The Lefèvre Trust provides funding to support innovative projects between groups of young people in France and the UK. It aims to improve understanding between the UK and France by enabling young people aged 11-19 to visit a partner group and further develop a joint venture. Applications for funding are accepted from the formal and non-formal education sector, e.g. youth groups, extra-curricular clubs, sports teams, school groups, theatre troupes, arts organisations and so on. Applications from clusters of schools are also welcome. In order to encourage more applications from SEN schools applications can be submitted without a partner in France but which focuses on project work on an topic they will explore further in France or a specific project focus but the visit has a strong cultural element and time is spent in the partner school
Grants will be awarded to cover mobility costs of both one-way and reciprocal visits to France and its overseas departments (Martinique, Guadeloupe and Réunion) that form part of a bilateral project. Grants will not be awarded to fund traditional 'school exchange' without a specific theme and project, tours by music groups or sports teams, tourist visits or unilateral projects.
Successful projects will receive grants to cover travel, accommodation and subsistence. Three levels of grants are available:
Deadlines: 20 June 2008 for visits starting after 1 September 2008
31 October 2008 for visits starting after 1 January 2009
31 January 2009 for visits starting after 1 April 2009
Connecting Classrooms Middle East - UK
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-uk-middle-east-school-partnerships-what-is-ukmesp.htm
Email: world.links@britishcouncil.org
This programme will enable schools in the Middle East to link with UK institutions and will be framed by The British Council's wider educational activity in the region, including school leadership training and workshops on the use of ICT in schools. There are no current dates for contact seminars in 2008/09 but should schools wish to be considered for any future contact seminars please Email the above address.