/ Global Learning Association

ERASMUS+ KA1 VISITS Schedule v5 (10th March 2017)

HT = Headteacher; ICo = International Co-ordinator;

Key hosts / Job title / current or previous experience / Email / Phone
Chris Williams / CRW / British Council Ambassador / secondary Deputy / / +44 7952 346223
Lorraine Warnes / LW / Primary MFL teacher / / +44 7946 234433
Julie Blyth / JEB / Secondary English teacher / Head of Year /G&T / / +44 7960 464655
Mike and Jennifer / NGH / Newport Guesthouse (NGH) / / +44 1522 528590

Participants

School / Position / Ages
taught / English
level / Email address
LV / Sarmīte Balode / Aizupes Primary School / School methodologist / 5-16 / Good /
LV / Indra Buse / Kindergarten “Kamenīte” / Kindergarten principal / 1,5-6(7) / Basic /
LV / Lāsma Geidāne / Svētes Primary School / Pre-school methodologist / 1,5-6(7) / Basic /
LV / Antoņina Visnape / Kindergarten “Taurenītis” / Sports teacher / 1,5-6(7) / Basic /

The participants’ priorities

“In response toyour question about thespecialrequestsfor the school visits, we would be pleased if we had the opportunity to observesome lessons in nursery schools for children3 to 5 years and lessons in compulsory education stage from age5 to 7 and7 to 16.

We would like toobserve some areas of learning,particularly

-  linguistic (basic literacy),

-  physical(sport,health and safety),

-  technological (work with ICT),

-  support for children with different learning styles and needs"

Programme

HT = Headteacher; DH = Deputy Headteacher; ICo = International Co-ordinator; tbc = to be confirmed

Date (2017) / Time / Event / Key people / Practicalities
e.g. budget, transport
Sunday 5th March / dep.1135 FR2483
Arrives Leeds-Bradford at 1235
Please wait in Arrivals Hall / 4+ Chris / Marks Specialised Transport. Driver: Dean
Chris to leave NGH at 1115
1330? / Depart Leeds-Bradford Airport
1530? / Arrive Newport Guesthouse
1750 / Meet in breakfast room. Walk to Café Zoot / 4+Chris+Julie
Monday 6th March / 0700 / Breakfast.
0800 / Dep. Newport Guesthouse (NGH)
0815 / Arr. Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School / Martin Mckeown (HT); Charley White (ICo)
0830 / Briefing meetings; tour of the school
1000-1045 / “Children 1st @Wragby Road” Day Nursery. (Next door to LCHS) / Julie Blyth (for GLA)
Louisa Parish (NurseryManager)
1145 / Depart from LCHS
1200 / Bishop King Primary School, Lincoln.
Programme includes lunch / Hazel Wheatley (HT); Tracy Boulter (DHT); Jenny Brown (ICo)
1500 / Return to Newport Guesthouse
Tuesday 7th March / 0730 / Dep. NGH (Breakfast 0645) / Chris
The Tall Oaks Academy in Gainsborough (*)
0815 Castle Wood Academy, The Avenue
Lunch
PM White’s Wood Junior School / Lorraine
Mrs Wilson (Exec.Head)
Chris Fitzpatrick (Head of School)
Afternoon tea at Gainsborough Old Hall / Chris and Lorraine
tbc / Return to Lincoln / Lorraine
Wednesday 8th March / 0730 / Dep. NGH (Breakfast 0645) / Chris + 4
0815 / The Tall Oaks Academy in Gainsborough (*)
Mercers’ Wood, Ropery Road / Lorraine + 3.
0830 / Queen Elizabeth High School / Chris + Sarmite (to ?1030)
1430 / Return to Lincoln / Mr. Gordon Pinder
Thursday 9th March / 0815 / Dep. NGH: Sarmite / Chris + 1
0830 / Dep. NGH: Indra, Lāsma and Antonina: Monks Abbey Primary School / Julie +3 Vicky Johnson (HT); Nick Crook (ICo) and EYFS team
tbc / Sarmīte – morning in LCHS with science staff and teams in pastoral offices / Dave Dawson; Magi Rayner; Debs Mackie etc.
1230 / Lunch at LCHS / Chris + 4
1330 / Arr. St Peter at Gowt Primary School. Visit includes school assembly / Charlotte Hickerton (HT); Lucy Wilson (DHT)
1530 / Return to Newport Guesthouse / free time
Friday 10th March / 0745 / Dep.Newport Guesthouse
0900 / Keelby Primary Academy, near Grimsby / Helen White (ICo)
1200 / Depart. Lunch at Tina’s Café in Louth
1400 / Scamblesby Primary School / Ceri Tacey (HT)
Return to Lincoln / free time
Saturday 11th March / 1100 / Checkout. NGH will store the cases
1530 / Dep. NGH for flight W6 2510 from Doncaster-Sheffield Airport dep. 1900 / Marks Specialised Transport. Driver info tbc

1. School websites:

Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School: http://www.christs-hospital.lincs.sch.uk

Children 1st@Wragby Road Day Nursery: https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/daynursery.cfm/searchazref/50003015STEC

Bishop King Primary School: http://www.bishopking.org.uk/

Tall Oaks Academy (* - a Gainsborough federation of three academies): http://www.talloaksacademy.co.uk/

-  Castle Wood is EYFS and Y1 only at the moment,

-  Mercer's Wood is a through primary school (age 4-11)

-  White's Wood is a junior school (age 7-11)

Queen Elizabeth’s High School, Gainsborough: www.qehs.lincs.sch.uk/

Monks Abbey Primary School: www.monksabbey.org.uk

St.Peter at Gowt Primary School: http://www.st-peter-gowts.lincs.sch.uk/

Keelby Primary Academy : http://www.keelby.lincs.sch.uk/

Scamblesby Primary School: http://www.scamblesby.lincs.sch.uk/

2. For UK hosts

1,5-6 means children from 18 months (1.5 years) to six years of age, so three of our visitors work with very young children. Schooling is compulsory from five

Overview of Latvian education: http://www.aic.lv/portal/en/izglitiba-latvija

Jelgava area: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelgava

Information on the schools is very hard to find. I’ve managed to dig out two photos!

Aizupes Primary School: http://wikimapia.org/695646/Aizupe-primary-school#/photo/305187

Svetes Primary School: https://virtuala.lv/360/Jelgava_municipality_svete_school/

3. Note:

On Wednesday 8th March Patrizio Orsini from ITIS Galilei, Livorno, Italy will be arriving at the Newport Guesthouse for an individualized visit before the start of the multinational ‘Preventing Failure. Leading for Success’ GLA course which will start on Monday 13th March

Patrizio’s priority is to improve his use of conversational English in the context of science and technology. On Thursday 9th he will be with the science and technology departments at Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School, while on the Friday he will be working with Lorraine Warnes