? Currently Lincoln only - Lincoln with London - London only - Brighton with London - Lake District (Sept 2019) Possible new venues - Hull - Warrington (Liverpool) - Oxford

The content - recent examples Topic (most recent course at the top) Places Days Participants Good practice in teaching primary & secondary History 1 Lin / Lo 5 FR (10) Good practice in teaching primary & secondary Science 2 Lin / Lo 5 FR (14) International dimension work in the classroom 1 London 3 DK (27) English for educators 3 Bri/Lo 5 SE (13) Preventing Failure and Leading for Success – age 16 -19 3 Lin/Lo 5 FR(7), SE (7), ES (2) Good practice in nursery & infant schools (kindergartens) 1 Lincoln 5 PL (10 x 5) English for educators 2 Bri/Lo 5 PL (14) Good practice in primary schools 2 Essex/Lo 5 FI (10) Counselling 1 London 4 TR (15) Preventing Failure and Leading for Success – age 5 -18 2 Lin/Lo 5 IT (5), PL(3), DE(1) Gifted and Talented – teachers of students aged 8 -18 1 Lincoln 7 TR (14) Good practice in primary schools 1 Lincoln 5 LV (10) Good practice in teaching primary & secondary Science 1 Lin / Lo 5 FR (13) Preventing Failure and Leading for Success – age 5 -18 1 Lin/Lo 5 SE (5), RO(3), IT (2)

Schedule Time TYPICAL COURSE IN ONE CENTRE Sunday All TRAVEL DAY Eve Welcome dinner Monday Tuesday AM Large city secondary. Talk on UK education. Learning walk. PM Lesson observations. Discussion with subject teachers. Group review AM Large city primary. Assembly. Talk on teaching methods. Learning walk PM Teacher training university e. g. library resources, science practical Wednesday AM Thursday Saturday Visits to village primary and secondary schools. Meeting experts PM More time in village schools Late afternoon train to London AM Country or coastal schools Focus on assessment and exams PM Friday TYPICAL COURSE IN TWO CENTRES What makes London different ? Visit to large multi-cultural school AM Visit to more sites relevant to theme PM Review conversation; presentation of certificates; final dinner ALL TRAVEL DAY

The content - examples in 2019 Topic (most recent course at the top) Where? When? From? Entrepreneurship and soft skills (two weeks) PLACES ! Lin / UK Sept Livorno IT English for educators and job-shadowing Lincoln June Livorno IT Preventing Failure and Leading for Success – age 4 -12 Lincoln March Francavilla IT Preventing Failure and Leading for Success – age 15 -18 Lincoln March Livorno IT Leadership and management Lin/Lo February Herning DK Good practice in teaching primary & secondary History 2 Lin/Lo February Montpellier FR Good practice in teaching primary & secondary Science 3 Lin/Lo February Montpellier FR Good practice in singing in English 1 Lin/Lo January Montpellier FR Motivating students in аn artistic school London January Elblag PL Good Practice in primary and secondary schools Lincoln January Elblag PL Working with aggressive addicts in special schools Lincoln January Elblag PL Coming soon – a course for school librarians. Requested by Italy, open to all

‘WHAT NEXT? ’. What is the best way forward? 1. One step at a time. “Don’t put the cart before the horse” Your new e. Twinning project must be your number 1 priority 2. But later remember the many additional possibilities

The next step How might the GLA help ? (1) Making аn application • KA 1 applications must be written in the country of origin • The topics must relate to Erasmus+, national and school priorities. • GLA will advise on content if you plan to come to the UK

How might the GLA help ? (2) Practicalities • Numbers – minimum of ten participants (14 is practical in rural areas because of the size of school-driven minibuses) • Money – daily fee of € 70 person; weekly € 350. • GLA sends the invoice for fees, paid in advance • You provide advance information on individuals & interests • GLA advises on accommodation and organises local travel • GLA provides certificates of attendance; signs Europass

TO APPLY • Identify a TRAINING NEED • Summarize it • Be strategic about it • SAY: who? what? where? when? why ? to meet that need • Think about IMPACT, DISSEMINATION, EVALUATION to score points

The Erasmus KA 1 clock will soon be ticking for early February 2020. With or without GLA you need to be planning from early September!

STOP PRESS – EVERYONE Do you have any spare grant money ? GLA can create more places on this course ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOFT SKILLS 9 th to 13 th September 2019 : Lincoln AND/OR 16 th to 20 th September: Lake District & London Interested ? Please talk to Chris before 2 pm Or email: crw 197@gmail. com

Further information Classroom resources for international projects: https: //www. britishcouncil. org/schoolresources/find In-service training providers (ADVERTISEMENT!) e. g. organising Erasmus + KA 1 courses: http: //globallearningassociation. org/ Chris Williams: crw 197@gmail. com

Do we have time for any questions?