about Local 4 Global

LaSER is short for the London and South East England regions.

This started as a consortium of organisations aiming to enhance and increase the global dimension in schools. To achieve this it co-ordinated and promoted a wide range of high quality support. It receives funding from the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

The consortium has been in place since July 2003 with the primary purpose of working with teachers and other educators through strategic approaches.

Local 4 Global represents one outcome from the first phase of LaSER-Global Dimension - a wider learning community of teachers and educators in London and South East England.

For further information on how DFID works in the UK see http://www.dfid.gov.uk/aboutdfid/intheuk/

Read more about DFID's Evaluation framework >>

Implementation Team
Local 4 Global is unincorporated. The contract for funding by DFID is held by HEC and RISC for London and South East England respectively. The Implementation Team has the folowing functions and part-time staff:

Coordination and leadership - Angus Willson
Partnership - Lisa Taner
Financial control and reporting - Martin Mikhail and Rod Leith
Mentoring, Monitoring and Evaluation - Madeleine Kennedy-Macfoy
ITE - Sophie Mackay
Team Support - Madeleine Kennedy-Macfoy
Human Resources - Mandy Curtis
Communications and information - Margaret Burr

Policy Group
The purpose of the Policy Group is to be involved in strategic decision making of Local4Global. Each meeting will have a focus to tie in with the reporting and annual submission requirements to DFID on the financial year and the academic year for the evaluation framework.
The Policy Group represents a range of stakeholders:

* Heads and teachers in schools
* Course leaders in ITE institutions
* Local authorities
* National bodies
* Voluntary sector

Updated details of the Policy Group will appear here.

Regions

DFID has contributed funding towards similar local strategies in the nine regions of England:

East of England Development Education Network
www.harambeecentre.org.uk/EEDEN.htm

East Midlands
www.emngps.org.uk

London
www.local4global.org.uk

North East England
www.ownne.org

North West England
www.globaldimensionnw.org.uk

South West England
www.globaldimensionsouthwest.org.uk

South East England
www.local4global.org.uk

West Midlands
www.tidec.org/Aims/WM-coalition.html

Yorkshire and Humberside
www.yhgsa.org.uk

^{Updated 7 August 2008}

Local 4 Global

London and South East England Regions (LaSER)

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