Annual Report 2024 - Flipbook - Page 18
Mobility Opportunities –
Funding for School Exchanges Scheme Action
Action 1.D.1
1.D.6
1.D.10
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Overview:
The Funding for School Exchanges Scheme was first introduced in 2018. The scheme makes available funding
of €5,000 per year, for three years, to qualifying and approved schools, to support and incentivise schools to
establish new exchanges and to increase numbers participating in existing exchanges. Almost 40 schools have
received financial support since 2018, and many others have been supported with information and advice.
Main aims:
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Incentivise schools to establish new school exchanges
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Support schools with existing exchanges to increase participation in these exchanges
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Support and sustain continued exchange programmes with partner schools
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Ensure that best practice is showcased to encourage more uptake of school exchanges in more schools
Activity:
Schools approved between 2018 and 2023 continued to receive support. Exchanges took place across every
month of the school calendar. Participating schools visited and hosted students in towns and cities across
Europe and Asia including Annecy, Belmont-Sur-Rance, Bordeaux, Dunkerque, Lille, Montpellier, Ribeauvillé,
Vichy in France, Freigericht, Landau, Niederkassel, Schwangau, Trostberg in Germany, Madrid, Valladolid in
Spain and Mukogawa in Japan.
PPLI attended the Individual Pupil Mobility Conference in Mechelen in Belgium in March 2024. PPLI also
facilitated a workshop on exchanges in German to the German Teachers’ Association (GDI) in April 2024 and
to the German Teachers’ Summer School at the Goethe Institut in July 2024. Funding was also made available
to schools participating in language trips to China and Japan.
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