26,000 prize fund The Link2Learn Awards 2012 The British Council s Awards for International School Partnerships, supported by HSBC Global Education Programme To celebrate excellence and innovation in international school partnerships, the British Council, supported by HSBC Global Education Programme, is holding the 2012 Link2Learn awards scheme. Entrants are required to submit a description of their international school partnership work, as evidence of the impact of the international dimension in their school or local authority. There are prizes of up to 5000 each for primary, secondary and special schools. Individual International Co-ordinators can win 3000 and Local Authorities 3500. The winners will receive their prizes at a prestigious awards ceremony in London. The deadline for receipt of entries for this year s awards is Friday 19 October 2012. For information on any aspect of the scheme, please visit: http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/international-school-award/link2learn WHO CAN ENTER? UK-based primary, secondary and special schools which have worked with a school in another country for at least 12 months UK-based International Co-ordinators who have been in post and worked with a school in another country for at least 12 months UK Local Authorities which have at least 25% of their schools working towards the International School Award
About the awards International school partnerships are a powerful way to enrich the learning and development of young people. They give students an invaluable international perspective and inspire them to reach new goals, whether they live in the UK or abroad. The Link2Learn Awards 2012 aim to recognise and reward schools, individual International Co-ordinators and Local Authorities for their work in forming and sustaining international school partnerships. What could you win? Category Winner Runner-up Primary schools 5000 1500 Secondary schools 5000 1500 Special schools 5000 1500 International Co-ordinators 3000 Local Authorities 3500 How could you use the prize money? Schools and individual International Co-ordinators could use the prize money to strengthen their existing international school partnerships through teacher and pupil visits in either or both directions; purchase video-conferencing or other ICT equipment; share their experience with other schools in the UK and overseas; or pay for further staff development. Local authorities could use the prize money to produce additional guidance materials or hold events to encourage more schools in their area to become involved in international school partnerships. Entrants are required to describe on the entry form how their institution or body would use the prize money.
How to enter Primary, secondary and special schools Please provide a statement of 900 words or fewer to describe and provide evidence of the long-term impact that your international school partnership(s) has had on your school. Include information such as: 1 The projects you took part in and the impact they had on your pupils. 2 Wider community involvement and the impact that has created. 3 Show how your international school partnership(s) has been of benefit to both participating schools. The judges will be looking for evidence and long-term sustainable impact. Also evidence of effective planning; activity follow-up; collaboration; the involvement of teachers, students and members of the local community; and innovation. They will also be looking for evidence of how international school partnerships have raised standards. International Co-ordinators Please provide a statement of 900 words or fewer to describe and provide evidence of the long-term impact that your international school partnership(s) has had on your school. Include information such as: 1 How you have integrated internationalism into the ethos of your school and the impact this has had. 2 How you have encouraged all staff members of your school to be involved in international school partnerships. 3 How you have helped integrate international school partnerships across all subjects and year groups. The judges will be looking for evidence of effective planning and long-term sustainable impact. Also evidence of activity follow-up; the involvement of teachers, students and members of the local community; the use of a range of methods to encourage and sustain staff involvement; and innovation. They will also be looking for evidence of how entrants have developed whole-school International Policies and ensured internationalism is embedded in School Development Plans.
How to enter Local Authorities Please provide a statement of 900 words or fewer to describe the ways in which the local authority has encouraged schools to use international school partnership to enhance the curriculum concentrating on the long-term impact such links have produced. Include information such as: 1 How you have encouraged a large number of schools in the local authority to form international school partnerships. 2 The ways in which you have advised schools on how to integrate international school partnerships into their curricula 3 How you have encouraged and advised schools on how to use their international school partnerships to meet their education objectives. The judges will be looking for evidence of the use of a wide range of methods and materials to encourage schools to form and sustain international school partnerships into their curricula; success across all school sectors; and regular evaluation. They will also be looking for evidence of how entrants have advised schools on using international school partnerships to address the school's wider objectives.
Terms and conditions 1 The awards are open to UK-based schools, International Co-ordinators and Local Authorities, as per the entry criteria. See Who can enter? section on the cover of this leaflet for details. 2 Only one entry per school for the school category is permitted. Only one entry per International Co-ordinator per school permitted. Only one entry per LA permitted. 3 By submitting the entry form the submitting member of staff agrees to allow entries to be used for promotional purposes, to be contacted for follow-up if necessary, and to accept and abide by the terms and conditions. 4 The closing date for receipt of all entries is Friday 19 October 2012. 5 Responsibility cannot be accepted for entries that are incomplete, delivered wrongly or those not received for whatever reason. 6 All entries not clearly marked with requested details will be disqualified. 7 The main statement must be answered in 900 words or fewer. Any answers exceeding the word limit will not be considered in the judging process. 8 The prizes will be awarded to the entrants whose entries in the opinions of the judges best address the points detailed in the 'How to enter' section. 9 The judges decision is final and binding, and no correspondence will be entered into. 10 Winners will be notified in the first instance by email/telephone by Monday 29 October 2012. 11 Entries become copyright of The British Council. 12 A list of winners and winning entries will be available at www.britishcouncil.org/isa 13 The winners and their educational establishments will be required to take part in publicity resulting from this awards scheme and the presentation event in central London on Friday 16 November 2012. 14 The promoter is The British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN. 15 The prizes are as stated. There is no alternative and the prize cannot be transferred in any circumstances. 16 The British Council will only use your personal details for the purposes of administering this competition. You can read more about our privacy policy at www.britishcouncil.org/privacy 17 The British Council reserves the right to change these terms and conditions. If changes are significant entrants will be promptly notified.