Throughout many education systems and contexts in East Asia experienced teachers, teacher researchers, teacher educators, influencers, and KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders) act as important sources of positive influence and knowledge amongst local English teachers, offering valuable gateways to useful resources and larger teacher communities within their local context. As such, the British Council wishes to support these professionals in their role as purveyors and advocates of high-quality CPD opportunities and resources through the English Connects Teacher Enabling Fund.
The Enabling Fund will provide support to successful applicants who can show evidence of existing English teaching communities and networks that can benefit from the available funding, and who can offer innovative ideas for impactful teacher-focused events that provide both new CPD opportunities and resources for development of their community.
The Enabling Fund invites experienced English teachers, lecturers, teacher educators, influencers and KOLs in Indonesia to submit an application which outlines how they will develop or support identified online teaching communities for teachers in basic education within Indonesia, and how high-quality free online resources will be used to provide practical ideas and solutions for those teachers. Proposals outlined in the application form should include a clear outcome(s) for the series of events and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to allow evaluation of its success.
Given the Call requirement of a current, established teacher network in Indonesia it is expected that applicants will be from, or based in Indonesia. A grant of 3,000 (three thousand) pounds will be allocated to each of 10 successful applicants.
Who can apply?
The fund is open to anyone who has a current, existing network of teachers in Indonesia that exceeds 500, and this can be evidenced. Key selection criteria for the call are:
- A minimum of 5 years teaching experience in Indonesia
- Previous direct training or event experience with English teachers within basic education in Indonesia
- Access to an existing network of > 500 teachers from which to build the community (Evidence required)
Applying for the Challenge Fund
To apply for the Call, applicants should submit the following:
- An application form. The form must be completed in English.
- A resume or self-introduction highlighting experience and network.
- A brief, sample event plan, (i.e., structure, timing, suggested content, and rationale for choice) in the format of your choice, outlining how online CPD materials might be integrated into an event, and how the event may be structured. Please also consider the following questions when creating the plan: How will I integrate materials? How will I allow teachers to contribute or share their ideas? What topic areas are most relevant? How can I make the events practical?
- A brief outline (A full proposal can be created later, after the events have yielded data and insight) of a proposal for future sharing at the national conference (planned: Oct – Nov 2023).
- A brief outline of planned spending: E.g., any planned travel cost, time spent on events and planning, time for the sharing session at regional conference etc.
All applications and supporting documents should be sent to englishprogrammes.id@britishcouncil.or.id Cc’ing buyung.sudrajat@britishcouncil.or.id and maria.ersandi@britishcouncil.or.id by 23:59, Western Indonesia (WIB) time, 3 March 2023. Please see Important Dates section below for further details.
Important dates
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Dates |
Activity |
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15 February 2023 |
Call released |
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23 February 2023 |
Briefing event via Zoom. Register using this link: https://britishcouncil.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuf-uspzksG9xGbvZDou5rG5eNcU2X3Ha- |
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3 March 2023 |
Deadline for proposal submission |
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10 March 2023 |
Result announced |
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17 March 2023 |
Agreement signed |
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1 April 2023 |
Project commences/ funds released |
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By 30 December 2023 |
Project activities end |
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28 February 2024 |
Submit report + spending evidence |