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The award process

The award process. Agenda. What is in ISA for schools? Accreditation + Reaccreditation, Application procedure and deadlines Design your international activity – how to write the application, best practice examples What are the assessors looking for ?

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The award process

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  1. The award process

  2. Agenda • What is in ISA for schools? • Accreditation + Reaccreditation, Application procedure and deadlines • Design your international activity – how to write the application, best practice examples • What are the assessors looking for ? • Accreditation/Reaccreditation time framework • What support is available?

  3. What is in ISA for schools • Printed certificate • School Award Mark (Accreditation and Reaccreditation only, valid for 3 years) • Media pack including press release template • International activity expert feedback + on-going support and advice • ISA Award Ceremony (Autumn 2017)

  4. OFSTED ‘During the last week of the Summer term, we were visited by Ofsted! We received an outstanding grade, in all areas. ‘Global Citizenship’ including International links, was graded as ‘exceptional’ and ‘outstanding.' Ladybarn PS

  5. Accreditation - at least 7 International activities - at least 3 activities with a partner/s overseas - at least 1 language learning activity - a whole school approach Reaccreditation Disseminated the international learning to other schools • All Accreditation criteria + Ambassadorial role – to support other schools with international work • Embedded international learning and fostered a culture of global citizenship

  6. Application procedure and deadlines A school applying for Accreditation /Reaccreditation level of the International School Award follows the two step application procedure in order to: • 1. online Action Plan or the online Statement of Intent Action Plan (deadline 13 November 2016) Statement of Intent (no deadline, however, it must be submitted before the Impact Evaluation) • 2. online Impact Evaluation (deadline: 16 July 2017)

  7. Accreditation/Reaccreditation Impact Evaluation Step One: General information about the school + International Activity summary Step Two: Partner schools • Step Three: Activities ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Step Four: Impact Evaluation • Impact on students, teachers and community • Other programmes • Plans on sustaining the international ethos • Support for other schools (Reaccreditation) • Long-term Impact on Pupils, Teachers and the Community (Reaccredit.) Statement of Intent schools Action plan schools

  8. Tips on writing the application form • Character limit: 1500 characters incl. spaces /field - be concrete, precise and to the point • Language on the form: be aware you will be writing at the point when some activities have run already and some of the activities will only run in the upcoming months– do not get confused – the activities must be from the time frame September 2016 – July 2017 • Work in progress: you are able to start the online Impact Evaluation immediately after your Statement of Intent/Action plan is submitted and signed off (a school receives notification about that). Feel free to keep the form in progress since then until the end of the academic year if necessary • Draft your content offline: copy/paste information from your offline word form and keep back up copy in word file in case of technical issue

  9. How to design the international activity • international focus (eTwinning, Erasmus+, etc.) • genuine classroom activities spread throughout the whole academic year • show awareness of other cultures and countries • broad range of subjects • majority of young people involved • a collaboration between your pupils and teachers with overseas partner/sshowing exchange of information between both parties Best practice example available on the website International School Award in the UK – the Award levels – Accreditation and Reaccreditation – How to design your international work

  10. Ineligible international activity • The following activities are not considered as eligible activities if seen as a stand-alone activities: • Fundraising and sponsoring • International visits/exchanges • After school clubs • Language lessons Tip. However, if you manage to incorporate them into and cross your curriculum in a relevant and meaningful way you can involve them in your application

  11. ISA Best Practice Schools All schools who reached either Accreditation or Reaccreditation level are eligible to become ISA Best Practice schools and give advice on: • Forming international partnerships • Sharing examples of international activities that can be used in the classroom • Being a school’s International Coordinator • The International School Award application Benefits: • fulfil one of the criteria for the Reaccreditation level of the International School Award (‘Ambassadorial role’) • raise the school’s international profile and network locally • enrich your school’s international curriculum by developing a mutually beneficial mentor/mentee relationship

  12. Educational outcomes of ISA • Encouraging global citizenship in young people (Impact on Pupils) • i.e. Developing skills and outlooks which encourage positive engagement with others and the environment • Enriching education (Impact on Teachers/Community) • i.e. Teachers identify and describe success and good educational practice outside their own classroom, school or community+

  13. What are the assessors looking for ? • It’s NOT about checking up on you ! IT IS ABOUT SHARING / CELEBRATING YOUR ISA WORK ! • the impact that all international activities (as oppose to impact per each activity) have had on the school, educators, young people and the local or international community, including any relevant learning outcomes • How you will sustain / embed this International work across your school (encouraging other schools and promoting the importance of International work) • IMPACT

  14. Accreditation/Reaccreditation time framework • now - Support up to Impact Evaluation submission • 13 November 2016 – Action Plan submission deadline • Statement of intent can be completed at any time • 16 July 2017 – Impact evaluation deadline • Results communicated at start of new academic year • Autumn 2017 – Award ceremonies (TBC), Certificates

  15. Support and Resources ISA team with any queries 020 7389 4620 or isa@britishcouncil.org http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/isa Brian Stobie brian.stobie@durham.gov.uk 03000 268500

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