Europe in the Classroom

In July 2016, The Academy at Shotton Hall worked in partnership with Europe Direct to put on a Multiplier event called Building Bridges This was our Multiplier event where we reported on the work our school had done in promoting a European dimension in the classroom. The opening speech was delivered by Mrs Lesley Powell CBE principal of Shotton Hall where she presented the benefits of internationalism from the perspective of OFSTED and the Social Moral Spiritual and Cultural demands of an English school. It continued with Patricia Serrano Rubio describing her experience of working as an Erasmus intern. Rene Wellen and Beatriz Bartolome

BUILDING BRIDGES - Programme

0900 Registration and refreshments

0930 Opening remarks and icebreaker activity

0945 Engaging learners and supporting their SMSC development – an Inspector’s view – Lesley Powell, The Academy at Shotton Hall

1010 Developing core skills– an introduction to Connecting Classrooms

British Council

1030 Experience of the core skills course – Primary Head, Gateshead LA

1040 Rivers of the world activity - Veena Soni

1110 Coffee

1130 ERASMUS+ partnership case study - The Bridge ( Building Resources and Innovation for the Development of Global Education )

Presentation by partners from Valerija Peles Croatia

1145 Using google earth in the classroom – Anica Trickovic from Serbia

1200 CLIL – how it is applied in our project – Beatriz Bartolome/Rene Wellen

1215 Overview of etwinning – Ian Kell, The Academy at Shotton Hall

12:30 Reaping the Benefits of an Erasmus Intern Patricia Serrano Rubio

1245 Lunch

1315 Performance by visiting group

1330 A headteacher’s assessment – adding value and improving pupil motivation

Iain Veitch, Headteacher, Park View School

1350 The International School Award framework – Brian Stobie/British Council

1405 Opportunities for school linking – Brian Stobie/British Council

Lefevre / UK German Connection/ Schoolsonline

1445 Europe Direct North East – Brian Stobie