ERASMUS PLUS – Key Action 1: Mobility for pupils and staff in school education – 2021

Objectives 

• Promoting values of inclusion and diversity, tolerance, and democratic participation;
• Promoting knowledge about shared European heritage and diversity;
• Supporting development of professional networks across Europe;
• Supporting professional development of teachers, school leaders and other school staff;
• Promoting the use of new technologies and innovative teaching methods;
• Improving language learning and language diversity in schools;
• Supporting the sharing and transfer of best practices in teaching and school development;
• Building capacity of schools to engage in cross-border exchanges and cooperation, and carry out high quality mobility projects;
• Making learning mobility a realistic possibility for any pupil in school education;
• Fostering recognition of learning outcomes of pupils and staff in mobility periods abroad

Among financed actions  

• Job shadowing (2 to 60 days);
• Teaching or training assignments (2 to 365 days);
• Courses and training (2 to 30 days);
• Group mobility of school pupils (2 to 30 days, at least two pupils per group);
• Short-term learning mobility of pupils (10 to 29 days);
• Long-term learning mobility of pupils (30 to 365 days);
• Invited experts (2 to 60 days);
• Hosting teachers and educators in training (10 to 365 days);
• Preparatory visits

 Additional information:

• Initial duration of the action:

Lot 1: Between 6 and 18 months

Lot 2: 15 months

Eligibility :

• Lot 1:  

– Project must be established in an Erasmus+ Program country; 

– Schools providing general education at pre-primary, primary or secondary level; 

– Local and regional public authorities, coordination bodies and other organisations with a role in the field of school education; 

– Individual organisation (consortium not allowed);

–Organisations that receive a grant for a short-term project under the first round of applications may not apply for the second round of the same call for proposals 

• Lot 2:  

– Project must be established in an Erasmus+ Program country; 

– Organisations holding a valid Erasmus accreditation in vocational education and training are eligible to apply; 

– Consortia;  

– The number of applicants is not limited