{"id":55204,"date":"2015-03-13T16:48:02","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T16:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=0dab50ccbc1696f88888c83b57b2ecba"},"modified":"2015-03-13T16:48:02","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T16:48:02","slug":"news-story-british-school-teachers-visit-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=55204","title":{"rendered":"News story: British school teachers visit Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On the fourth anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict, a group of British school teachers visited Jordan this week to support teachers and school children affected by the conflict.<\/p>\n

The British Council organised the visit as part of the Connecting Classrooms<\/a> programme.<\/p>\n

15 teachers from UK schools joined 15 teachers from Jordanian and Lebanese schools with significant populations of Syrian refugee children.<\/p>\n

The teachers visited Jordanian schools that host refugee children, and went on to visit a school in Zaatari refugee camp.<\/p>\n

During the visit, the teachers exchanged pupils\u2019 work, compared their experiences of teaching in different contexts and discussed how to make effective use of Connecting Classrooms resources in their classrooms.<\/p>\n

Deputy Head teacher at Rugby High School, Mark Grady said:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a fantastic opportunity to visit Zaatari and see the amazing teaching work that is going on here, despite the very challenging conditions. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs teachers we\u2019ve also learnt from being able to talk directly to the teachers and students here, and having the opportunity to meet with Jordanian, Lebanese and Syrian teachers face-to-face is invaluable. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt will really help us develop our partnerships with schools across the region and increase British students\u2019 understanding of life in other parts of the world.\u201d <\/p>\n

Picture gallery: British teachers visit Zaatari Camp<\/a><\/p>\n

The partnership between British and Jordanian and Lebanese schools<\/a> was announced the by the International Development Secretary, Justine Greening in 2013. <\/p>\n

Since the start of the Syria crisis, the UK has committed \u00a3800 million, its largest ever response to a humanitarian crisis. This support includes food, medical care and relief items for over a million people including those affected by the fighting in Syria, as well as to refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq.<\/p>\n

By the end of September 2014, UK aid had:<\/p>\n