Embedding the Global Dimension into Secondary Initial Teacher Training through the use of virtual schools

This article reports on the progress of an action
research project designed to embed the Global
Dimension into Secondary Initial Teacher Education
at the Cass School of Education, University of East
London. Conceived in 2007, the project built on
the recognised strengths of our provision – the
‘virtual schools’ initiative and our relations with
our partnership schools, both of which were
recognised by Ofsted in their 2008 and 2010
inspections of the work of the Secondary Initial
Teacher Education at UEL. The project sought to
weave the Global Dimension around the framework
of virtual schools using our strong partnership with
school-based colleagues to support this initiative.
This article reports on the progress the project has
made in its second year informed by an analysis
of school-based partnership staff and trainee
evaluations examining the outcomes of the project
in its first year.

Citation:
Czerniawski, G., Wright, K., Herrington, N. (2011) ‘Embedding the Global Dimension into Secondary Initial Teacher Training through the use of virtual schools’, Research in Secondary Teacher Education, 1(1) pp.21-26..