The partnership agreement and programme for the three-year Connecting Classrooms project between schools and education authorities in Katine sub-county and Soroti district in Uganda and Sheffield in the UK
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Partnership Portfolio (July 2009-March 2012) Background Notes Connecting Classroom Sub-Saharan Africa aims to: Broaden the international view of young people in the UK and Africa Ensure perceptions of young people in Africa and the UK will no longer be governed by stereotypes and there will be an increase in knowledge of elements of UK culture in Africa and vice-versa Develop skills among young people to equip them to live in a global economy Ensure teachers are committed to international partnership work and are equipped to embed and sustain these partnerships within their schools. Create relationships are based on mutual understanding and a genuine equity in transactions Contribute to the international dimension of the school curriculum in Africa and the UK Each partnership must complete a Partnership Portfolio which details how the Education Authorities and schools will work together over a three year period and considers how the partnership will contribute to the aims and objectives of the overall programme. The attached Partnership Portfolio template has been designed, with significant help from practising teachers involved in international school partnerships and should be completed collaboratively with input from learners and educators in all participating schools. It should help partners to: Agree activity and projects that support educational themes for learners and educators Create opportunities for young people to be involved in the planning, delivery and evaluation of the partnership Give a framework within which all partners can work individually and together Provide evidence to British Council to support their continued resourcing of the programme and partnership This document should be seen as a working document which is reviewed by the partnership each year and adapted according to 1
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P a r t n e r s h i p P o r t f o l i o (July 2009-March 2012)
B a c k g r o u n d N o t e s
Connect ing Classroom Sub-Saharan Afr ica a ims to: Broaden the international view of young people in the UK
a n d A f r i c a Ensure perceptions of young people in Africa and the UK will
no longer be governed by stereotypes and there will be anincrease in knowledge of elements of UK culture in Africaand vice-versa
Develop skills among young people to equip them to live in ag loba l economy
Ensure teachers are commit ted to internat ional par tnershipwork and are equipped to embed and sustain thesepar tnersh ips w i th in the i r schoo ls .
Create relationships are based on mutual understanding anda genuine equity in transact ions
Contr ibute to the in ternat iona l d imension of the schoolcurr iculum in Afr ica and the UK
Each partnership must complete a Partnership Portfol io whichdetai ls how the Educat ion Author i t ies and schools wi l l worktogether over a three year period and considers how thepartnership wil l contribute to the aims and objectives of theoveral l programme. The at tached Partnership Port fo l io templatehas been designed, with significant help from practising teachersinvolved in in ternat ional school par tnerships and should becompleted col laborat ive ly wi th input f rom learners and educatorsin all participating schools. It should help partners to:
Agree activi ty and projects that support educational themesfor learners and educators Create opportunities for young people to be involved in theplanning, del ivery and evaluat ion of the partnership Give a framework within which al l partners can worki n d i v i d u a l l y a n d t o g e t h e r Provide evidence to British Council to support theircont inued resourcing of the programme and partnership
This document should be seen as a working document which isreviewed by the partnership each year and adapted according to
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changing needs and circumstance. It wil l also al low Brit ishCouncil to monitor progress over the l i fetime of the partnershipand release funds accordingly.
A copy of the Partnership Portfolio should be held by all membersof the partnership and by the Brit ish Council ConnectingClassrooms managers.
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This is a Partnership Agreement between
S o r o t i D i s t r i c tK a t i n e D i s t r i c t
S h e f fi e l d L o c a l A u t h o r i t y
We agree over the period of 3 years to develop joint projects
that w i l l de l i ver the fo l lowing educat iona l themes / p r io r i t i es :
1. To improve the methodologies and teaching and learning
approaches to teaching in classrooms in Soroti and Sheffield
2. To plan, develop and sustain the environment in partnerships c h o o l s
3. To create a cultural diversity programme to be used inpa r tne r schoo l s
4. To continue to develop leadership skil ls in learning
Signed on behalf of
_______________________ _______________( i nse r t Educa t ion Au tho r i t y ) Date
______________________ _______________( i nse r t Educa t ion Au tho r i t y ) Date
______________________ _______________( i nse r t Educa t i on Au tho r i t y) Date
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Year
1 p
lann
ing
(July
20
09
to 3
1 M
arch 2
01
0)
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e co
mp
leted at
the
Co
ntact
Sem
inar
in Ju
ly 2
00
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at do
you
wan
t to
achieve
and
how
w
ill yo
u ach
ieve it? P
lease provide
details of
what
you plan
to do
andw
hen you
plan to
do it.
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uc
atio
nth
emes
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jec
ttitle
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ho
rt
de
scrip
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list th
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istric
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ho
ols
to b
e invo
lved in
this
pro
ject an
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ints
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ar
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ary
sc
ho
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scho
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for
the
blin
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nd
St
John F
ishers
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of
the
Le
arn
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serva
torie
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ractice
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hich
will
be
disse
min
ate
d a
mo
ng
ststa
ff a
t A
ll S
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ts.S
elected exam
ples to
sha
red
by
thro
ug
h th
eV
irtua
l L
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rnin
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nviro
nm
en
t (V
LE
) w
ithS
oroti S
S
and feeder
prim
ary
scho
ols
as
ap
pro
pria
te.
Septem
ber
20
09
Th
e te
ach
ers
from
bo
th d
istricts w
ill b
ee
ng
ag
ed
inp
rofe
ss
ion
al
de
ve
lop
me
nt
an
dre
se
arc
h
Best
practice w
ill be
sh
are
d th
ou
gh
the
So
roti/K
atin
e/V
LE
Ne
w
tea
ch
ing
ap
pro
ach
es
will
be
evident in
schemes
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or
k
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lan
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ev
elo
pa
nd
su
sta
inth
ee
nv
iron
me
nt
inp
artn
ers
hi
p sch
oo
ls
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viro
nm
en
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are
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me S
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en
tsm
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ols
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llS
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ts C
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h S
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ry sch
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ls -
Ka
tine
Prim
ary
scho
ol,
St
Fra
ncis
sc
ho
ol
for
the
blin
d a
nd
St
Joh
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r sch
oo
l
So
roti
sc
ho
ols
to p
lan
ttre
es
at
district
leve
l.
Sh
effie
ld sch
oo
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recycle
pla
stic a
nd
alu
min
ium
to
ma
tch
the
tree
pla
ntin
g (1
tree
= $25)
Septem
ber
20
09
Trees to
be planted
inS
oro
ti to
en
co
ura
ge
imp
rov
em
en
ts fa
rmin
gte
ch
niq
ue
s.
All
Sa
ints
stud
en
tsa
nd
staff
to re
cyclep
lastic
an
d p
ap
er
toe
nc
ou
rag
ee
nv
iron
me
nta
la
wa
ren
ess. A
ssem
blie
s
Co
mm
un
ica
tion
pla
n.
Please
agree
a fram
ewo
rk fo
r o
ng
oin
g co
mm
un
ication
. P
lease o
utlin
e h
ow
th
is w
ill b
e ach
ieved.
Wh
o is
respo
nsib
le fo
r lead
ing
com
mu
nicatio
ns
in each
partn
er d
istrict?
Stephen
Om
oko is
the lead
person in
Soroti.
Da
vid F
au
lkne
r a
nd
Ma
tt B
ake
r a
re th
e le
ad
pe
op
le fo
r S
he
ffield
Ho
w
will
you
co
mm
un
ica
te w
ith yo
ur
pa
rtne
rs?
E
-ma
il e
xcha
ng
e w
ill b
e m
ain
veh
icle fo
r co
mm
un
icatio
n
E
ach
scho
ol
will
pro
vide
term
ly u
pd
ate
s d
ate
s to
sha
red
with
the
wh
ole
pa
rtne
rship
E
ach
term
th
e lo
cal
district/lo
cal
au
tho
rity w
ill p
rod
uce
a re
po
rt o
n a
com
mo
n te
mp
late
E
xchange of
video C
D
and digital
images
V
ide
o c
on
fere
nc
ing
W
eb site
blogs
Ho
w
often
will
you
com
mu
nicate
with
you
r p
artners?
Fo
rma
lly te
rmly
thro
ug
h re
po
rts th
at
will
be
sh
are
d w
ithin
ea
ch
loc
al
dis
trict/a
uth
ority
5
En
gag
ing
you
ng
peo
ple
Th
ere is
an exp
ectation
that
you
will
eng
age
you
ng
peo
ple
in each
of
you
r sch
oo
ls in
all asp
ects o
f th
ep
artn
ersh
ip,
inc
lud
ing
the
pla
nn
ing
, im
ple
me
nta
tion
an
d ev
alu
atio
n o
f p
roje
ct
ac
tivity.
Ho
w
do
you
plan
to en
sure
that
you
ng
peo
ple
are invo
lved in
all asp
ects o
f th
e p
artnersh
ip?
Wh
ere
rele
van
t, co
nsid
er
ho
w
existin
g yo
un
g le
ad
ers
from
D
rea
ms
+ Te
am
s p
rog
ram
me
cou
ld su
pp
ort
oth
er
you
ng
pe
op
le in
the
pa
rtne
rship
.
So
roti
stud
en
ts w
ill b
e in
volve
d w
ith d
esig
ns
for
the
All
Sa
ints
bu
ildin
g p
rog
ram
me
.A
ll S
ain
ts stu
de
nts
will
be
active
ly in
volve
d w
ith a
recyclin
g p
rog
ram
me
to m
atch
the
tree
pla
ntin
g.
Dre
am
s a
nd
Tea
ms
Le
ad
ers
from
S
oro
ti a
nd
Le
ad
ersh
ip A
cad
em
y fro
m
All
Sa
ints
to b
e in
volve
d w
ith m
en
torin
ga
nd
train
ing
ne
w
lea
de
rs fro
m
the
ir re
spe
ctive p
artn
er
scho
ols
an
d ru
nn
ing
a S
po
rts a
nd
Cu
ltura
l F
estiva
l in
Sh
effie
ld.
All
Sa
ints
Ma
the
ma
tics A
cad
em
y to
run
a M
ath
em
atics
Fe
stival
in S
oro
ti.
Stu
de
nts
from
a
ll p
arts
of
the
pa
rtne
rship
to in
tera
ct via
the
VL
E
an
d b
log
s.
Wh
at d
o yo
u h
op
e th
e yo
un
g p
eop
le in
you
r sch
oo
l w
ill ach
ieve over
the
lifetime
of
the
partn
ership
?
An
aw
are
ne
ss o
f e
ach
oth
er’s
cultu
res
an
d le
arn
ing
en
viron
me
nts.
Exch
an
ge
visits b
etw
ee
n th
e tw
o d
istricts.D
eve
lop
me
nt
of
lea
de
rs w
ithin
ea
ch co
mm
un
ity th
rou
gh
the
Le
ad
ersh
ip A
cad
em
y in
Sh
effie
ld a
nd
Dre
am
s a
nd
Tea
ms
in S
oro
ti, w
ith stu
de
nts
inte
ractin
g w
ith fe
ed
er
scho
ols
an
d lin
k sch
oo
ls in
the
pa
rtne
rship
.
Le
ad
ersh
ipskills
to be
developed and
used on
both a
local and
global stage.
How
m
any
you
ng
peo
ple
do yo
u p
lan to
eng
age?
60
00
+
6
7
Ev
alu
atio
n p
lan
Ho
w
will
you
kn
ow
yo
u h
ave ach
ieved su
ccess?A
ll e
xpe
cted
ou
tcom
es
will
ha
ve b
ee
n a
chie
ved
. T
he
pa
rtne
rship
will
en
cou
rag
e o
the
r lo
cal
scho
ols
in S
he
ffield
an
d S
oro
ti to
pu
rsue
an
inte
rna
tion
al
dim
en
sio
n.
Th
e su
ccessfu
l im
ple
me
nta
tion
of
exch
an
ge
visits a
nd
cultu
ral
festiva
ls.
Su
ccess
will
be
ach
ieve
d w
he
n th
e p
artn
ersh
ip h
as
be
en
pro
mo
ted
acro
ss th
e A
ll S
ain
ts sch
oo
l p
artn
ersh
ipn
etw
ork
an
d le
ad
ersh
ip a
nd
recyclin
g in
itiative
s h
ave
be
en
esta
blish
ed
an
d se
en
to b
e su
stain
ab
le.
Tea
chin
g a
nd
lea
rnin
g is
sha
red
on
a fre
qu
en
t b
asis
be
twe
en
stud
en
ts a
nd
tea
che
rs th
rou
gh
lesso
no
bse
rvatio
ns
an
d sch
em
es
of
wo
rk.
Re
gu
lar
use
of
blo
gs
an
d p
icture
sha
ring
be
twe
en
So
roti
an
d th
e A
ll S
ain
ts p
artn
ersh
ip sch
oo
ls o
n th
e sh
are
dp
artn
ersh
ip p
ag
e o
n th
e A
ll S
ain
ts V
irtua
l le
arn
ing
en
viron
me
nt
(VL
E).
Ho
w
will
you
measu
re th
at?T
he num
ber of
students engaged
in the
Leadership A
cademy
and D
reams
and Team
s.
Th
e sch
em
es
of
wo
rk th
at
are
pro
du
ced
de
mo
nstra
ting
cultu
ral
links.
Th
e su
ccessfu
l im
ple
me
nta
tion
recyclin
g sch
em
es
acro
ss th
e A
ll S
ain
ts P
artn
ersh
ips.
Th
e su
ccessfu
l im
ple
me
nta
tion
of
festiva
ls o
n a
reg
ula
r b
asis
to th
e A
ll S
ain
ts p
artn
ersh
ip n
etw
ork.
Th
rou
gh
evid
en
ce o
f cu
ltura
l in
form
atio
n sh
arin
g o
n th
e A
ll S
ain
ts V
LE
.
Ho
w
will
you
sha
re yo
ur
ac
hieve
me
nts
with
you
r o
the
r sc
ho
ols,
oth
er
ed
uc
atio
n a
uth
oritie
s a
nd
the
wid
er
co
mm
un
ity?
Th
rou
gh
the
Le
arn
ing
Ob
serva
torie
s a
nd
the
All
Sa
ints
VL
E,
exa
mp
les
of
go
od
pra
ctice ca
n b
e d
istribu
ted
(with
prio
r p
erm
ission
).
8
Invitin
g sch
oo
ls o
utsid
e o
f th
e A
ll sa
ints
an
d S
oro
ti p
artn
ersh
ip to
pa
rticipa
te in
festiva
ls b
eco
me
invo
lved
inth
e le
ad
ersh
ip a
cad
em
y.
Sh
are
the
3 ye
ar
pa
rtne
rship
pla
n w
ith o
the
r sch
oo
ls a
nd
au
tho
rities.
Th
rou
gh
pre
ss re
lea
ses,
wh
ich re
po
rt o
n th
e w
ork
tha
t is
ha
pp
en
ing
be
twe
en
Sh
effie
ld a
nd
Ug
an
da
.
Su
stain
ab
ility P
lan
Please
ou
tline
belo
w
ho
w
you
plan
to su
stain yo
ur
partn
ership
beyo
nd
the
term
of
fun
din
g.
Co
nsid
er
oth
er
pa
rtne
rs in
tere
ste
d in
wo
rkin
g o
n jo
int
sc
ho
ols
/ed
uc
atio
na
l a
uth
oritie
s’
pro
jec
tsT
hro
ug
h th
e d
eve
lop
me
nt
of
the
Dre
am
s a
nd
Tea
ms
Le
ad
ersh
ip A
cad
em
y, w
he
re cu
rren
t a
cad
em
y stu
de
nts
will
train
you
ng
er
stud
en
ts u
p w
ho
will
the
n g
rad
ua
te in
to th
e L
ea
de
rship
Aca
de
my.
Th
rou
gh
cultu
ral
info
rma
tion
sha
ring
on
the
VL
E,
sche
me
s o
f w
ork
inco
rpo
rate
d in
to th
e cu
rriculu
m
an
dp
rog
ram
me
s o
f stu
dy
can
be
ad
ap
ted
acco
rdin
gly.
An
an
nu
al
Ug
an
da
da
y cu
ltura
l fe
stival
in S
he
ffield
acco
mp
an
ied
by
an
an
nu
al
UK
cu
ltura
l d
ay
in U
ga
nd
a,
possibly on
the sam
e day.
9
Year
1 review
ing
(July
20
09
to 3
1s
t M
arc
h 2
01
0)
Ple
ase
com
plete
and
sub
mit
to yo
ur
British
Co
un
cil C
on
nectin
g C
lassroo
ms
Co
un
tryM
anag
er b
y th
e en
d o
f M
arch 2
01
0In
ord
er
to re
ceive
you
r se
con
d ye
ar
fun
din
g fo
r th
e o
ng
oin
g a
ctivity o
f yo
ur
pa
rtne
rship
we
req
ue
st th
at:
yo
u d
em
on
strate
the
imp
act
of
you
r p
artn
ersh
ip b
y sh
arin
g th
e su
ccess
of
the
the
me
/prio
rity(s) yo
u h
ave
de
ve
lop
ed
yo
u d
em
on
strate
the
role
tha
t yo
un
g p
eo
ple
ha
ve p
laye
d in
the
pa
rtne
rship
an
d th
e im
pa
ct th
at
this
ha
sh
ad
on
the
m.
Sh
aring
Su
ccessP
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