East of England Regional Training Network
The network comprises a planning team drawn from the local authorities
in the East of England. The Hertfordshire representative is Kari Esterhuizen. The Partnership Co-ordinator and Chairman is Geoff Scaplehorn,
Association of Colleges in the Eastern Region, ACER, Tel: 01480-468198.
The Network aims to:
- Widen participation of teachers in the region in Regional Training
Network activities
- Publicise examples of good practice throughout the region
- Encourage the implementation of the international dimension in more
institutions in the East of England at regional, county and establishment
level, and by facilitators within establishments
- Encourage the region’s establishments to participate more fully
in national and international projects and initiatives.
Activities include:
- Socrates II briefing sessions
- Annual conference
- Promotion of published and non-published materials plus Primary and
Secondary European Treasure Chests
- Resourcing Citizenship initiatives
- Promoting Teachers’ International Professional Development (TIPD)
- The post-16 International Curriculum
- The International School Award scheme
The network enables local authorities in the region to share expertise
and offer free in-service training to teachers in all counties in the
East of England.
A list of free in-service training sessions for the academic year 2006/2007
will be posted at the beginning of the new academic year in September
2006.
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