British Council partners with Indian schools, launches 'Generation UK India Teaching Assistants Programme 2015'

 

The ‘Schools Week’ began on Tuesday with the launch of the British Council’s ‘Generation UK India Teaching Assistants Programme.’

The launch of this collaboration between the British Council and the schools in India will be followed by a School Award Ceremony at Hotel Kempinski on July 8. The latter half of the ‘Schools Week’ will witness stimulating discussions on ‘Unlocking a world of potential: Core skills for learning, work and society’ by industry experts.

Rob Lynes, Country Director British Council India and the Deputy High Commissioner, Andrew Soper addressed the teaching assistants and set the ball rolling for the dynamic programme. 

 

The programme is a step forward to the British Council’s consistent efforts to build stronger relationships based on mutuality and partnerships. Generation UK India Teaching Assistants Programme aims to bring 25,000 young people from the UK to India to experience and understand a vibrant India.


Rob Lynes, Director India, British Council said, “The Generation UK-India Programme encourages internationalism and is a fantastic opportunity for young people from the UK to come and learn about India, one of the countries that will shape the 21st century. Their experience will help broaden their understanding and their ability to operate in diverse contexts and a multi-cultural environment. This will hopefully lead to stronger links and partnerships between the UK and India.”

The International Schools Award Ceremony will be attended by Principals and Teachers of over 250 schools. In the spirit of celebrating partnerships, these schools will receive the ‘British Council International School Award’.

The two themes that this conference hopes to address are, Theme Five ‘Re-vamping Teacher Education for Quality Teachers’, and Theme 12, ‘Comprehensive Education – Ethics, Physical Education, Arts & Crafts, Life Skills’. The thematic area two which focuses on the extending the reach and outcome of secondary and higher secondary education also seeks to find ways of  assessing learning outcome in critical thinking and problem solving will also be a part of the discussions of this conference.

Generation UK-India programme aims at creating opportunities for young people in the UK to undertake cultural immersion placements, teaching assistantships and work placements

Over the next five years the British Council will work with partners to support up to 25,000 young people and professionals from the UK to gain study and work experience in India.