Erasmus+ Schools Week PR Kit
A warm welcome to all those teachers whose schools are taking part in Eramus+ Schools Week. We’re delighted that you’ve taken the opportunity to celebrate your project and share your experiences with the wider community. To help promote the...
Erasmus+ Job Shadowing: Including Children with Special and Additional Needs in the Maltese Classroom
In June 2019, one teacher and two Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) from Claddagh National School in Galway City went on a one-week Job Shadowing period to Mellieha Primary School in Malta. It was part of an Erasmus+ Key Action 101 School Education...
Léargas tips to help you find an Erasmus+ project partner
One of the queries we receive most frequently in Léargas is “can you recommend a partner for my project?” Unfortunately, we don’t have the capacity to monitor and connect organisations in this way – but there are lots of tools and resources...
An Erasmus+ TCA Study Visit to Bergen, Norway: Libraries and Inclusion
Hayley Reynolds is a Library Assistant with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Libraries in County Dublin. She is currently studying for a Masters in Library and Information Studies. Hayley recently took part in the Erasmus+ funded Transnational...
Erasmus+ Youth in Action Application Tips
The next deadline for Erasmus+ Youth project applications is 01 October 2020 at 11:00 am Irish time. It's a rule of Erasmus+ that late applications can't be accepted, and we know from experience that this applies to applications that are even...
How Erasmus+ can be a “Changemaker”
Liz Mulry teaches at Eglish National School in Co. Galway, where she is the Erasmus+ Partnership co-ordinator. Currently working as part of the SEN team in the school, Liz has taken many roles in the school, including principal from 2007 to 2012....
A week in the life...
Karen McCormick works in Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) Development Office where she is the European Projects Officer. She is currently working on several Erasmus+ projects, including Restart+ Communities where LYIT is the lead...
The Room: Community Drama
The European Solidarity Corps brings together young people through volunteering, traineeships or employment to build a more inclusive society. Different types of projects can be funded, including 'Solidarity Projects', which take place here in...
How to prepare for Erasmus+ VET placements, Part 2
In the second of two posts with tips on preparing and managing Erasmus+ VET placements, Elva Duggan of our Client Services team summarises insights that were shared by project coordinators at a recent Léargas workshop. The first post...
The new European Youth Strategy – what’s it all about?
With all the news about Brexit, it may have escaped your attention that 2019 also sees the start of the new European Youth Strategy 2019-2027. The strategy aims to bring the EU closer to young people and to help address issues of concern to them....