CONTEXT AND MOTIVATION

SEE COMENIUS BID 5.2

Day 1: Thursday 6 November

9 am Arrive at Penair. Welcome and Introductions.9.30 am Tour of school with students10 am Presentations from partners 11.00 Coffee11.15 Discussion of:

Guidance from our national agencies Mobility dates and which ones will involve students. Methods of communication: Website?

12.30 pm Lunch1.30 pm Meeting continued from morning if necessary2.30 pm Tour of Truro – cathedral and museum. Shops!

Tea: Charlotte’s Tea House5pm Return to hotel – free time / rest7.30 pm. Collected from hotel for walk into town for meal

at ‘The One Eyed Cat’ Restaurant in town. Select from fixed price menu in advance for ease of

billing.

COMENIUS PARTNERS AT THE MEETING Cato Bontjes van Beek Gymnnasium, Achim, Germany: Kristin Haltermann Stoetzer, Jacqueline IES Hueline, Malaga, Spain: Maria Jose Cobos Lopez Gimnazjum Nr 1

im . Jana Pawła II, Gorowo Ilaweckie, Poland Headteacher: Lilianna Sapalska Head Teacher

Bożena Kobusz Stratford on Avon High School, Warwickshire, U.K.

Helen Watson Liceo classico Vittorio Emanuele II Amelia Fazio

Lucia Lo Bianco Penair School, Truro, Cornwall, UK Alex Childs, Carmel Henry Kitty Walsh

GUIDANCE FROM THE BRITISH COUNCIL

Ensure that a spread of staff are involved to avoid problems if staff change.

INVOLVEMENT OF OTHER STAFF AND STUDENTS BC Guidance Spread responsibility widely in case of

staff changes Curriculum areas: Art, Citizenship,

Geography, English, Outdoor Ed, DT Food

Staff: Maxine Crump, Alex Childs, Carmel Henry, Mike Brett, Kitty Walsh

Context Cornwall has Objective One status which indicates that there

is a level of acute disadvantage in the county which needs to be addressed. Some of the wards served by our school are among the poorest in the country. Cornwall is a relatively remote county, and this reduces the opportunities available to many students for travel and experience of the wider world. We have a growing proportion of students with special needs and we operate a policy of inclusion and equal opportunities

whereby students are not withdrawn from any area of the curriculum. Cornwall is experiencing an influx of Eastern European migrants seeking work in the area.

Motivation To raise students’ awareness of their place in the wider

world, including the rest of the U.K. and Europe To increase understanding and tolerance of people who are

from different cultural and racial backgrounds. To see migration as an enrichment to societies rather than a

challenge To increase skills of negotiation, collaboration and

cooperation for staff and students and for us to build relationships with partners in other countries.

AUTUMN TERM 2009 (73 days)2 September - 18 December(Half term 26 - 30 October)

SPRING TERM 2010 (59 days)4 January - 1 April(Half term 15 - 19 February)

SUMMER TERM 2010 (63 days)19 April -22 July(Half term 31 - 4 June)

PUBLIC HOLIDAYSChristmas Day 25th December 2009Boxing Day 28th December 2009New Year's Day 1st January 2010Good Friday 2nd April 2010Easter Monday 5th April 2010Early May Holiday 3rd May 2010Spring Bank Holiday 31st May 2010Summer Bank Holiday 30th August 2010

AUTUMN TERM 2008 (73 days)3rd September - 19th December(Half term 27th - 31st October)

SPRING TERM 2009 (60 days)5th January - 3rd April(Half term 16th - 20th Feburary)

SUMMER TERM 2009 (62 days)20th April - 22nd July(Half term 25th - 29th May)

PUBLIC HOLIDAYSChristmas Day - 25th December 2008Boxing Day - 26th December 2008New Year's Day - 1st January 2009Good Friday - 10th April 2009Easter Monday - 13th April 2009Early May Holiday - 4th May 2009Spring Bank Holiday - 25th May 2009Summer Bank Holiday - 31st August 2009

Exam dates and other dates to put into calendar template. Collect in and Carmel will collate to make calendar of Comenius activities. (this year only)

ICT VLE (Moodle) website. All staff have easy access to ICT.

LEADERS Funding implications Evaluation Evaluate every stage. Design an evaluation form. Logging communications – evaluating them and

how effective they are. Overview of financial systems Include community and ideas for publicising

what we are doing. Finding cheap accommodation for students

Leader