2011 has certainly been a busy year for VESL… here are a few highlights from the year : Kerala We had great success with our new programme working in schools within fishing communities in Kerala (South India). All of this year’s volunteers did a magnificent job in helping to lay down the foundations of this programme. […]
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Effects of Short-term Volunteering on Qualified Teachers
The Society of Educational Studies (SES) funded VESL to undertake a research project looking at the effects on attitudes and practice of teachers undertaking voluntary projects overseas. ‘Global Educators’ Report Summary Schools and teachers are increasingly being asked to use a global outlook in the classroom, and to appreciate the issues of identities and diversity […]
VESL AWARDED RESEARCH GRANT BY SES
VESL has been awarded a grant from the Society of Educational Studies (SES) to look at the effects volunteering overseas can have on UK teachers’ development and classroom practice. The project will take place over the course of the next academic year with the report due for publication in the summer of 2009. VESL would […]
