Programmes and funding

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If your school is setting up or developing international projects, but you could do with some funding or support, then you’ve come to the right place.

The British Council administers funding for school partnerships via the European Union, the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development.

Generally, this funding requires that schools establish long-term, equal partnerships and provide evidence of collaborative projects that enhance curricular work.

Whatever your needs, we can point you in the right direction. Here’s an at-a-glance guide.

Project name*

About

Funding/ cost

eTwinning

Use an online partner-finding tool and collaborate with schools across Europe.

Free to all European schools.

British Council Schools Online

Use an online partner-finding tool and collaborate with schools across the world

Free to all schools globally

Project name

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Funding/ cost

Comenius in-service training

Get funding for courses and job-shadowing opportunities elsewhere in Europe.

Funding – Grants for travel, subsistence and course fees.

Fulbright UK / US Teacher exchange

Swap jobs with a US teacher for up to a full academic year

Funding – Grants for travel available.

Connecting Classrooms Professional Development

Benefit from sharing experience and knowledge of working in an international context through our  various courses.

Funding - Apply for a UK face to face workshop or complete the global online courses in your own time.

Project name

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Funding/ cost

Comenius School Partnerships

Collaborate with schools across Europe.

Funding – Grants for pupil and teacher travel and subsistence.

Comenius Regio Partnerships

Works with local authorities across Europe.

Funding – Grants for project management, travel and subsistence.

British Council Connecting Classrooms

School partnerships, curriculum projects, professional development and accreditation for schools in the UK and others around the world.

Funding – Grants for partnerships for teacher travel and subsistence.

Teaching Assistants

Project name

About

Funding/ cost

Comenius Assistants

Enlist a classroom assistant from one of 32 other European countries.

Funding – Grants are paid to the assistant. No cost to the school.

Language assistants

Assistants promote foreign language skills and cultural awareness in the classroom.

Funding – Paid for by one or more schools.

Don’t forget that help is at hand right here on British Council Schools Online. Try our free partner finding service, get started on your journey towards International School Award accreditation or express an interest in a Language Assistant.

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