The document discusses the Erasmus+ program which will provide 1 billion euros over 7 years to support education, training, youth and sport programs in the UK. The funding can be used for teacher professional development through courses and mobility projects abroad, as well as student exchanges. Schools are encouraged to develop a European Development Plan outlining their strategic vision for international activities and how they will evaluate impacts on teaching and learning. Support is available to guide schools through the application process.

1. Erasmus+
Don’t miss out

2. UK’s young people and teachers to benefit from 1 billion
Euros for education and training

3. Research findings give a clear indication about the
importance of CPD
• CPD should be extended over time with adequate time for
preparation, follow up and reflection
• It should include team work, collaboration and active
learning
• Specific content and strategies should be linked to school
development and actual classroom reality
What Research tells us

4. • 1 billion Euros to be allocated over 7 years
• Helping young people gain crucial international skills
through Erasmus+
• This programme will support education, training, youth
and sport
• Share best practice and boost skills through the
development of partnerships, international collaborative
working and exciting projects.
Erasmus+ - the facts

5. Key Action 1 –What does it offer?
• Enhance your school development through European
mobility projects
• CPD for teachers with benefits for learners
• Opportunities for professional development in Europe
We support school
applications for
Erasmus+ funding

6. A statutory requirement
• A strategic view of plans for European activities
• Include: current status, vision for future, identified needs,
how planned activities will address needs
• Impact on quality of teaching and learning as well as
integration into the school’s strategic development
European Development
plan - Important

7. • Introduction of the European dimension or awareness
• Broadening the provision of language teaching – staff
competence or other year groups
• Making links with schools in Europe to motivate students
and give real purpose to learning
• To facilitate cross curricular learning by encouraging staff
from different areas to work together through the
European dimension.
Examples of what this
could include

8. • Specific courses or providers do not need to be specified
in the application
• Choose which country will provide the course, themes
and aims
• Job shadowing with a partner school
• If the project involves only courses there will be no
project partners
Training Courses for Staff

9. • Improving the attainment of young people
• Improving the attainment of young people with low basic
skills in Maths, Science and Literacy
• Developing high quality and accessible Early Childhood
Education and Care Services
• Revising and strengthening the professional profile of the
teaching profession.
Priorities

10. Broken down into five sections
• Travel- set rates for distance bands [€180-1100]
• Individual support – subsistence [€100-160 per day]
• Organisational Support – flat rate to support activity
[€350 per person]
• Course fees – 70 Euros per day - Max 700 Euros per
activity
• Special Needs Support – case by case basis
Budget

11. Thinking about your Global/European Development
Activity
Plan

12. Priorities

13. • Open to Higher Education, Vocational Education and
Training, schools, adult education and youth
• Funding for development, transfer and/or implementation
of innovative practices (including mobility for staff and
pupils in schools)
• Partnership size and type flexible i.e. cross sectorial
approach
Key Action 2 - Strategic
Partnerships

14. • Minimum of two partners from two countries (for schools
only or LA only strategic partnerships) otherwise
minimum of three
• •Partnerships will last 2 or 3 years
• •Next application deadline January 2015
Key Action 2 - Strategic
Partnerships

15. • Is your EDP of good quality?
• Has there been appropriate planning and thought given to
practical issues e.g. flights etc.
• Is the activity plan realistic and comprehensive?
• Are there plans in place for evaluation?
Things to Remember
Project Design and
Implementation

16. • What is the impact on the learners and what will the
impact be in the short and long term?
• Are the results of the project incorporated into the
curriculum or into management procedures?
• Have you planned for the transfer of competences?
Things to Remember
Impact and
Dissemination

17. • Two visits one of which could include a twilight workshop for
staff
• Support with the quality of your European Development Plan
and application form and application process
• A Support Pack for reference and advice including examples
of successful applications and clear guidelines for
implementation, how the points are awarded and what the
assessor is looking for.
• Distance support for all aspects of the process
What We Offer To Your
School

18. • The application process
• Forms
• Deadlines
• Guide to the programme
• Links to the European Commission Authentication
Service
• Personal Identification Code
• And everything to do with Erasmus+
We can guide you
through……….

19. Through a successful Erasmus+ application
Transform Your School