Case studies

Inter-Action: sections europeennes and specialist schools

Case studies

This is your opportunity to showcase your school's work to other schools, and to learn from other schools' partnerships. We will be updating this site regularly with new case studies, and welcome all your examples of how your pupils are interacting with your partner school and using the French language across a variety of areas.
To have your school's work featured on this website please email the Inter-Action team at ana.miranda@ssatrust.org.uk.
Work experience abroad: The Piggott School, Wokingham and Lycee Guehenno, Fougeres
DVD case study
The Piggott School's relationship with Lycee Guehenno in the Breton town of Fougeres has grown into an exchange arrangement, giving the young people involved the opportunity to do work experience abroad. Find out more...

Priory School, East Sussex and Collège Thérésien, La Réunion
Priory School, a performing arts and language college, joined the programme in January 2008. They wanted to work with a French-speaking school and involve subjects other than languages in the school's international dimension. Find out more...

Specialism focus: a business-like approach to sharing work
The Westgate School, a business & enterprise college in Slough, joined the Inter-Action programme in 2007-08, having gained the International School Award for its global dimension work. It was matched with a college in a small town near Perpignan. Find out more...

Developing cross-curricular language through partnership
Tomlinscote School in Surrey has been developing strong links with their partner school Collège Jules Valles at Le Puy-en-Velay in the Auvergne region, as well as introducing French across the curriculum. Find out more...

Making a connection through art in French
Grays Convent High School and Language College joined the Inter-Action programme in 2006-7, and has established a successful partnership with Collège Claude Bernard in Paris. Colleagues in the two schools struck up a good relationship almost immediately, based on a mutual appreciation for art. Find out more...