It is now recognised that the international and global dimension should be an integral part of the curriculum and enables learners to engage with complex global issues and explore the links between their own lives and people, places and issues throughout the world. International school partnerships are broadening the horizons of our children and teachers, and schools are contributing to community cohesion through developing learners’ understanding of their own and other communities both in Europe and globally

Students can learn about political systems in other countries and how their actions and choices here can affect others in countries across the world.

There is a wide range of programmes and funding available to enable schools to embed the global dimension in the curriculum, to develop students’ understanding of global issues such as Fairtrade and support this work with an international school partnership.

Advice
The International Links Co-ordinator can advise on finding partner schools across the world, embedding the partnership in the curriculum and funding programmes to support this.

The Fairtrade Schools Co-ordinator can help raise awareness about Fairtrade within your school and help children to sell Fairtrade products to pupils and teachers

Contact
International Links Co-ordinator - Tel. 0116 305 8209 or email helen.trilling@leics.gov.uk

Fairtrade Schools Co-ordinator - Tel. 0116 270 3628 or email clare@thebigquestioncompany.org