Comenius Job Shadowing    

General

Comenius in-service training grants are available for staff involved in school or further education to job shadow a colleague for up to six weeks in any of the 30 participating European countries. You choose where and agree the programme.

Who can apply?

You will need to have a partner school in one of the 30 participating countries. You need to identify the colleague abroad who you wish to job shadow and agree a job shadow plan with that colleague and their institution. The plan might take the form of an email from your colleague setting out briefly what is planned for each day of your visit.

Funding up to 2000 Euro for 1 week, 2500 Euro for 2 weeks and up to a maximum of 3000 Euro for 6 weeks. A higher grant may be awarded where special needs or exceptionally high travel costs are involved.

Commitment

1 - 6 weeks as agreed for the work shadowing. The planned length of time of the work shadowing will affect the need for cover that is at the school's expense.

Outcomes

As well as strengthening links between partner institutions, individuals can gain a greater understanding of school education across Europe, enhance their cultural awareness, refresh their language skills and exchange good practice.

Further information

http://www.britishcouncil.org/comenius-job-shadowing.htm

Next deadline: 15th September 2009 for activities between 1st January 2010 and 30th April 2010.