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Erasmus+ overview
Matt McCormack
Overall objectives
• Boost skills and employability
• Modernise education, training and youth work
• Focus on young people
Erasmus+ is ‘the new EU
programme for education,
training, youth and sport’
Programme countries
Non-EU Programme Countries
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Liechtenstein Turkey
Iceland Norway
Member States of the European Union (EU)
Austria Estonia Italy Portugal
Belgium Finland Latvia Romania
Bulgaria France Lithuania Slovak Republic
Croatia Germany Luxembourg Slovenia
Cyprus Greece Malta Spain
Czech Republic Hungary Netherlands Sweden
Denmark Ireland Poland United Kingdom
Erasmus+ and Schools
• Staff and learner mobilities
• Strategic partnerships at school and local authority level
• eTwinning continues
• www.britishcouncil.org/etwinning.htm
• www.etwinning.net/en/pub/index.htm
Schools Priorities
• Improving the attainment of young people, particularly those at risk of early school leaving (ESL)
• 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 professions
Key Actions
• Key Action 1: Learning Mobility of Individuals (staff only)
• Key Action 2: Co-operation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices
Key Action 1
Learning Mobility of Individuals
What is KA 1
• Mobility for school staff
• Funding for study, work experience, job shadowing, training and teaching
• Organisation, not individual applications
• One or two application deadlines per year
• EU focus on KA1
KA1 - Project-based• Application is for a ‘project’ with a programme of activity• Outlined in the European Development Plan• Activities can be:
– Training courses– Job-shadowing– Teaching assignments
• Ranging from 1 to 150++ mobilities• Increased focus on quality and impact
Key Action 2
Co-operation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices
Strategic Partnerships
Key Action 2 Strategic Partnerships
• Minimum of two partners from two countries (for schools only or Regio-type (LA-led) strategic partnerships) otherwise minimum of three
• Can be schools only or cross-sectorial (but focused on schools issue)
• Partnerships last 2 or 3 years• One application deadline this year
First Steps
• Before applying, you will need a Personal Identification Code (PIC) …
• … to get a PIC, you must use the Unique Registration Facility (URF) …
• …and to access the URF, you must register with the European Commission Authentication Service (ECAS)
• Go to UK Erasmus+ website• Download application guidance
Finding out more
• www.erasmusplus.org.uk • British Council Customer Services
– 0161 957 7755– erasmusplus.enquiries@britishcouncil.org
• Twitter @erasmusplusuk • Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ukerasmusplus
• EC twitter and Facebook:• https://twitter.com/EUErasmusPlus• https://www.facebook.com/EUErasmusPlusProgramme
Questions?
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