Northern Ireland

LECT has been providing professional development and exchange programmes for teachers from Nothern Ireland since its foundation.  Over the years our programmes have developed and we now work closely with the Department of Education Northern Ireland (DENI) and local authorities in Northern Ireland to provide teachers with a crucial resource for the implementation of the international dimension in education.

LECT's mission in Northern Ireland as elsewhere in the UK is to support teachers and promote excellence in education throughout the Commonwealth by developing, promoting and supporting:

• International educator exchanges and study visits
• International collaboration and linking
• Information sharing and support
• Sharing experience and good practice
• The enhancement of the professional status of teachers

In pursuing its mission in Northern Ireland, LECT works closely with its stakeholders including government and non-government bodies, institutions and agencies involved with Northern Ireland education and international issues.

Teachers from Northern Ireland have access to LECT's programme of study visits.

Contacts

For information about Commonwealth international professional development programmes, please contact your local education authority or email rhian.mathias@lect.org.uk

Information for Teachers on Exchange in Northern Ireland

For information and advice concerning your exchange please contact anna.pietrzkiewicz@lect.org.uk 

For professional problems and support, teachers on exchange should contact their union. Overseas teachers unions have reciprocal arrangements with unions in Northern Ireland. For information about these arrangements, please contact your own union or one of the Northern Ireland teachers unions.