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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.
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Use an online partner-finding tool and collaborate with schools across Europe.
Free to all European schools.
Comenius Preparatory Visits and Seminars
Meet your European partners to plan your project or attend a partner-finding event.
Funding – Grants for travel and subsistence.
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Funding/ cost
Enlist a classroom assistant from one of 32 other European countries.
Funding – Grants are paid to the assistant. No cost to the school.
Promote foreign language skills and cultural awareness in the classroom.
Funding – Paid for by one or more schools.
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Funding/ cost
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.
Funding – Grants for travel available.
Global Schools Partnerships
Join free workshops, course and gain accreditation.
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Collaborate with schools across Europe.
Funding – Grants for pupil and teacher travel and subsistence.
Works with local authorities across Europe.
Funding – Grants for project management, travel and subsistence.
Collaborate online with schools across the UK and the rest of Europe.
Free to all European schools.
British Council Connecting Classrooms
Join projects between groups of schools in the UK and others around the world.
Funding – Grants for project management, travel and subsistence.
Global Schools Partnerships
Establish partnerships on global development issues between UK schools and those in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America.
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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 Awardaccreditation or express an interest in a Foreign Language Assistant.
