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Vidya –Setu Linking schools in Rajkot and Gateshead Veena Soni Head of Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service.

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1 Vidya –Setu Linking schools in Rajkot and Gateshead Veena Soni Head of Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service

2  In 2010 through the connecting classrooms programme schools in Gateshead linked with schools in Gujarat.  Teachers from Rajkot visited our schools.  Teachers from Gateshead then went on to Gujarat on an exchange visit Background

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4  Our visits were very successful – due to the preparation meetings we held before the visit.  Post visit discussions  Discussion with our partners  Vidya- Setu-  Conference in Rajkot India  Discussion with head teachers Vidya - Setu

5  Linked 40 schools in mainly Gateshead  However we would like to extend it to schools across the north east  In India it has extended to schools across India  Bede- applied for funding through connecting classrooms for an exchange visit  June – head teacher of their partner school visited them Vidya- Setu

6  She visited Gateshead for 8 days  During the visit- she observed lessons.  She also taught lessons  Story-telling  Rangoli patterns  Cooking  Skype Exchange visit

7  She was very interactive  Out in the yard, games lesson,  The children asked lots of questions  Power point of the school day in India  Lessons taught there  Food, transport, clothes etc. Exchange visit

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16 Veena Soni Head of EMTAS Dryden Centre Evistones Road Gateshead NE9 5UR Tel No - 01914338692 Mob No – 07803276656 E-mail :- veenasoni@gateshead.gov.uk Contact


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