Using eTwinning to integrate technology across the curriculum in international projects

Steeton Primary and Eastburn Junior and Infant Schools are small primaries on the edge of the Education Bradford area. Both schools have been developing their internationalism – and use of IT – through eTwinning. As a British Council ‘eTwinning Ambassador,’ I train other teachers in the use of eTwinning. What is eTwinning? eTwinning is a European digital platform for teachers, now ‘recognised as the biggest teachers’ network in the world’ (Scimeca, 2015). It is free to join and use, and enables teachers and their students to work together in international, collaborative projects. Launched in 2005, the programme is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union and is managed by the British Council in the UK, who also provide free training for schools. There are over 40 countries participating, including schools in the wider European region and north Africa. Each country has a National Support Service, with a Central Support Service managed by European School