We run a series of workshops to enhance the teachers (partnership coordinators) knowledge and expertise of DFID Global School Partnerships and related projects.
What are professional development workshops?
Professional development workshops aim at informing teachers who are very new to the idea of DFID global school partnership as well as those with experience with established partnerships.
Why teachers should attend these workshops?
By attending for these workshops, teachers will extend their professional expertise and receive certification for their collaborative work with the partner school in the UK.
Professional development workshops conducted in Sri Lanka
We have conducted these workshops for Sri Lankan teachers before. They are aimed at people who want to get involved with a learning partnership with a UK school.
When and where?
These sessions were conducted in Colombo and Kandy in January 2006. Approximately 67 teachers attended these sessions.
Which workshops were held?
There are five different workshops available. For more information visit our DFID Global School Partnerships - workshops page. Below is a description of 2 of our workshops with comments from the participants.
Workshop 1: Introduction to Global School Partnership:
This workshop is aimed at teachers that are considering starting a learning partnership or who have just initiated such a partnership with a UK school.We will cover the main principles and features of a Global School Partnership during this one day session.
Comments of the participants
‘If we know what to do and what not to do, where and when to go, the journey will be a success. At the same time our goals can be achieved, so this session was very effective & useful’ - 24 January 2006:Colombo Participant.
'This session was effective and useful since it was clear how to achieve a sustainable partnership with a UK school and how to use the school curriculum to achieve our goals - 26 January 2006: Kandy Participant.
Workshop 2: Global Dimension in the curriculum
This workshop is aimed at teachers with more experience of learning partnerships. This workshop explores the opportunities for collaborative curricular work with global dimension goals.
Comments of participants
‘I would like to attend such a workshop once a month because I can update my knowledge of teaching. It’s a different experience to meet teachers from all over the country which also helped us to network and learn from each other’ – 25 January 2006: Colombo participant.
'Learning through practice gave me a real pleasure. It was quite useful to me, my school and my partner school. Now I know how to complete my collaborative projects successfully' – 25 January 2006: Colombo Participant.
Who conducted?
These workshops were conducted by Ruth Najda, Senior Programme Co-ordinator, Global School Partnership Team Edinburgh and Joanne Rae, Programme Co-ordinator, Global School Partnership Team, Edinburgh.
How to attend professional development workshops in the future
If you have an established learning partnership with a UK school, you can attend one of the above sessions. Contact Head Schools Projects.
If you have just started working with a UK partner school or are interested to work with a UK partner school, you can to attend a workshop on Introduction to Global School Partnership workshop. Contact Head of Schools Projects .
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