Funding academies

Funding is made available for teacher education institutions and a list of other organisations. 

The current Erasmus+ call plans to support creating 15 Teacher Academies.

Organisations can apply for the open call for funding via the Funding and Tender Opportunities Portal (FTOP). 

Objectives

Erasmus+ Teacher Academies aim to

• create networks of communities of practice on teacher education
• offer teachers’ courses, modules and other learning opportunities on EU priorities such as learning in the digital world, sustainability, equality and inclusion
• develop and test different models of mobility in initial teacher education and continuous professional development
• make mobility an integral part of teacher education policies in Europe
• develop sustainable relationships between teacher education providers and other related groups

Activities

Each Erasmus+ Teacher Academy will implement activities including

• creating innovative strategies for teachers’ continuous development
• deliver new, challenging joint learning modules on teacher education
• develop a joint learning offer for teachers that includes physical and virtual mobility activities, and identify ways to remove obstacles to mobility
• encourage training schools to test new ways of teaching including distance or blended learning
• research or survey effective practices which can inform policies on teacher education
• promote existing virtual mobility Erasmus+ tools such as eTwinning