aberdeen city council 2007 improvement conference friday 28 th september 2007

Aberdeen City Council 2007

Improvement ConferenceFriday 28th September 2007


International Education

• Redefining International Education in Aberdeen City

– In light of

• national initiatives over the last year

• new Scottish Government principles

• Curriculum for Excellence



Aims

• Informing about new arrangements and approaches from a national

perspective

• Highlighting relationships between international education and

Curriculum for Excellence

• Embedding international education in the curriculum

• Determining support required from local authority and other agencies

• Working together to achieve agreed goals



Approach

• Informative, supportive, collaborative and participative

• looking for your input


Introductions

Elaine Robertson - International Strategist, Aberdeen City Council

Susan Jenkins - Montgomery Education Development Centre

Doreen Scotland - Ambassador International Education Scotland

David Mitchell - International Education Masterclasser

Trina Brew - International Education Masterclasser



Workshop

1. What are your plans, what do you want to implement?

2. How are you going to drive this forward?

3. What support do you require?

Including - What follow up would you like from this conference?

4. Role of Masterclassers?

5. Nominations for two more International Education Masterclassers.


Panel Discussion Chair: Duncan McArthur

Tim Simons Stewart Hay

Kay Livingstone Nashid Cassiem

Pam Slater Susan Jenkins

Elaine Robertson Doreen Scotland



Visit from Temple University Staff, Philadelphia

Hugh Roche


Information Pack

• British Council pamphlet - many contacts -

• Global School Partnerships

• Twin City Partnerships

• The EU and All That: Citizenship Conference

• Scotland-Wide Euroquiz - deadline

• The Global Dimension in the Curriculum - resources

• Local CPD courses

• Montgomery Development Education Centre pack

• Scottish Government, British Council and LTS booklet


www.ltscotland.org.uk/internationaleducation

www.aberdeen-education.org.uk/international.htm

[email protected]

aberdeen city council 2007 improvement conference friday 28 th september 2007

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