Call for bid: Teacher Training for a Group of Korean Teachers

 

British Council Korea is looking for a teacher training partner for a 4-week programme in the UK who can host 10 trainees (5 secondary and 5 primary teachers of English) from South Korea.

About the programme
British Council Korea has been selected as a training centre for a 6 month teacher training project, focusing on improving teachers’ teaching skills.  As part of the project, trainees will be sent to the UK for 4 weeks for language development and school practicum.  The target period is from 14 January to 8 Feb 2019.

About the trainees
The trainees consist of 5 secondary and 5 primary teachers of English with at least three years of teaching experience in state schools.

Details

▪ Period: 14 January to 8 Feb 2019 (4 weeks)

▪ Trainees: 5 secondary and 5 primary teachers of English

Criteria

points

Details

Curriculum

30

  • Advanced level integrated skills course
  • Practice with communicative skills
  • Methodology classes offering practical activities and resources
  • Preparation for school practicum (e.g. Safeguarding in UK, British Education Systems etc)
  • Field trips (culturally or historically significant sites, other universities, natural attractions, etc.) with task-based learning activities and their application of like exercises in their home country
  • Plan for collection of qualitative and quantitative data about trainees performance
  • Cultural talks

School

Practicum

30

University/ language centre should

  • supervise school practicum overall
  • organise school practicum in local schools for 1 week up
  • provide brief profiles of participating local schools
  • prepare trainees for class observations and teaching
  • prepare host teachers for mentoring trainees
  • place trainees in schools
  • pair trainees with host teachers (1:1, 2:1) for mentoring

 

Trainees should

  • observe a variety of classes
  • assist when possible
  • independently teach at least once during the period of school practicum

 

School based mentor teachers should

  • make sure trainees are welcome in each school by introducing them to school faculty and students at the start of school practicum
  • invite trainees to observe a wide variety of subjects being taught
  • involve trainees in assistant teaching
  • arrange brief daily meetings with trainees to explain expectations and answer questions
  • provide detailed written feedback on trainees’ lessons and participation in school practicum
  • provide proper work stations to trainees
  • make sure trainees get access to school facilities

Accommodation

and

Travel

10

  • Home stay or shared house
  • Transportation to/from airport, training institute,

practicum schools, and field trips

  • Meals

Costs

20

  • Costs breakdown

Others

10

  • Welcome packs
  • Induction session
  • Satisfaction survey to be completed by trainees
  • Certificates of achievement
  • Closing Ceremony
  • Final report including trainees’ responses to satisfaction survey, qualitative and quantitative evaluation of trainees performance, program outcomes, and recommendations

Total

100

 

How to apply

  • Please submit your proposal by email. The above criteria should be included in your proposal.
  • Deadline of Submission: Friday, 7 September 2018
  • Submission to Jaemoon Hwang: jaemoon.hwang@britishcouncil.or.kr

Contact Person

Jaemoon Hwang | Business Development Manager (English for Education Systems)

British Council | 2F, 19 Seosomun-ro 11-gil (B-dong, Paichai Jeongdong Building, 34-5 Jeong-dong) | Jung-gu | Seoul | 04516 | Korea 

+82 (0)2 3702 0625