Our Track Record

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LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS

MoE Palestine

Consultancy for BTC (Belgian Development Agency), the British Council and MoE Palestine to improve pedagogical approaches to the teaching of digital literacies. Our work included:

Initial scoping visits to West Bank schools
Design, development and delivery of 3-day workshops for teachers and school inspectors from 53 schools
Culturally-appropriate approaches and materials
Liaising with translators and interpreters
Recommendations for further NGO support for regional roll-out of programme

Impact on donor approaches: prioritising pedagogy over hardware

MoE Basque Country

Consultancy on developing Basque language blended learning options for the Basque government’s Ministry of Education in northern Spain. Our work included:

Development of a strategic plan for blended learning roll-out in the Basque Country
Training in blended learning approaches for Basque MoE curriculum designers, materials writers and language teachers
Bilingual consultants enabled consultancy to be carried out exclusively in Spanish
Support for staged roll out of blended learning options in Basque Adult Education Institutes

Impact on regional language policy

PICT: Primary ICT Asia

Multi-country consultancy researching the application of ICT in primary schools to provide policy recommendations to MoEs. Funded by the British Council. Our work included:

Four countries involved: Korea, Singapore, Japan and Malaysia
Baseline studies of ICT use in schools in all four countries
Liaising with local data collection teams in each country
Analysis of video-recorded classroom observations and teacher interviews
Presentation of findings and recommendations for educational policies to MoE officials in a Policy Dialogue summit, held in Thailand

Impact on integration of digital technologies and pedagogical approaches at national level

Plan Ceibal: Uruguay

Consultancy to provide training materials for teachers in the Uruguayan One Laptop Per Child initiative (Plan Ceibal). Funded by the Ministry of Education Uruguay and the British Council. Our work included:

Design and development of online training modules for teachers working with videoconference-based teaching
Design and development of English print booklet learning materials for children visiting the Montevideo Museum of Science
Supporting local writing teams for materials development

Impact on preparedness of teachers to work effectively with the Plan Ceibal model of videoconference-based teaching

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Sultan Qaboos: Oman

Multi-country consultancy researching the application of ICT in primary schools to provide policy recommendations to MoEs. Funded by the British Council. Our work included:

Four countries involved: Korea, Singapore, Japan and Malaysia
Baseline studies of ICT use in schools in all four countries
Liaising with local data collection teams in each country
Analysis of video-recorded classroom observations and teacher interviews
Presentation of findings and recommendations for educational policies to MoE officials in a Policy Dialogue summit, held in Thailand

Impact on integration of digital technologies and pedagogical approaches at national level

CIC Idiomes: Spain

Design and development of online training modules for teachers working with videoconference-based teaching
Design and development of English print booklet learning materials for children visiting the Montevideo Museum of Science
Supporting local writing teams for materials development

Impact on preparedness of teachers to work effectively with the Plan Ceibal model of videoconference-based teaching

AISLi Schools: Italy

Consultancy with the AISli network of schools to identify institutional digital needs and provide solutions. Our work included:

Design, development and implementation of needs analysis tool for 33 schools in network
Development of training for school directors and academic managers based on identified digital needs
Focus on pedagogical issues and on non-pedagogical issues (e.g. online marketing, effective website design)
Collaborative development of strategic implementation plans for individual schools

Impact on increased public awareness of school brands and student recruitment

ZHAW: Switzerland

Consultancy to review and adapt university curricula and assessment procedures, so as to integrate blended learning approaches. Our work included:

Consultative review of university curricula and assessment procedures
Design of a staged pilot blended learning integration plan
Design, development and delivery of training for 25 lecturers to develop digital literacies and readiness for blended approaches

Impact on curricula design and improved teaching skills

We have also worked with the following educational organisations:

United Kingdom: Oxford University Department of Education, Cambridge University, The London School of Economics (LSE), University of Westminster, University of Manchester, University of Strathclyde, Bucks New University, English UK, International House London, Study Group, East Berkshire College, ELC Bristol, Anglo European Bournemouth,

Europe: Pilzen University (Czech Republic), University of Barcelona (Spain), Universidad Pompeu Fabra (Spain), Oxford TEFL (Spain & Czech Republic), ESADE (Spain), NELC (Spain), Escuela Oficial de Idiomas (Spain), EduFin (Finland), CLM Bell (Italy), LEND (Italy), CEBS (Austria)

Americas: School for International Training (USA), Kaplan Education (USA), English 360 (USA), Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (Canada), York University (Canada), Cultura Inglesa (Brazil), Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (Peru), Avatar Languages (Latin America)

Our Track Record

KEY INFORMATION

LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS

MoE Palestine

MoE Basque Country

PICT: Primary ICT Asia

Plan Ceibal: Uruguay

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Sultan Qaboos: Oman

CIC Idiomes: Spain

AISLi Schools: Italy

ZHAW: Switzerland

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