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Erasmus+ promoting physical activity and cooperation in education and training

Starting date of the event: 06.05.2023
Ending date of the event: 09.05.2023
Event venue (city, country): Face-to-Face, Riga, Latvia

Working language: English
Sector: School Education SCH(SE), Vocational Education and Training VET(VET), Higher Education HED(HE), Adult Education ADU(AE)

Priority: Other

Themes and goals:

As part of the European Commission Sport policy, various tools and initiatives have been developed in recent years to support and promote active and healthy lifestyle. However, studies (e.g., Special Eurobarometer report 472 published in 2018) show that the participation in physical activity Europe-wide is still low.

The Council Recommendation of 26 November 2013 on promoting health-enhancing physical activity across sectors has stressed the importance of the strategic cross-sectoral approach in promoting health-enhancing physical activity involving all levels of all relevant Ministries, bodies and organizations.

This TCA, therefore, aims to contribute to the European Commission goal by increasing awareness and promoting physical activity in Education and Training through Erasmus+.

The main goals of this thematic seminar are:

• to identify sectoral challenges and discover ways how Erasmus+ can help in promoting physical activity in education and training;
• encourage cooperation and development of Erasmus+ projects with focus on promoting physical activity as part of education and training;
• learn about Erasmus+ tools and initiatives that promote healthy lifestyle (especially in education) at national and EU levels;
• exchange ideas and existing good practices about the topic;

TCA will be a two-day event that will begin with a real grassroots sport activity for the participants – joint participation in marathon (5km distance).

Expected results:

Participants will have:

• learned about Erasmus+ programme and how it can help to develop new cooperation with regards to the topic;
• learned about Erasmus+ tools and initiatives that promote healthy lifestyle (especially in education);
• exchanged ideas and good practices about the topic;
• developed new contacts for future cooperation;
• gained real grassroots sport experience;

Additional information:

LV01 will provide accommodation up to 3 nights, as well as costs for the meals in accordance with the agenda of the event.

06.05.2023. Arrival, dinner and social programme

07.05.2023. Theoretical and practical preparation and participation at the “Rimi Riga Marathon” (5km distance) - full day programme, dinner

Alternative: orientation activity in Riga

08.05.2023. Full day programme, dinner

09.05.2023. Departure of participants

Number of participants: 100

Profile of participants:

Representatives from all education and training sectors, potential KA1 and KA2 applicants former/current beneficiaries, E+ newcomers, stakeholders, social partners, educators, education managers, experts etc., who are interested in promoting sport, physical activity and healthy lifestyles in education and training.

Representatives from Sport sector (sport staff, coaches, etc.) who are interested in developing cross-sectoral cooperation between Sport and Education and Training and to contribute to the seminar are welcome to join the event.

Warunki uczestnictwa:

Wydarzenie w pełni finansowane ze środków programu Erasmus+. W szkoleniu mogą wziąć udział osoby pełnoletnie, których profil zawodowy oraz profil instytucji odpowiadają tematyce i celom wydarzenia, a stopień znajomości języka, w którym prowadzone będzie wydarzenie, pozwala na aktywny udział. Obowiązkowe jest uczestnictwo w CAŁOŚCI wydarzania.

Dysponujemy 4 miejscami na to wydarzenie dla polskich uczestników.

Zgłoszenia - do 24 marca 2023 roku poprzez stronę SALTO - Events (salto-et.net)

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Consortium: Challenges and opportunities

Starting date of the event: 28.03.2023
Ending date of the event: 31.03.2023
Event venue (city, country): Face-to-Face, Bergen, Norway

Working language: English
Sector: School Education SCH (SE), Vocational Education and Training VET(VET), Adult Education ADU(AE)

Priority: Increase the quality of programme implementation (2021-27)

Themes and goals: 

Peer-learning and exchange of practicesAdressing common possibilities and challenges that coordinator of mobility consortia haveNetworking of coordinators of mobility consortiaPreparation for future cooperation.

Expected results: The participants will have the possibility to exchange with other coordinators of mobility consortia about their difficulties in their tasks and togheter they will try to find solutions.The participants should be better prepared to enter or continue their role as a coordinator of a mobility consortium. The participants are able to make contacts that will facilitate placement for job-shadowing/teaching assignment for staff and/or will facilitate pupils' mobility.

Additional information:

The TCA is a mix of training and contact seminar.Chosen participant are solely coordinators of mobility consortium that have chosen the following option in their application "My organisation's objective is to support organisations in my field to join the Programme and implement high quality activities in a coordinated way". Each sending NA must make sure that the participant is indeed of this type. Important notes: 1- NA staff sending participants are welcome to take part (max. 1 NA staff).

The NA staff will be given an active role in the TCA (exemples of tasks: presentation, lead of a workshop, modaration of discussion, etc.).NO01 will work first on designing the training/contact seminar and then will, in a collegial way, distribute the tasks to all the participating NA staff. Preferences will, of course, be discussed.2- Place is still to be decided (as of January, 1st 2021) but the event will be held either in Bergen or in connection to Bergen (meaning the participants should arrive at Bergen Airport - BGO). Bus to the location will be at 15:00 from Bergen Airport (Tuesday 28th March); bus back to Bergen airport by 14:00 (Friday 31st March).3- We expect to receive list of participants by sending NAs by February 15th.

Number of participants: 60

Profile of participants:

Only coordinators of mobility consortia KA120-SCH, KA120-VET and KA120-ADUNB: Chosen participant are solely coordinators of mobility consortium that have chosen the following option in their application "My organisation's objective is to support organisations in my field to join the Programme and implement high quality activities in a coordinated way". Each sending NA must make sure that the participant is indeed of this type.

Warunki uczestnictwa:

Wydarzenie w pełni finansowane ze środków programu Erasmus+. W szkoleniu mogą wziąć udział osoby pełnoletnie, których profil zawodowy oraz profil instytucji odpowiadają tematyce i celom wydarzenia, a stopień znajomości języka, w którym prowadzone będzie wydarzenie, pozwala na aktywny udział. Obowiązkowe jest uczestnictwo w CAŁOŚCI wydarzania.

Is NA staff welcome?: Yes

Role of NA staff: NA staff sending participants are welcome to take part (max. 1 NA staff). The NA staff will be given an active role in the TCA (exemples of tasks: presentation, lead of a workshop, modaration of discussion, etc.).NO01 will work first on designing the training/contact seminar and then will, in a collegial way, distribute the tasks to all the participating NA staff. Preferences will, of course, be taken into account.There shall be no more that 5 NA-staff other than NO01.

Dysponujemy 4 miejscami na to wydarzenie dla polskich uczestników.

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Creating contacts for accredited organisations 3.0

Starting date of the event: 25.04.2023
Ending date of the event: 28.04.2023
Event venue (city, country): Face-to-Face, Helsingborg, Sweden

Working language: English
Sector: School Education SCH(SE); Vocational Education and Training VET(VET); Adult Education ADU(AE)

Priority: Increase the quality of programme implementation (2021-27)

Themes and goals:

Aim of this event is to increase the capacity of the organisations with VET, ADU and SCH Accreditation holders in Erasmus Programme countries. Since Erasmus Programme (2021-2027) highlights the importance of the new accreditation model and it has a new budget management system, organisations which have been accredited under VET, ADU and SCH sector started to implement their projects since 2021 and face problems during project life-cycle. This event will be a platform for them not only to share the obstacles they face but also to find the opportunity to discuss solutions from best practices.

This is the third activity within the Long Term TCA Work Package 4 of "Creating Contacts between accredited organisations".

Expected results:

Improve the management capacity of the organisations, which have VET, AE or SE Accreditations. Future partnerships and exchange possibilities among those participants which have strong relations to working life in their countries.

Participants should get input from best practises, adapted workshops, possibilities to meet and exchange information. Participants should also be able to share common challenges and try to find solutions to the obstacles while they are implementing their mobilities.

Additional information:

The seminar will start on April the 25th, in the evening.

This requires arrival in the afternoon of the 25th.

Departure will be on Friday the 28th, after lunch.

A digital event app will be created for the participants to use before the seminar, to get in contact, to discuss challenges, to bring up burning questions etc.

Number of participants: 80

Profile of participants:

Representatives of accredited organisations within the VET-sector, Teachers, headmasters, administrative staff, supervisors, practioners, contact persons.

An eligible accreditation is compulsory for participation in this activity.

Also ADU sector - if the organization has an accreditation.

Warunki uczestnictwa:

Wydarzenie w pełni finansowane ze środków programu Erasmus+. W szkoleniu mogą wziąć udział osoby pełnoletnie, których profil zawodowy oraz profil instytucji odpowiadają tematyce i celom wydarzenia, a stopień znajomości języka, w którym prowadzone będzie wydarzenie, pozwala na aktywny udział. Obowiązkowe jest uczestnictwo w CAŁOŚCI wydarzania.

Dysponujemy 2 miejscami na to wydarzenie dla polskich uczestników.

Zgłoszenia - do 8 marca 2023 roku poprzez stronę SALTO - Events (salto-et.net)

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Long-term Activity Info

Rationale and background:

Erasmus Accreditation is a new way to access mobility activities under the new Erasmus Programme (2021-27).The  aim is to

• make the planning of Erasmus mobility projects  more strategic
• have a significant impact of the projects at institutional level
• better correlate with EU educational policies and/or objectives.

To achieve the above objectives the new Programme has been designed to make it easier for organizations to access. With Erasmus accreditation, organizations only need to be accredited once to receive funding for Key Action 1 mobility activities during the seven years of the Programme. Key Action 1 supports organizations in delivering professional and personal development opportunities for learners, teachers and trainers and other education staff.

Each Erasmus Accreditation covers one of three fields of education:

1.         Adult Education (Including formal, informal and non-formal education)

2.         Vocational Education and Training (Including initial and continuing vocational education and training, and work-based learning in all of its forms)

3.         School Education (Including early childhood education and care, pre-primary, primary and secondary schools)

For further information please refer to the Padlet Platform of the LTA cooperation.

Challenges:

The overall aim of the long-term activity is 

• to help project promoters with the drafting  of their Erasmus Plan:  drafting the strategic objectives of the accreditation and its possible impact on the organization. (The Erasmus Plan should cover at least two years and extending it further will not require a new application.) The added value of the LTA is making contact with other organizations that apply for Erasmus Accreditation.
• to support project coordinators to maintain the quality standard of mobilities during the accredited period  thus achieve the expected impact on their organization. The added value of the LTA is sharing know-how with other organizations in the topic. 

The specific aim is that the LTA  will be an umbrella, covering the different work packages thus Erasmus Plan,  Quality implementation  and impact of Accreditation has a common understanding and similar level of implementation.

For further information please refer to the Padlet Platform of the LTA cooperation.

Planned Activities:

The activities are divided into work packages (WP). 

WP 1 is the coordination of the long-term activity on Accreditation. It covers the scheduling, the matching of activities to one another, the monitoring of the activities, the harmonising of WPs.

WP 2  is focused on New-comers to Accreditation where the focus of TCA is on strategic planning, on the so called Erasmus Plan.  The expected outcome of the WP to  help newcomers  to get accreditation.  The output of the WP : Defining steps of strategic approach/Erasmus Plan objectives(your organizational strategy)/expected impact on your organization. Added value: While developing strategic thinking and Erasmus Plan together  with other   partners, finding Erasmus Accreditation project partners.

WP 3 is focused on national experts of Accreditation where the focus is on the assessment criterias and methods of Accreditation. 

WP 4 is focused on  Accredited project managers who need to evaluate their own accreditation and improve it. Erasmus Plan needs updating during the years, and doing so one needs tools for evaluation and impact measurement.

The outcome and output of this WP would be a discussion  or a checklist of quality criterias of Accreditation. How to ensure that project outcomes meet project goals. How strategic thinking is maintained throughout the accreditation with an impact on the organization.

The added value of this WP is: supporting monitoring.  Organizations can peerlearn from each other by meeting with their European counterparts. 

WP 5 is focused on national experts of Accreditation where the focus is on the quality of implementation  of Accreditation. How to guarantee the quality throughout the Accreditation period.

WP6: cross – sectoral   “summit meeting” of past TCA participants to exchange experience what impact  Accreditation brought to their organizations, share experience amongst the sectors.This summit meeting would be the synthesis of the WP outcomes. The outcome  and output would be very committed project promoters who could disseminate Erasmus Plan strategic thinking or/and evaluation and impact measurement skills on National TCAs.

The added value: commitment of participants, ensuring their role as national multiplicators. Involvment of NAs that would organize national TCAs. Building a network of committed Accredited organizations all over Europe which can help to build the European Education Area. 

WP7 synthesis report (recommendation, collection of good practices, preparing a base survey for a future potential Research Plan maybe in the new period to measure impact of  Accreditation etc.) coming from WP6 activity the  Planned output is a synthesis report with recommendations. 

WP8 dissemination - National multiplication TCAs on Accreditation strategic approach and implementation quality, impact measurement. With the involvement of NAs that would organize national TCAs, using the participants/beneficiaries  and national experts of WP2-3-4-5-6 as multiplicators for sharing good practices.  

Please refer to the Padlet Platform of the LTA cooperation.

Expected results:

Each type of WP has its own planned outcomes, detailed above. The outcomes of the overall LTA as it follows:

• stroger collaboration of NAs while organizing their own TCAs in the same Accreditation topic
• TCAs within the LTA use all materials available on TEAMS, partners can turn for support to each other.
• synthesis report with recommendation, collection of good practices, and preparing a base survey for a future potential Research Plan maybe in the new period to measure impact of  Accreditation etc. 
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  For further information, please refer to the Padlet Platform of the LTA cooperation.

“Schools go green and digital – and Erasmus+ supports teaching excellence!” - A European Conference on the challenges of schools in the in the face of climate change and digitalization

Starting date of the event: 03.05.2023
Ending date of the event: 05.05.2023
Event venue (city, country): Face-to-Face, Bonn, Germany

Working language: English
Sector: School Education SCH(SE); Vocational Education and Training VET(VET)

Priority: Digital transformation (2021-27)

Themes and goals:

In view of the rising climate change and the pace of digitalization, today's schools are facing great challenges. The conference will focus on the following questions in particular:

• What knowledge do teachers need to meet the challenges and how can Erasmus+ contribute to the acquisition of this knowledge?
• What conditions are necessary to create an optimal learning atmosphere and inclusive setting in schools?
• How can Erasmus+ projects - eTwinning included - contribute to this goal?

Expected results:

• The conference will present innovative projects on digitalization and sustainable education with a focus on teacher training. It will approach the topic of ‘diclusion’ (digital inclusion).
• The conference will highlight ways in which schools and teachers can profit from eTwinning and the European School Education Platform.
• In exchange with each other and with the help of experts in the field, the participants will discuss and develop concepts for teacher training and school development. 
• The conference will offer networking opportunities for schools and teacher training institutions to find partners and initiate new projects (mobility projects, cooperation projects, eTwinning projects).

Number of participants: 4 per country

Profile of participants:

• Representatives from schools (from pre-school to upper secondary level including vocational schools) who are interested in starting Erasmus+ projects (Key action 1 and 2 and eTwinning) on digitalization and climate protection.
• Representatives from teacher training institutions who are interested in starting Erasmus projects on digitalization and climate protection
• Representatives of Erasmus+ projects (Key action 1 and 2 and eTwinning) that have carried out or are implementing projects on digitalization and climate protection.
• Representatives from school authorities and Ministries of Education (mobility consortium coordinators).
• Representatives of Erasmus+ Teacher Academies and Jean Monnet activities on education for sustainable development and digitalization
• NA representatives

Warunki uczestnictwa:

Wydarzenie w pełni finansowane ze środków programu Erasmus+. W szkoleniu mogą wziąć udział osoby pełnoletnie, których profil zawodowy oraz profil instytucji odpowiadają tematyce i celom wydarzenia, a stopień znajomości języka, w którym prowadzone będzie wydarzenie, pozwala na aktywny udział. Obowiązkowe jest uczestnictwo w CAŁOŚCI wydarzania.

Dysponujemy 4 miejscami na to wydarzenie dla polskich uczestników.

Zgłoszenia - do 15 lutego 2023 roku poprzez stronę SALTO - Events (salto-et.net)

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Blended mobilities as a means of improving study programmes

Starting date of the event: 24.05.2023
Ending date of the event: 26.05.2023
Event venue (city, country): Face-to-Face, Bratislava, Slovakia

Working language: English
Sector: School Education SCH(SE); Vocational Education and Training VET(VET)

Priority: Digital transformation (2021-27)

Themes and goals: 

The rationale comes from the new type of mobility – blended mobility which comes hand in hand with digitalization – one of the main goals of the new programme. Through this THO NA plans to get together experienced and inexperienced teachers in this topic and by sharing good practice broaden participants’ horizons by showing them how blended mobilities can boost their curricula and attract students in case mobility is fully recognized and supported by high level of digitalization at school. 

Expected results:

• Sharing of good practice examples among participants;
• Establishment of new contacts;
• Gaining knowledge about blended mobilities, infrastructure the school needs, how are mobilities recognized.

Additional information:

24th May: programme starts with dinner

25th May: full day programme, social programme in the evening, dinner

26th May: half-day programme, lunch, departures

Slovak NA covers accommodation for 2 nights (24-26 May), meals and social programme. 

*This is a postponed TCA from October 2022. 

Number of participants: 50

Profile of participants:

SE and VET teachers of lower and upper secondary schools (ISCED 2 and ISCED 3), experienced teachers whose schools offer a variety of blended courses / mobilites together with inexperienced teachers who would like to get inspired and are motivated to include blended mobilities and courses into curricula. 

Warunki uczestnictwa:

Wydarzenie w pełni finansowane ze środków programu Erasmus+. W szkoleniu mogą wziąć udział osoby pełnoletnie, których profil zawodowy oraz profil instytucji odpowiadają tematyce i celom wydarzenia, a stopień znajomości języka, w którym prowadzone będzie wydarzenie, pozwala na aktywny udział. Obowiązkowe jest uczestnictwo w CAŁOŚCI wydarzania.

Dysponujemy 2 miejscami na to wydarzenie dla polskich uczestników.

Zgłoszenia - do 15 marca 2023 roku poprzez stronę SALTO - Events (salto-et.net)

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Long-term Activity Info

Rationale and background:

Due to rapid technological development and a growing need for sustainability, digital teaching and learning in education had already been in focus for a while prior to the pandemic – a paradigm shift towards digitisation in education was already underway. Current events have accelerated the paradigm, making way for a new normal. The Covid-19 pandemic and the physical distancing that followed have affected all walks of society, also education. In order to keep education running, educational institutions have had to quickly adapt to the situation. This has resulted in an unprecedented push to digital teaching and learning.

Challenges:

Digitalisation offers many opportunities, but also presents many challenges. Reinvention is not always a choice. The coronavirus is permanently reshaping the way we live, teach and learn. Some of the behaviours developed in crisis — including wide-scale digital adoption — will outlast the pandemic, well after restrictions on activity are lifted.

Digital transformation in education is more necessary during this crisis, not less. Resources — both in terms of talent and money — will likely be constrained. Digital initiatives may need to be reprioritised based on relevance in the current environment. New problems and opportunities may come to light with greater urgency. Digital transformation roadmaps are needed. It is key to continue to experiment and innovate with digital solutions. It is vital to train target groups to use existing digital methods more effectively and create new ones as well.

Planned Activities:

The overall aim of this long-term activity is 

• to encourage educational institutions across Europe to use lessons learnt during the Covid-19 pandemic, and create state-of-the-art and update existing methodologies for digital learning at individual, community and institutional level; and
• to use them strategically in the future. 
• thereby influencing Erasmus+ Programme and policy objectives at national and EU level

We are planning to proceed the topic during the available time frame through seminars and research activites on three levels:

Seminars:

• 1st (individual) level: key actors, teachers, school staff, etc. – aiming to improve digital awareness, skills and competences, to enrich methodology, and to facilitate digital content creation as well as to encourage the use of existing platforms such as e-Twinning, etc.
• 2nd (community) level: networking among teachers in the online space – aiming to facilitate communication and collaboration to be channelled into classroom teaching by learning from one another as well as emphasising the use of existing platforms such as e-Twinning, etc.
• 3rd (institutional) level: school leaders, decision makers – aiming to upscale and support digital transformation into institutional level. 

Research:

• Through activities of the LTA 2021-2024, participants are supposed to learn about existing and tested practices that can be incorporated into their own strategies as well as identify possible gaps leading to further and better Erasmus+ projects and encourage the development of state-of-the-art solutions.

LTA continues to welcome any NAs 

• wishing to adopt Digital wellbeing programme realized by HU01 to implement in 2022/23 budget year as organizers
• wishing to examine any other aspect of digitization in schools as an organizer, 
• or co-organizer/co-financing partner in any other activity implemented by other national agencies, 
• or of course as sending participants to any LTA-supported event.

Expected results:

The expected impact of the LTA in ascending order of policy effect:

• Coordinating LTA in Digitalisation with research, events, study visit for quality projects in E+
• Supporting Erasmus+ programme with high quality Digitalisation project
• Exploiting E+ project results in the development of SE actors, institutions in the field of digitalisation
• Upscaling  project results to policy level for improving E&T sector