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.

Tuckswood

Kapalamula

School linked so far are -

Primary -

• Aldborough - Kalinyeke
• Fairhaven - Mtendere
• Greyfriars (Kings Lynn) - Dedza Roman Catholic
• Trowse - Dedza Government
• Tuckswood (Norwich) - Kapalamula
• Worstead - Makankhula

Secondary -

• Reepham High - Katsemaninga CDSS

The primary schools have exchanged pupils' drawings and writing. Norfolk schools have also undertaken fundraising for projects in their partner schools. Tuckswood successfully applied to the British Council for a Reciprocal Visit Grant that enabled the Deputy Head of Tuckswood and the Headteacher of Kapalamula to visit each other's schools in June 2008. The Norwich-Dedza Partnership has provided funds for an internet link at Katsekaminga to enable email communication with Reepham High.

Assistance

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

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.