Link Schools Programme


                                        Develop a partnership with a rural African school 


What is the Link Schools Programme?

The Link Schools Programme offers your school the chance to form a partnership with a rural school in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, South Africa or Uganda. Forming a partnership with an African school can be an excellent way of introducing a global dimension to teaching and learning in your school, encouraging pupils and your school community to learn about your partner school and community life in rural sub-Saharan Africa. 

African partner schools are selected from those schools involved in Link Community Development’s school improvement projects, ensuring that school improvement drives the Link Schools Programme. 

In addition to forming a partnership with a Scottish school, the African schools have access to a programme of training and support from Link Community Development.

    

Visit our brand new website dedicated to Link Schools www.linkschools.org

  What are the benefits for your school?

There are currently 63 schools across Scotland who are part of the Link Schools Programme. The benefits of the Link Schools Programme for pupils, teachers and the school community are wide ranging:

·         Broadening of pupil's awareness of global issues and different environments in a meaningful way;

·         Development of an awareness and understanding of the meaning of global citizenship;

·         Improvement of children’s communication skills;

·         Adding a global dimension to the curriculum and supporting the 4 capacities of the Curriculum for Excellence;

·         Exchanging resources to enhance all curriculum areas;

·        Development of joint curricular projects with an African school on Millennium Development Goal topics such as environment, health, poverty, gender, education, Fairtrade, water usage, the rights of the child and enterprise;

·        Adding a global dimension to school initiatives and awards such as Eco-schools award, Health Promoting School award, International School award, Rights Respecting School award.

‘Our partnership with Gwengwere Primary School in Malawi has widened horizons across the whole school, and topics and projects all have a global feel'. Susan Arnott, Teacher, Dean Park Primary School, Edinburgh.

How can we find out more?

To ask questions and talk to us about joining the programme contact us or visit www.linkschools.org for more information.