Mr Tedd from Niddrie Mill Primary School visits one of our partner schools
Claire Soper, International Unit Manager, tells us about the links our schools are building across the world, and invites schools to get in touch to make even more connections…
Did you know that Edinburgh schools have links all across the globe? These include links in India, Thailand, Germany, Italy, France, South Africa, Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, China, Tanzania, and Australia…
Sometimes these are full school partnerships that have been in place for years, sometimes smaller focussed projects, some offer pupil exchange trips, others support the learning and teaching of foreign languages in school.
Various agencies offer funding to enhance these links – for example, Wester Hailes Education Centre has just successfully applied for funding from the Connecting Classrooms programme to extend its partnership with Barkly West School in South Africa.
The International Unit is building up its database of links so that they can send out details of funding programmes and other opportunities as they come along. If you’re an Edinburgh school and think you might not already be on our list, please e-mail Monika.Wantoch@edinburgh.gov.uk.
