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BGA Schools

The Schools’ Network of the British-German Association

BGA Schools is our schools’ network. At a national level, BGA Schools works to raise awareness of the value and importance of teaching German in UK schools. At a local level, BGA Schools encourages and supports German-language teaching in British secondary schools. The help we offer schools includes:

Educational material

  • Free access to British-German Association on-line events and podcasts.
  • Free BGA newsletter on German language and studies, and a separate free BGA Schools newsletter (see box).
  • There are no charges or fees for these services.

Stay up to date with BGA Schools news

Advice, contacts and links

  • Advising and supporting schools to make the case for the teaching of German. Click here for “Why German?”
  • Advising schools on setting up exchanges and virtual exchanges. Click here.
  • Helping to locate local contacts in business, industry and the media who can bring home to pupils the importance of a knowledge of German. Click here for information on contacting local businesses with links to Germany.
  • Linking German departments with other schools in the same area.
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Direct and indirect financial support

  • Dresden Trust scholarships, offered exclusively to BGA schools, provide 100% funding for A level pupils to spend 3-4 weeks at a school in Dresden. The Trust also offers BGA school groups financial support to visit Dresden while in Germany. Click here.
  • The annual BGA Schools Awards: cash prizes and certificates for in-school projects which schools run at key times to build enthusiasm and interest. Click here.
  • Financial support for, e.g.:
  • Language study visits / exchanges with Germany.
  • Funding teachers or A Level pupils to visit feeder schools to encourage them to take up or continue with German.
  • Subsidising German days or masterclasses.
Schools in YB network

BGA Schools Award Scheme

The BGA’s annual BGA Schools Award Scheme gives cash prizes and certificates for the best projects submitted by students in each participating school

Resources for Teachers

We have resources available for teachers including graphics and statistics on why you should learn German

Any questions?

Please also send us an email if you would like to change your details; for example, if you now teach German at a different school.

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Support us

The BGA is now playing a greater role in British-German relations than ever before. We receive no regular funding from any Government, and our income from individual membership fees covers less than a fifth of our running costs. So we are reliant on donors to continue and expand our work. Your support is hugely appreciated.

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