Add Name of City / Town / Area School Links up with Europe
PRESS RELEASE
[ADD NAME OF CITY / TOWN / AREA] SCHOOL LINKS UP WITH EUROPE.
(insert date of issue); (insert town of school), (insert city), UK: Teachers and pupils at (insert name) have launched a unique partnership with (insert name of partner school), a (primary / secondary – delete as appropriate) (school/academy/college – delete as appropriate) in (insert name of partner school’s city / town), in (insert name of partner school’s/college’s country), as part of eTwinning, the digital community for schools in Europe..
As part of the partnership, the schools will use online tools to develop a joint project on (insert topic of project). The project will (insert brief explanation of the project, its subject area and/or focus, aims, objectives).
eTwinning is the digital community for schools involving over 500 000 teachers in 43 countries across Europe and beyond, funded by the European Commission as part of the Erasmus+ programme and managed in the UK by the British Council. In the UK over 12,000 schools have been involved in eTwinning.
(insert name of teacher, teacher’s title and name of school), said: “Everyone at (insert name of school) is really looking forward to working with (insert name of partner schools). I believe the insight the pupils will have into the life and culture in (insert name of partner school’s country) and the opportunity to (develop their or learn – delete as appropriate) (insert language of partner school) will be invaluable. It will bring (insert expected benefits) to the (students/teachers/school/college/local community – delete as appropriate).
eTwinning aims to develop knowledge and understanding of different European cultures and languages and help young people gain skills for their future lives and careers. Through the eTwinning portal, schools and colleges can search for partners in Europe and access online tools to take part in joint projects free of charge.
Ruth Sinclair-Jones, UK National Agency Director for Erasmus+ and eTwinning, British Council, said: “We have a responsibility to prepare young people for life and work in our global society.
“Participation in eTwinning has enabled young people to connect with others across Europe, share ideas across borders and develop as global citizens.”
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NOTES TO EDITORS
ETWINNING
eTwinning is the digital community for schools involving over 500,000 teachers across Europe, funded by the European Commission as part of the Erasmus+ programme and managed in the UK by the British Council.
Through participating in eTwinning, schools can:
- enrich learning and motivation of pupils and staff
- access high quality professional development
- raise standards across the whole school community.
THE BRITISH COUNCIL
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and build trust between them worldwide.
We work in more than 100 countries and our 8,000 staff – including 2,000 teachers – work with thousands of professionals and policy makers and millions of young people every year by teaching English, sharing the arts and delivering education and society programmes.
We are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter. A core publicly-funded grant provides less than 20 per cent of our turnover which last year was £864 million. The rest of our revenues are earned from services which customers around the world pay for, through education and development contracts and from partnerships with public and private organisations. All our work is in pursuit of our charitable purpose and supports prosperity and security for the UK and globally.
eTwinning is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union and is managed by the British Council in the UK.