Global Partnerships

Earlier this year we were fortunate to have been successful in our bid to the British Council to fund an international exchange of teachers and develop links with a school in another country. We were delighted to discover that we had been paired up with The Lyceum School in Lahore, Pakistan.

On 6th November, Assistant Headteacher, Mr Yeoman travelled to visit the school with the aim of sharing best practice and discovering what education in a developing country looks like. The experience was unforgettable and the reception he received was incredibly warm. Over the course of six days he visited four different schools and spent time with the principals of each; watching lessons, sports events and delivering teacher training to teaching staff in all schools. He spent time working with a group of Year 11 students sharing with them how drama can be used to understand Shakespeare’s Macbeth which they were already studying. The purpose of the visit was also to understand the culture of the country and as such, he had the opportunity to visit The Lahore Fort, a 16th Century Fort built by the Moghuls and used by the British during their occupation in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The history of the UK and Pakistan are intertwined; the British ruled over the area of the subcontinent for nearly 100 years before dividing it up into India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. With such a shared history the links between our two nations are obvious and moving forwards, we are looking to develop a range of international projects to share our learning and allow our students to see themselves as members of a global society. The visit culminated in Mr Yeoman becoming a guest of honour at the International Schools’ Awards Ceremony in the capital city, Islamabad. Here he met the minister of education and the Head of Schools to discuss potential partnerships moving ahead. For students at QPHS opportunities are certainly growing and as a forward thinking school, we are progressing to become culturally rich too.