The School Partnerships Strand of the UKIERI has been contributing significantly to the UKIERI's aim of creating a life-long relationship between young people in UK and India and to assist them in meeting their need to live and operate in a global economy. With over 380 schools currently on the programme in India and UK, the UKIERI School Strand has surpassed the targets which were set in 2006.

CURRENT STATUS:

UKIERI is the first school programme where a good balance between the clusters of 127 state-funded to 148 private schools has been reached in India. In the first year 11 clusters were supported through the programme while in the second year 13 clusters of schools have embarked on a journey of learning and evolving together. In the third year a further 13 cluster partnerships were formed, and all of these partnerships will be supported by UKIERI in their joint curriculum projects for three years. Of the total of 37 cluster of schools, 4 clusters in the first year and 2 clusters in the second year have been sponsored by Shell, BP, GSK and BAE. The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas located in remote rural areas, with their inter-school migration policies and many a meritorious students achieving high academic excellence have benefited immeasurably through the programme.
In addition, UKIERI has also supported the head teachers through Leadership Development Seminars and IC workshops conducted for nominated representatives of participating schools.

The partnerships formed under the initiative have some key underlying principles:

• Making learning fun
• Engaging with technology
• Create professional teaching resources
• Sharing learning resources
• Connecting with the outside world
• Bringing the world into your classroom
• Appreciating different learning and teaching styles
• Leadership for learning

To view some of the activities being undertaken by UKIERI Schools, please click here

UKIERI schools star on Teacher TV

The Teachers TV is a broadcast channel in UK that broadcasts programmes of interests to teachers and school administrators. These programmes and videos are also available in free downloadable format for viewing by teachers all over the world. Currently there are 8 Action Teacher Videos that have been broadcast on UKIERI schools which might be of interest to you.

To view the videos, you need to register on the site, obtain a username & password and follow the links given below.

Indian Influences: Yoga

A Box for India

Green School in India

Indian Journey

Puppet Play in India

A Box for the UK

A Guest from India

Carbon Footprints in India