Erasmus+ for schools
Which Erasmus+ actions are relevant for schools?
For organisations in the school education field, including early childhood education and care and vocational education and training (VET), the main elements of the programme are:
- Staff and learner mobility (Key Action 1): This allows teachers and trainers (including student teachers) and other school staff to attend training courses and take part in job shadowing or teaching assignments in another country. Learners can participate in individual mobility activities, group or class exchanges, and learn new skills (in the field of VET).
- Partnerships for cooperation (Key Action 2): This allows schools to work with other schools and organisations to improve teaching and learning approaches, enhance education quality and make education more relevant. It offers:
- Small-scale partnerships featuring newcomers and grassroots organisations.
- Cooperation partnerships that seek to achieve more substantial project results.
There are also other opportunities, for example the Jean Monnet action regarding the European dimension of teaching at school.
For more information, including application deadlines and latest news on funding, please see:
- Erasmus+ programme guide
- List of Erasmus+ National Agencies
- Factsheet on the 2021-2027 Erasmus+ programme
Guidance on Erasmus+ funding
Erasmus quality standards for mobility projects
Organisations implementing mobility activities must adhere to a common set of Erasmus+ quality standards. They comprise basic principles and good management practices and ensure quality standards and support for participants, as well as guidelines for sharing results and knowledge about the programme.
Project partner search
If you are planning mobility activities as a participant or a host, you can browse project partner announcements on the European School Education Platform, and post your own announcement.
Course catalogue
The course catalogue includes onsite and online courses for teacher professional development. The onsite courses are provided by independent course providers and have not been pre-approved or validated by this platform or national authorities.
Self-paced learning materials
Self-paced learning materials offer basic information about the Erasmus+ programme and can be used anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace. The materials are available in English on the EU Academy (EU Login is required):
- Erasmus+ funding opportunities for schools (general overview of KA1 and KA2)
- Erasmus+ accreditations
- Erasmus+ individual pupil mobility in school education
Erasmus+ National Agencies
The EU works with National Agencies to bring the Erasmus+ programme as close as possible to participants.
The National Agencies are based in the Erasmus+ programme countries and their role involves:
- providing information on Erasmus+
- selecting projects to be funded
- monitoring and evaluating Erasmus+
- supporting applicants and participants
- working with other National Agencies and the EU
- promoting Erasmus+
- sharing success stories and best practice
Erasmus+ awards and labels
European Innovative Teaching Award
The European Innovative Teaching Award highlights innovative teaching and learning practices, developed as part of Erasmus+ cooperation projects in the fields of school education and initial vocational education. The Erasmus+ National Agencies select the winning projects either through direct selection of awardees, by shortlisting of potential awardees, or by publishing an open call.
Each year, up to four awards per Erasmus+ programme country are given, one in each of the following categories:
- early childhood education and care
- primary education
- secondary education
- and vocational education and training (VET) schools.
European Language Label
The European Language Label is an award encouraging the development of new techniques and initiatives in the field of language learning and teaching, as well as the enhancement of intercultural awareness across Europe. It is awarded to Erasmus+ funded projects and other initiatives from all fields of education and training.
Erasmus accreditation excellence label
As part of the Erasmus accreditation scheme under Key Action 1, the best performing accredited organisations in the fields of adult education, vocational education and training, and school education are awarded excellence labels for implementing high-quality mobility projects.
As part of the yearly Erasmus+ calls for proposals, excellence labels are awarded to accredited organisations that have achieved an average score of at least 85 points in the evaluation of their last two completed mobility projects. Awarded excellence labels are valid for three years.