Taith Pathway 1 Mobility of Participants 2024

Please provide a publishable summary of your project, which gives a brief, clear overview of the aims, activities, and participants, as a minimum.

What are the aims of your project and how do these align with the Taith strategy and your organisation’s priorities?

The aims of the proposed project align with those of the Taith strategy and the applying organisation’s priorities.

*This question is for Learner mobilities*

Please explain how your project will create life-changing opportunities for learners and young people, particularly those from underrepresented groups.

The application demonstrates how the project will have the greatest possible impact and will create life-changing opportunities for learners and young people, particularly for those from underrepresented groups.

*This question is for Staff only mobilities*

Taith’s purpose is to create life-changing opportunities for learners and young people across Wales, in particular those from underrepresented groups.  If learners and young people aren’t participating in the project, please explain why this is not feasible.

The applying organisation provides clear reasons for why learners and young people are not able to participate in a Taith mobility.

*This question is for Staff mobilities*

Staff activity should create immediate and lasting benefits for learners and young people.

What will be the impact on the learners from your staff mobilities?  How will you make sure the learning is shared with learners, in particular those from underrepresented groups?

Where staff are involved, the application demonstrates the impact of the activity on learners and young people, in particular those from underrepresented groups.

Please provide details on how you will target participants from underrepresented groups?  What challenges do you foresee and how will you overcome these?

The applying organisation clearly details how it will target participants from underrepresented groups, provides details on the identified challenges to engaging underrepresented groups and outlines appropriate measures to overcome these challenges.

NOTE: At least 25% of all mobility participants must be from underrepresented groups.  If you are not applying for learner mobilities and this means you are unable to meet this threshold, you will need to provide further information below.

What percentage of your participants will be from underrepresented groups?

The application has met or exceeded the required minimum of 25% of participants from underrepresented groups.

*This question is for Staff mobilities*

How many learners will benefit directly from your staff mobility?

(This could be organisation wide, or specific to a class, or targeted group of learners)

This question will not be assessed but provides data for the question below.

*This question is for Staff mobilities*

Out of these learners, how many will be from underrepresented groups?

The application has met or exceeded the required minimum of 25% of participants from underrepresented groups.

Please detail how and why you have chosen the international partner(s) and explain why they are appropriate and relevant for the activities and outcomes of the project. Where you have not yet found an international partner(s) please outline your plans for their identification and engagement.

International partners named in the application are appropriate and relevant for the activities and outcomes of the project. Where international partners are not named in the application, the plans outlined for their identification and engagement are appropriate.

Please explain your rationale behind the choice of destination(s).

Please show that you have considered:

• Value for money.
• Environmental impact, e.g. carbon footprint.
• Impact on the participant(s).
• Relevance to the project’s aims.

Please explain your rationale behind the choice of destination(s).

Please show that you have considered:

• Value for money.
• Environmental impact, e.g. carbon footprint.
• Impact on the participant(s).
• Relevance to the project’s aims.

Please explain how you will manage the project and the grant funding for outward and inward mobilities (where applicable), including:

• Day-to-day project management.
• Financial management.
• The delivery of mobilities.
• The provision of support to participants.

Where multiple organisations are included in the application, please provide a clear explanation of the roles of each partner.

The applying organisation demonstrates they have the capacity proportionate to the scale of the proposed project to deliver and manage the project. The proposal outlines a robust approach to day-to-day project management, financial management, risk identification and management, the delivery of mobilities, and the provision of support to participants. Where multiple organisations are included, there is a clear explanation of the roles of each partner.

What do you think are the main risks to the delivery of the project and how will you manage these?

The applying organisation demonstrates they have the capacity proportionate to the scale of the proposed project to deliver and manage the project. The proposal outlines a robust approach to day-to-day project management, financial management, risk identification and management, the delivery of mobilities, and the provision of support to participants. Where multiple organisations are included, there is a clear explanation of the roles of each partner.

How will you monitor the progress of your project activities, measure the success of your project overall and ensure learning is shared?

The application clearly outlines an appropriate plan for how the project will be monitored and evaluated.

How will you ensure appropriate safeguarding/ duty of care measures are in place during outward and inward mobilities and during virtual exchanges?

The applying organisation demonstrates it has appropriate safeguarding/ duty of care measures for all its proposed activities and its plan for ensuring a supportive environment for all participants is suitable.

What specific measures will you take to ensure that your project is inclusive and accessible, in particular to those from underrepresented groups?

Please refer to:

• Promotion of opportunities.
• Recruitment/selection of participants.
• Support for participants (before, during and after mobilities).

The applying organisation clearly demonstrates a commitment to inclusivity and accessibility, which  includes details on the:

• Promotion of opportunities.
• Recruitment/selection of participants.
• Support for participants (before, during and after mobilities).

The applying organisation provides clear evidence that they have robust support mechanisms for participants in place before, during and after the mobilities.

Please explain why you have chosen this particular mobility type and how does this address the needs of the participants and produce high quality learning outcomes.

The learning needs of the participants are clearly set out and the applying organisation demonstrates the chosen mobility type is appropriate.

The extent to which the proposed activities will produce high-quality learning outcomes for the participants is demonstrated.

What will you do to mitigate the environmental impact of your project? Where green travel options aren’t possible, please include details of other sustainable practices that you will put in place.

Evidence is shown that the applying organisation is aware of their project’s environmental impact and will take steps to mitigate it.

Please explain how your project will address some, or all of, the wider impacts detailed in the Taith strategy.

These are:

• Promoting Welsh culture, heritage and language.
• Promoting Wales as an outward looking, collaborative and welcoming country.
• Embedding an international approach in the education sectors across Wales.
• Stimulating educational excellence and innovation to complement existing Welsh Government strategies.
• Developing language learning and intercultural understanding across Wales.

The applying organisation provides details on how their project will address some, or all, of the wider impacts detailed in the Taith strategy.