The training will equip you with a greater knowledge and understanding of how to enhance the international dimension in your own school. 

The suite of modules is designed to help schools develop the international dimension. It is best used in a group in a languages department or as a whole school exercise to assist in the planning process and to help teachers to plan how to increase the international work in which they are involved.

What does the training consist of and how long will it take me?
The training consists of 3 modules, all of which may be used independently. 

Before you start (15 minutes)

• Read about the importance of developing the international dimension 
• Read about developing the international dimension across the curriculum.

The training modules:

• Module 1: How some schools have developed their international work should take between 2 and 4 hours.
  The aim of this module is for teachers to begin exploring ideas to increase international links in their school and to conduct an audit of what is currently on offer. 
• Module 2: Ten Top Tips to International Stardom by Charmian Hartley, International Director, Hove Park School. This video presentation is 35 minutes long in total. 
  In this module, Charmian explains how international links have developed in her school and gives useful advice on making links, obtaining funding from the British Council and applying for the International Schools Award.
• Module 3: The Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE)  through International Communications and Business Enterprise. Rachel Hawkes, Assistant Principal and Director of Language College, Comberton Village College.
  This module begins with a narrated presentation by Rachel Hawkes, where she describes an alternative course which she has devised based on the ASDAN Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE). This course, delivered to less able linguists in KS4 as an alternative to GCSE accredits language skills as well as life skills and at Level 2, can offer a B grade equivalence. The module goes on to explore the course in more detail by video interviews with staff and students and a detailed case study.

Additional reading
Look at the case studies on schools where there are well developed international links on the internationalism area of the 14-19 website.

You can also read more about using content and language integrated learning (CLIL).

Resources
Support and curriculum resources on the international dimension.