Erasmus+: Investing in the People Who Inspire Others
The people who teach, support and inspire young people play a vital role in shaping their futures.
The Benefits for Your Staff
Teachers are constantly developing the skills, knowledge and confidence of others. However, their own professional development is just as important.
Erasmus+ provides exciting opportunities for professionals to learn, develop and connect with others across Europe and beyond.
International mobility can offer teaching staff the opportunity to experience different approaches, share best practice, develop new skills and build valuable professional networks through job shadowing, teaching in Europe and improving occupational competency and relevance.
At Global Horizons, we believe that investing in the people who work with young people creates a lasting impact that reaches far beyond the individual.
When professionals develop, the young people and communities they support benefit too.
Learning Beyond Your Own Organisation
It can be easy to become familiar with one way of working.
Erasmus+ gives professionals the opportunity to step outside their usual environment and explore how education is delivered in other countries.
Through international mobility, participants can:
- Visit schools, colleges, and educational providers
- Take part in job shadowing
- Observe professional practice
- Attend training courses and workshops
- Share knowledge and ideas with international colleagues
- Explore new approaches and methodologies
Experiencing a different system can encourage professionals to reflect on their own practice and discover new ways of working.
Sometimes, the most valuable professional development comes from simply seeing how someone else approaches the same challenge.
The Benefits for Teaching Staff
For teachers and education professionals, Erasmus+ can provide a valuable opportunity to explore different approaches to teaching and learning.
Teachers can learn about:
- Innovative teaching methods
- Digital education and technology
- Inclusion and supporting learners with diverse needs
- Student engagement
- Wellbeing and pastoral support
- Vocational education and work-based learning
- Sustainability in education
- Internationalisation and global learning
International experiences can also help teaching staff build confidence and bring fresh ideas back into the classroom.
The benefits do not end when the teacher returns home.
New approaches, resources and ideas can be shared with colleagues and embedded across the wider organisation.
One mobility can have an impact on an entire school, college or training provider.