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

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