Primary Teachers' Project

british council

Would you like to develop your language skills as well as benefit from spending a week in a primary school abroad? If so, then the new Primary Teachers’ Project is for you.
 
This exciting project involves spending two consecutive weeks in France, Germany or Spain. The first week of the project is devoted to intensive language and methodology training, while the second is spent work shadowing in a primary school.
 
Dates and locations

Projects will take place during the following dates in the following locations. Please note that the first and last days are travelling days.

February 2011:

  • Germany (Düsseldorf) 
    21st February - 4th March
  • France (Annecy, Haute Savoie)
    17th February - 1st March
  • France (Rennes, Brittany)
    17th February - 1st March

April 2011:

  • Spain (Tordesillas) 
    17th - 29th April
  • France (Lille/ Cambrai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
    3rd - 16th April
  • France (Chambéry, Savoie)
    3rd - 16th April
Application
Funding assistance.

EU Comenius funding of up to 2,500 Euros is available to cover travel and subsistence.

A contribution of £525 towards supply cover for the week of term time involved is available.

Queries

If you have any queries, please email ptp@cilt.org.uk.

To find out more about the two week Primary Teachers' Project, read this interview with some teachers who have previously taken part in a similar project.

Programme

The draft programme for the first week of language preparation is as follows:

Sunday:
Travel day

Monday – Friday:
9.30-11.00: Language session 1
11.00-11.30: Break
11.30-13.00: Language session 2
13.00-14.00: Lunch
14.00-16.00: Methodology session
16.00 onwards: Free time

Saturday/Sunday:
Time with host families

quick links

QCDA Schemes of Work

  • Languages Work
  • lingu@net europa
  • Languages ICT
  • ITT MFL
  • Vocational Languages Resource Bank