The British Council Indonesia is now inviting grant applications for UK-ID innovative and collaborative approaches to support English teacher professional development in schools and Higher Education. UK and Indonesian universities, ELT and EdTech organisations are now invited to partner and bid for grant funds to design, develop, pilot, and evaluate TPD resources with the potential to be used at national scale. The grant categories are:

• TPD resources to support pre service and in service school teachers
• TPD resources to support teachers working in rural and remote areas
• TPD resources to support teachers and lecturers working in Higher Educations Institutions

We are seeking to award 2-3 UK-ID partnership grants in each of the categories above. Each successful UK-ID partnership proposal will be award up to a maximum of £50,000 GBP which shall only be used to cover project activities contributing to developing English language teaching, learning and assessment in Indonesia. Partnership proposals are for two years of implementation from December 2021 to March 2023. The funding is for the duration of the project.

Grant funding objectives:

• New UK-ID innovative and collaborative partnerships to support English teacher professional development (TPD) in schools and higher education. These partnerships will design, develop, pilot, and evaluate new TPD resources.
• Teacher Professional Development (TPD) resources will be context specific – i.e. they will be produced specifically for Indonesian English teachers in schools and higher education. For example, where the resources feature case studies, examples from the classroom, videos of teaching talking / teaching, video from the classroom – these will likely feature Indonesian teachers, Indonesian classrooms.
• Specific grant category for ‘low tech’ TPD resources accessible to teachers in rural and remote areas (i.e. teachers with no access, or limited access, to the internet).
• Produce high quality TPD resources which are accessible and can be used at scale – e.g. by all target teachers nationally.
• Partnership approach includes co-creation and capacity building with Indonesian partners to ensure high quality TPD resources are promoted and supported by local expertise, ensuring greater reach, impact and long-term sustainability.

This Call for Proposal comes under the British Council Indonesian English for Education Systems (EES) ELT in Education strand. Full information about the Digital Innovation Grants including how to apply are available via this British Council Indonesia website page:

Digital Innovation Grant Briefing and Q&A Sessions

Potential applicants are invited to join two optional digital innovation grant briefing sessions on Wednesday 13 October and Tuesday 19 October. During these sessions we will talk through the call and answer any of the questions you may have. All sessions will be run in English.

Digital Innovation Grant:               Briefing and Q&A Session 1

Date / Time: 13 October:              09:00 - 10:00 (UK)

                   15:00 - 16:00 (WIB)

Registration link:                          https://bit.ly/UK-ID-QA1

Digital Innovation Grant:               Briefing and Q&A Session 2

Date / Time: 13 October:              08:30 - 09:30 (UK)

                    14:30 - 15:30 (WIB)

Registration link:                           https://bit.ly/UK-ID-QA2

You are welcome to submit questions for clarification in advance when registering for a session or by e mail to ees.indonesia@britishcouncil.or.id

UK-ID English Partnership Series (Sept 28 – 30)

At the end of Sept the British Council Indonesia and the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) organised 3 English language teaching (ELT) themed events over 3 days. This 3-day event was designed to facilitate sharing of expertise and experience between the UK and Indonesian education institutions, government agencies, ELT and EdTech companies. It focussed on innovation, best practice and enhancing the quality of English language teacher training, teaching, and learning. All sessions were recorded and will be of interest to potential grant applicants. Links below:

Session 1.1          Official launch of UK-ID digital innovation grants to support teacher professional development (TPD) in schools and Higher Education Institutions.

                            YouTube recording: https://bit.ly/UK-ID-S1

Session 2.1          English Teacher Professional Development (Schools): Innovations in professional development for pre service and in service English teachers, including low tech innovations in professional development for English teachers working in rural and remote areas.

                           YouTube recording: https://bit.ly/UK-ID-S21

Session 2.2          English Teacher Professional Development (Higher Educations): Teacher professional development & capacity building for English teachers and EMI lectures working in Higher Education.

                            YouTube recording: https://bit.ly/UK-ID-S22

Session 3.1          UK-ID Online English language teaching and learning: Private sector English language learning in Indonesia – face to face and online & Innovations in online English teaching from UK ELT companies.

                            YouTube recording: https://bit.ly/UK-ID-S31

Session 3.2          UK ELT in Indonesia - Innovations in English & Assessment: Innovations in English & Exams from the British Council, Cambridge University Press & Assessment and Pearson.

                            YouTube recording: https://bit.ly/UK-ID-S32

Full playlist: https://bit.ly/UK-ID-PL