1. Comenius Regio Partnerships can be combined with already existing activities in Town Twinning or other European educational programmes, but should clearly create additional cooperation activities as well as a deepening of already existing cooperation in the field of school education.

2. Rationale: why are we doing it? Opportunity to build on existing Adel-Los Guindos visits and links Requirement to upskill primary teachers – both regions Interest in cross curricular working Interest in expanding language training in Leeds Met beyond French Interest in increasing use of Take 10 in Spanish Bilingual schools programme in Andalucia

3. Comenius Regio Partnerships 53 national bids – 46 projects awarded Maximum amount €45,000 10 maximum awards – 3 to Leeds 2 years of project ends July 2011 STRATEGIC – authority to authority not school to school

4. Comenius Regio Partnerships An opportunity for Local and Regional Authorities to form sustainable European partnerships Partners: Picasso Museum, Malaga, Malaga Education Authority, Education Leeds, Adel Primary School, I.E.S.Sierra Almijara Nerja,I.E.S.Sierra Almijara PHGS, Adel Primary School, Los Guindos Malaga, CEIP Rural Salvador Rueda, Malaga University, Leeds Met University Projects last for 2 years but the impact should be felt longer Themes LiteracyNEETSManagementICTMFLViolenceIntegration

5. Main aims - Primary develop teacher linguistic skills and intercultural understanding; cross curricular materials – Art and PE. Use Picasso and Henry Moore Take 10 in Spanish and English (‘wake up and shake up’ style resources) Opportunities for 1 week visits to partner city and schools

6. Students from Malaga discuss their plans with Julie Burgess VID0 0157.AVI

7. Develop a joint cross curricular project using Picasso and Henry Moore. Work in MFL and Art Main aims - Secondary

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9. Main aims – Higher Ed Provide students with a supportive environment, working with practitioners and each other to explore working in the other culture and language Explore the possibility of Erasmus/bilateral links, to exchange students for teaching practice experiences

10. Main aims – Picasso Museum Provide students and teachers with resources and ideas for teaching art Learn more about key artists from each culture Although not a partner in the project, work with Leeds Art Gallery to provide linked training

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14. Outcomes beyond those planned in the Partnership agreement Secondary Link added by Malaga – opportunity to develop CLIL in small way Erasmus agreement between Universities ready to be signed; Bilateral agreement planned for next year. 6 Leeds Primary schools have set up school links (funding through Anglo Spanish Fund) Literacy coordinator led CPD training on phonics in Malaga in March for Spanish teachers

15. Comenius Regio Partnerships Maximum of 24 ‘mobilities’ over the 2 years Mobilities total for each country Resources and dissemination Impact expected to be long lasting – not just for the duration of the project

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