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European Commission's proposal for 'Erasmus for All' - Announced 23 November 2011

The European Commission has today released its proposal for the successor programme to the Lifelong Learning, international and Youth in Action Programmes. The new programme, provisionally called ‘Erasmus for All’, will run from 2014 to 2020. You can read the European Commission’s proposal here.

Comenius Funding

  • Comenius school partnerships:  funded curriculum projects between schools in Europe involving international mobility for staff and pupils.  eTwinning can be a great starting point to find partners and work collaboratively before, during and after a Comenius funded partnership (eligibility criteria and conditions apply).
  • Comenius In-service training:  funding for professional development training in Europe for teacher sand school staff.  You can attend a structured training course or job-shadow a colleague in Europe (ie from your eTwinning partner school).  Eligibility criteria and conditions apply.
  • Comenius Assistants: Host a Comenius Assistant in your school for a period of between 3-10 months.  Comenius Assistants enhance the European and cultural dimension across the curriculum, and offer classes in their native language.
  • School Linking Visits:  funding to enable you to visit your eTwinning partner school to develop curriculum work (eligibility criteria and conditions apply)
  • Teachers' International Professional Development (School-determined visits): study visits for schools who have an existing link overseas (eligibility criteria and conditions apply).

Any questions, need more help? Contact the eTwinning team

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