So why am I heading to Tanzania? As part of our school cluster (South Lambeth Schools' Partnership) we put in an application to develop partnerships with international schools. All twelve schools in the partnership were part of the bid to the British Council. The bid was successful and we were linked with a group of schools in Dodoma, Tanzania.
I shall be carrying out a 'scouting' trip with Mike Richardson (Partnership Business Manager) and Lara Massey (Assistant Headteacher from Dunraven School) to visit the ten link schools, establish a contact and consider how the partnership could work. A delegation from Tanzania shall then be coming to London in January 2012.
Members of staff from each school within the partnership will then make a further visit to Tanzania in Summer 2012, introducing and commencing projects of work between Tanzania and London and kicking off our Global Partnership.
The purpose of the Global Partnership is about learning and not charity - considering issues like global citizenship, sustainability issues and economic development.
See a map by clicking here
Watch a short BBC film about schools in Tanzania
Profile of Tanzania
Mr Robinson's school blog
