Introduction
In 2006, the first link was established by BCPP schools with Swedish schools in Eskilstuna. Since then there have been many exchanges of visitors between the two cities, allowing international job shadowing and other collaborative works and cooperation.
St Eskil’s statue in Eskilstuna.
A riverside walk near the old town.
Timeline
October 2019
A trip by seven Birmingham Catholic Primary Partnership headteachers to schools in Eskilstuna.
September 2019
A visit from five deputy headteachers from Eskilstuna schools and six members of staff from Skogstorpsskolan. A number of these were secondary English teachers who spent some time shadowing colleagues in the UK.
June 2019
A report on the Erasmus Project for 2017-19 was written by the BCPP:
May 2019
A trip by one BCPP deputy headteacher and six senior teachers in BCPP schools to Eskilstuna in the final reciprocal visits in the 2017-2019 Erasmus+ funded project allowing staff to experience an international job shadowing placement.
April 2019
A visit from three Eskilstuna teachers to Birmingham to observe practice in BCPP schools as the third part of a shared 2017-2019 Erasmus+ funded project.
November 2018
A visit from one Eskilstuna headteacher, eleven senior teachers and the International Coordinator from Eskilstuna schools to Birmingham to experience an international job shadowing placement in a BCPP school as the second part of a shared 2017-2019 Erasmus+ funded project.
A further two Eskilstuna students from Rinman Technical College visited Birmingham for a month to participate in a work placement in BCPP schools.
October 2018
A trip by two BCPP headteacher’s and six senior teachers in BCPP schools to Eskilstuna in the second of three reciprocal visits in the 2017-2019 Erasmus+ funded project allowing staff to experience an international job shadowing placement.
May 2018
A trip by three BCPP headteacher’s and five senior teachers in BCPP schools to Eskilstuna as part of the reciprocal 2017-2019 Erasmus+ funded project allowing staff to experience an international job shadowing placement.
March 2018
Two Eskilstuna students from Rinman Technical College visited Birmingham for a month to participate in a work placement in BCPP schools
February 2018
A visit from four Eskilstuna headteacher’s and ten senior teachers from Eskilstuna schools to Birmingham to experience an international job shadowing placement in a BCPP school as part of a shared 2017-2019 Erasmus+ funded project.
October 2017
Logistical planning trip to Eskilstuna Education Department by BCPP officers in preparation for work shadowing opportunities. Officers visited the schools to be used in this work shadowing interchange at the expense of the BCPP.
June 2017
A report on the Erasmus Project for 2015-17 was submitted to the British Council, written by the BCPP:
May 2017
A trip by one UK headteacher, two SENCOs, and three early years teachers for the final international job shadowing experiences in Eskilstuna, to complete the 2015-2017 Erasmus+ funded work, took place.
February 2017
BCPP/Eskilstuna Kommun submitted an Erasmus+ bid for the 2017-2019 round of funding.
October 2016
A trip by three UK headteachers, three SENCo’s, and two English as additional language teachers for an international job shadowing experience in Eskilstuna.
June 2016
Visit from two secondary Eskilstuna teachers to a Birmingham secondary school.
May 2016
A trip by two UK headteachers, three SENCo’s, one English as an additional language teacher and three early years teachers for international job shadowing experiences in Eskilstuna.
March 2016
Two Eskilstuna students visited Birmingham to participate in a work placement.
October 2015
Logistical planning trip to Eskilstuna Education Department by BCPP officers in preparation for work shadowing opportunities. Officers visited the schools to be used in this work shadowing interchange at the expense of the BCPP.
June 2015
Informed Erasmus+ bid successful.
February 2015
Erasmus+ bid submitted for 2015-2017.
September 2014
Pre-planning trip to Eskilstuna in preparation for an Erasmus+ bid by BCPP officers. BCPP officers visited the Eskilstuna International coordinator, a local university and the Eskilstuna Education Department. Thera were also trips by students from Newman University to Eskilstuna in this month.
March 2014
A trip by eight UK headteachers to Eskilstuna in March for job shadowing took place.
January 2014
Students travelled to Eskilstuna from Newman University.
October 2013
A visit from eight Headteachers from Eskilstuna to Birmingham for job shadowing took place.
March 2013
The Director travelled to Eskilstuna Education Department and the schools to be used in this work shadowing interchange in March 2013, again at the expense of the BCPP. University links were set up as a result.
2012
The study visit leader and eight teachers from the linked schools travelled to Eskilstuna to attend a Comenius Preparatory Visit. Programme of visits has gone on for the last five years from the Comenius Multi-lateral Programme. There was also a visit from staff and students from Eskilstuna to Birmingham.
2011
Trip by senior managers to Eskilstuna.
2010
A visit from staff and students from Eskilstuna to Birmingham.
October 2009
A reciprocal visit from seven of the participating Swedish schools (twenty-one teachers and twelve students) to Birmingham (18 October 2009 to 22 October 2009).
March 2009
Nine senior managers involved in curriculum-based projects travelled to Eskilstuna. The visit ended with signings of Memorandums of Understanding. On-going links and collaborative work have continued with this group to date.
December 2008
The study visit leader and three teachers from the linked schools travelled to Eskilstuna to attend a Comenius Preparatory Visit.
September 2008
The Chief Education Officer from Eskilstuna and the International Coordinator visited Birmingham to view schools and to plan for further cooperation.
June 2008
Two teachers from the Nature School of Eskilstuna visited Birmingham to view the environmental support centres and schools.
March 2008
The study visit coordinator travelled to Eskilstuna to:
- Visit the schools involved in the Autumn 2007 visit to the UK.
- Identify a further five Swedish partner schools, to match the five additional schools visited by the Swedish teachers, during their Autumn 2007 visit.
- Develop plans for this study visit (March 2009).
- Meet senior officers from Eskilstuna Local Authority to discuss expanding links.
October 2007
A reciprocal visit from five of the participating Swedish schools in Autumn 2007. This party was made up of eighteen teachers and four pupils.
October 2006
The first link established by BCPP schools with Swedish schools, took the form of a Teachers International Professional Development trip by five UK schools to Eskilstuna.