Projects - Education - Links

The Norwich-Dedza Partnership helps to establish links between schools in Norfolk and schools in Dedza. This enables pupils to share information to learn about each other's lives and cultures and to understand development and environmental issues. For the schools in the UK, such a link, with its level of direct contact and detail, provides a reality to the learning process. The schools are also able to assist their Dedza partner schools by collecting useful resources and fundraising.

Visit to Tuckswood

Visit to Kapalamula

School linked so far are -

Primary -

• Tuckswood (Norwich) - Kapalamula
• Brassington(*) - Mchenka
• Fairhaven - Mtendere
• Worstead - Makankhula
• Aldborough - Kalinyeke
• Greyfriars (King's Lynn) - Dedza Roman Catholic
• Surlingham - Dedza Government
• Nightingale (Taverham) - Kaphula
• South Wooton - Bolera Chiwina
• Bressingham - Chiristi

(*) Brassington is in Derbyshire but is linked through the Partnership because of family ties in Norfolk.

Secondary -

• Reepham High - Katsemaninga

Assistance

National and local assistance is available to schools interested in setting up a link with a school in Dedza.

The Norwich-Dedza Partnership primary school links are co-ordinated by a sub-group – Carol Champion, Sue Eagle and Charlotte Darley. They have produced materials for use in lessons and will be organising a newsletter and meetings so that schools can share ideas and experiences.

Alex Savage, a teacher at Notre Dame High School, has set up the Global Home website that provides information and teaching materials for schools on international links and development issues. The website is www.ndhs-sites.org.uk/global.

NEAD (Norfolk Education and Action for Development) is a Development Education Centre, based in Norwich which undertakes a wide range of activities with schools. It operates a resource centre that loans and sells teaching materials and provides information. www.nead.org.uk.

The British Council's DFID Global School Partnerships programme provides advice, guidance, professional development opportunities and grants to schools that are using partnerships to develop a global dimension within their curriculum. Extensive information is available in the website www.britishcouncil.org/globalschools.

The BBC has a useful website offering information and materials for school link projects and teaching topics www.bbc.co.uk/worldclass.