The international dimension
The international dimension in education
has never been more important. Our young people are becoming global
citizens and the job market in which they will compete is an
international one.
To prepare our children for this very different world,
education must adapt. Learning to speak a foreign language, to
understand and appreciate other cultures, to work towards shared
goals with counterparts from very different backgrounds – these are
now key components of a well-rounded education. The DCSF's
international strategy for education identifies three interrelated
goals:
- Equipping children and adults for a global society and
economy
- Working with other nations and regions to their
benefit and ours
- Maintaining an education system that can further
our global economic objectives.
The Global Gateway is to help you to provide leadership and
support to 
both
staff and pupils in all of these crucial areas.
What schools can do now
School leaders have a role to play in achieving these
goals:
- by building links with schools and communities
abroad
- by learning from and with counterparts from
abroad
- by promoting good practice
- by helping to ensure effective modern foreign
language teaching for their students at both primary and secondary
level
- by supporting their school to aspire to the
DCSF International School
Award
- by encouraging teachers to plan and think of the
international dimension when planning and teaching.