SustEd is hosting several EU Transversal Study Visits over the next year.
If you are a teacher/ trainer/ education manager in another EU country, would you or a colleague like to apply for some fully-funded Study Visits on Education for Sustainability in the UK?
Guidance for sustainable, ethical lifestyle and career choices in March 2014. If selected you will receive funding from the EU for the full costs of travel, accommodation and subsistence.
EU Transversal
Study Visits
These are
peer learning study visits for high level policy and decision makers.
A study visit is a short-term visit of three to five days for a small
group (8-15 people) of specialists and decision makers representing
various groups of education and vocational training stakeholders with
the purpose of examining a particular aspect of lifelong learning in
another participating country.It is funded through the country national agencies of 27 EU countries.
Education
for Sustainable Communities
Monday October 14th to
Thursday October 17th 2013
Stamford, Lincolnshire,
UK
Promoting
acquisition of key competences through the education and training
system - Education for active citizenship and sustainable development
Many schools and colleges in the UK have been developing
strong links with their local community groups and businesses. This
study visit will explore the leadership, support and teaching
approaches that are required to make these links and promote more
sustainable communities. Adam Cade, Director of SustEd –
Sustainability Education, will draw on his extensive experience of
work with UNESCO/UNEP, EU Leonardo, Comenius and Youth in Action
projects, as well as with local authorities, schools, colleges and
universities in the East Midlands region and internationally.
Many UK schools and
colleges have been exploring and developing ways of responding to the
challenges of sustainable development, and especially local
citizenship. Community groups and businesses have been working on
this in partnership with educational institutions to help them in the
formal and informal curriculum, the management of the campus and the
culture of the institution. The schools, college, local authority,
community groups and major businesses in the town of Stamford have
been working together for over three years to develop these links.
SustEd has been working with them as networker, facilitator, trainer
and fund-raiser. The local cities of Lincoln, Leicester and Peterborough have also developed some interesting approaches to education for sustainable communities.
Participants will
learn:
- How schools, colleges, local authorities, community groups and businesses can collaborate to develop innovative approaches to education of sustainable development, global citizenship and health education;
- How leaders and managers of the curriculum, school environment and community links can develop social, civic and environmental competences and an institutional culture of care for individuals, each other, the local community and the planet.
Participants will:
- Visit primary and secondary schools, and a vocational college that have collaborated locally;
- Observe teachers working outside the classroom;
- Meet a range of partners from the local authority, community groups and businesses.
For:
12 participants representing 12 of the 27 eligible EU countries.
They include:
- directors of education and vocational training institutions, centres or providers
- directors of guidance centres
- educational and vocational training inspectors
- head teachers, teacher trainers
- heads of departments
- pedagogical or guidance advisers
- representatives of chambers of commerce/ industry/crafts
- representatives of education and training networks and associations
- representatives of local, regional and national authorities
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If you are a teacher/ trainer/ education manager in another EU country, would you or a colleague like to apply for some fully-funded Study Visits on Education for Sustainability in the UK?
Guidance for sustainable, ethical lifestyle and career choices in March 2014. If selected you will receive funding from the EU for the full costs of travel, accommodation and subsistence.
This study visit are for four days and will enable up
to 12 experienced educators and education managers to explore some
innovative, community-based approaches to education for sustainable
development in schools and colleges.
The deadline for
applications is 15th October 2013.
Further details of the visit can be found on page 246 in
the Cedefop Study Visits Catalogue 2013/14.
Details about applying
are found on the Cedefop Study Visits webpages or on UK pages.
