Portsmouth is a vibrant port city with a long history of welcoming people from across the globe.
Are you interested in developing partnership opportunities, at home or beyond, for your school? Maybe you’d like to twin with another school, arrange an exchange visit or just find out more about connecting with other schools worldwide.
Forging links with a school in another country is a powerful way to encourage students to broaden their horizons, develop new skills and values, and gain a global perspective. The Global School Alliance can source and establish a meaningful international partnership with another school anywhere in the world.
International school partnerships offer a wide range of transformational benefits for both students, teachers and the wider school community. These partnerships usually involve two schools from different countries who have committed to collaborating on various educational projects and meaningful exchanges.
Read what might be considered the top 5 benefits of an international school partnership.
A school partnership can help you better engage pupils, reinforce existing projects, introduce new teaching approaches and, ultimately, improve learner outcomes. The British Council offers a range of resources, guidance and learning opportunities for every step of your partnership journey – whether you’re looking for a partner or want to take an existing partnership to the next level.
St Stephen’s Church of England Primary School in Surrey have recently taken a group of 30 year 5 and year 6 children to Chengdu in China. Find out how they organised, funded and ran this amazing and ‘transformational’ opportunity on the Global School Alliance website.