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Event Title Name
Comenius Assistants Lowri Wyn Jones
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Aims
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Aims• The Comenius programme is a part
of the European Commission funded Lifelong Learning Programme managed in the UK by the British Council
• To enhance the quality of European education
• To encourage the exchange of ideas and experience within the education systems of European countries
• To broaden the outlook and widen the experience of young Europeans
• To encourage a greater awareness of a shared European heritage
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Background – what does Comenius
support?
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Background• The Comenius Assistants programme is one of the 5
strands of Comenius activity.
• Partnerships for schools and colleges
• Professional development
• Comenius assistants
• Comenius Regio partnerships for local authorities
• Preparatory visits and contact seminars
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Who can be a Comenius Assistant?
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Who is it for?
• Intending and trainee teachers from across Europe.
• UK applicants are native level speakers of English, UK national or a national of one of the other participating countries ordinarily resident in the UK.
• Academic requirements are one of the following:
• A PGCE teaching qualification, but the applicant has not yet worked as a teacher.
• The applicant is studying towards a PGCE teaching qualification.
• The applicant has a minimum of two years of study at higher education level providing access to a career as a teacher in any subject.
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What do CAs do?
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What do CAs do?• Act as a UK ambassador and assist with the teaching of
English
• Teach their specialist subject
• Bring a European dimension to the school
• Help develop links with other European countries
• Working hours 12-16 hours a week
• Placement duration 13-45 weeks
• Paid a monthly grant and return travel expenses
• Beginner’s language grant available (or EILC courses)
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Where can they go?
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Where can they go?
All over Europe!
• The twenty-seven countries of the European Union (EU)
• The three countries of the European
Economic Area (EEA) Belgium…Finland…Spain…Romania…Latvia…Germany…Iceland…
Italy…France…Austria…Slovenia…Cyprus…Turkey…Greece...Norway…
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Important dates
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Important dates• January 2010 (TBC)- Application deadline (annual deadline)
• February-March – Acknowledgement and assessment of all applications
• March-April – Applicants informed of outcome of assessment, and matching begins
• May - Matching meeting for all National Agencies
• June – Applicants informed about outcome of matching and sent details of matched school
• July – Pre-departure briefing for UK assistants
• August – Placements can start from 1 August and must end by 31 July at the latest
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Comenius Assistants & Erasmus
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Comenius & Erasmus
• Both part of the EU Lifelong Learning programme
• Comenius Assistants placements and Erasmus University placements
• Erasmus work placement grant, and Comenius Assistants
• Discussions taking place to open up the fee waiver to Comenius Assistants
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Thank youDiolch yn
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