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.
Online Linking
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eTwinning
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Use an online partner-finding tool and collaborate with schools across Europe.
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Free to all European schools.
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British Council Schools Online
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Use an online partner-finding tool and collaborate with schools across the world
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Free to all schools globally
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Professional Development
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Comenius in-service training
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Get funding for courses and job-shadowing opportunities elsewhere in Europe.
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Funding – Grants for travel, subsistence and course fees.
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Fulbright UK / US Teacher exchange
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Swap jobs with a US teacher for up to a full academic year
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Funding – Grants for travel available.
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Connecting Classrooms Professional Development
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Benefit from sharing experience and knowledge of working in an international context through our various courses.
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Funding - Apply for a UK face to face workshop or complete the global online courses in your own time.
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Partnership Grants
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Comenius School Partnerships
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Collaborate with schools across Europe.
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Funding – Grants for pupil and teacher travel and subsistence.
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Comenius Regio Partnerships
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Works with local authorities across Europe.
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Funding – Grants for project management, travel and subsistence.
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British Council Connecting Classrooms
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School partnerships, curriculum projects, professional development and accreditation for schools in the UK and others around the world.
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Funding – Grants for partnerships for teacher travel and subsistence.
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Teaching Assistants
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Comenius Assistants
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Enlist a classroom assistant from one of 32 other European countries.
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Funding – Grants are paid to the assistant. No cost to the school.
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Language assistants
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Assistants promote foreign language skills and cultural awareness in the classroom.
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Funding – Paid for by one or more schools.
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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 Award accreditation or express an interest in a Language Assistant.
