What is Connecting Classrooms?

Connecting Classrooms is a new, five year partnership programme for schools in the UK and Pakistan .Connecting Classroom aims at building mutually beneficial relationships between Pakistani schools and schools in the UK.

Benefits of CC

• Connecting Classrooms strengthens understanding and levels of trust between people in the UK and other societies.

• Connecting Classrooms increases the ability of individuals and organisations to contribute to positive social change and the strengthening of civil society

• Optional elements encourage an increase in the use of English as a tool for international communication and intercultural understanding.

• It enables Intra cultural dialogue as well inter cultural Dialogue

Cluster model

Each cluster consists of 8 schools five schools in Pakistan will  partner with three schools in the UK to make a cluster
Five schools in Pakistan are a mix of four state schools and 1 Private school

Major Activities

• Collaborative projects between young people

•  Professional Development for teachers and head teachers

• Policy engagement

Themes for Projects

•  Intercultural dialogue

• Active citizenship

• Skills for employment

Clusters established through Connecting Classrooms at present

• NWFP – Mardan – Kirklees

• NWFP – Charsadda - Blackburn

• NWFP – Abottabad - Blackburn

• NWFP – Swabi – Nottingham

• NWFP – Peshawar – Bradford

• PUNJAB - Murree - Oldham

• PUNJAB – Multan – Birmingham

• PUNJAB – Bahawalpur – Manchester

• PUNJAB – Khanewal – Birmingham

• FEDERAL TERRITORY – Urban Islamabad – Kirklees, Fartown/Birkby

• FEDERAL TERRITORY – Rural Islamabad – Glasgow

• SINDH – Tando Alayar – Birmingham, Wyndcliffe

• SINDH – Sukkur – Wigan

• SINDH – Matyari – Birmingham

• BALOCHISTAN – Pasheen – Kirklees, Earlsheaton