posted by Rodger Hill, Service Manager, Schools and Learning

I work in the Educational programmes Unit at East-Madrid Education office, one of the five educational district offices in the province and region of Madrid (Spain). One of my tasks is to help the schools in this area (infant – primary – secondary and vocational) look for internationalisation possibilities, contacts with schools in other countries and participation in programmes such as Erasmus+ (that’s to say learning and play not only outdoor but also abroad.  I help them get acquainted and start eTwinning virtual projects (https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/index.htm), or look for good teacher training courses and job-shadowing positions and apply for Erasmus+ KA1 funding to attend them (https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/ ) or help them search for partner schools to apply for KA2 funding for international partnerships around a common interest (such as  ICT use in the school context, skills development, teacher improvement, subject centered teaching, community learning, STEM or any other topic). I also advise some of them to find positions for vocational and upper vocational students to go abroad for internships, etc.

We cover a territory with 179 Primary schools, almost 100 Secondary, etc.  Besides, here we have a very strong specific bilingual programme which implies that many of the schools are bilingual, offering a third of the curriculum in English, so communication among the schools wouldn’t be a problem in principle.  There are interesting projects all over the place (here’s an example: http://www.educa2.madrid.org/web/tecnorurales ) and there are also teachers interested in sharing projects, participating in international partnerships, or in the possibility of sitting courses, experiencing job shadowing in schools in other countries, welcoming colleagues from other countries for short job shadowing visits or other possibilities…

if you consider there might be any collaboration possibilities please contact me at:

M Inmaculada Reguero MélidaUnidad de Programas Educativos – DAT-Madrid Este
C/ Jorge Guillén, s.n., Alcalá de Hres. 28806-Madrid
Tfno.: 918872114 / Fax: 918872138
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