The School continues to promote international links, embed internationalism in the curriculum, raise awareness of global issues and celebrate difference and diversity.
As a school in a small village we are working collaboratively with a number of partner schools, in the UK and beyond, to ensure that our children gain a thorough understanding of what life is like both in different parts of the United Kingdom, the rest of Europe and wider world.
Year 6 are currently working with La Salle Ecole Catholique in Amiens in France and we thoroughly enjoyed meeting each other and sharing our books when we were in France. Our tour together round Amiens was amazing and the singing together in Amiens Cathedral was truly breathtaking! We are looking forward to working with you throughout the year and can’t wait to see you again next summer. The School has over 1000 pupils aged 4-18 and is located in the centre of Amiens.
International School Award
The School is pleased to announce that we have been awarded the International School Award Intermediate level (Developing Internationalism).
The British Council provided the following feedback on our application:
We are delighted to inform you that Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew’s Church of England First School has successfully met the criteria for the British Council International School Award. Congratulations!
“Your school is clearly committed to embedding an international dimension to your curriculum and whole-school ethos, to promote global citizenship, foreign language learning and an appreciation for cultural diversity. Through the commitment of your staff, you have established links with schools in other European countries and secured Turing funding with which to develop collaborative project activities and visits. These partnerships are already providing rich and motivating learning experiences for your pupils and staff. Children are learning first-hand about other countries and aspects of their cultures by communicating and sharing information with their international partners as well as practising new life skills and using foreign language for real communicative purposes. Your international links are also providing opportunity for pupils to begin to address some key global issues. We hope that you will be able to progress regaining the full International School Award next year. Good luck with your international partnerships and projects! “
