Sub-Saharan Africa.
In 2007 Bosworth Academy (formerly Bosworth Community College), with support of the British Council, became involved in an International Partnership with two schools in Kaduna, Nigeria. This was a very positive three year partnership which initially involved staff exchange visits and culminated in six Bosworth students visiting Nigeria in 2009 to work with their partner schools’ sports leaders and run a football festival. Due to the success of this partnership the British Council proposed we develop the partnership through the Connecting Classrooms schemes which expanded the partnership to include a further two schools in Nigeria and the UK (Market Bosworth High School and Winstanley) and also a three school cluster in Khartoum, Sudan. As the partnership developed St Peter’s Primary School in Market Bosworth and also Desford Primary School became involved.

On Monday 15th October three teachers from Nigera and four from Sudan visited our schools to spend time observing lessons and meeting with senior members of staff in the schools involved. The idea of the partnership is to share ideas of teaching and learning and also to develop ways to connect our students. The visiting teachers commented on how calm the learning environment was and also on the level of engagement of our students in their learning in all the schools visited. The week also gave our students the opportunity to engage with the visitors, acting as guides around the schools and also having the opportunity to discuss the activities they were undertaking in lessons.

The week certainly enriched the cultural awareness of the schools and we look forward to continuing this international partnership in the future

Liam Grest – Bosworth Academy