Global School Partnerships promotes partnerships between schools in the UK and schools in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. OASES delivers professional development on behalf of the Global School Partnerships programme in the North East. Working in partnership with a school in another country is a great way to bring a global dimension to your curriculum.

Starter Grant

If your school has not been involved with the Global School Partnerships programme before, then you may be eligible to apply for a starter grant. For more information see www.dfid.gov.uk/globalschools.

Professional development workshops

OASES delivers a range of workshops for teachers involved in school partnerships. Global School Partnerships are between schools from diverse parts of the world and these workshops address challenges and issues that may emerge and provide practical tools to enable long-term collaboration between schools interested in jointly exploring educational goals. The cost of each workshop will be met by Global School Partnerships, meaning places are free to teachers.

Upcoming workshops

• Introduction to Global School Partnerships
  An introductory workshop covering the principles, educational benefits, practicalities and viability of global school partnerships. A local school with an established Global School Partnership will also tell you about their experience.
  17 November 2010 – Washington
  24 November 2010 – Darlington
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• Building effective partnerships
  This one-day workshop encourages participants to examine the quality of their school partnership relationship and consider how this can be consolidated and developed further. The workshop is for staff who have been actively involved in partnerships – particularly those who have visited their partner school and/or hosted visitors.
  10 February 2011 – Durham
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