The final mobility or visit to Giessen has now taken place. During the visit colleagues had an opportunity to hear about the Conference held in Bad Nauheim in May to report on the project and the added-value it brings to over 45 delegates. The comparative study carried out by Herbert Schnell and Peter Doebrich was also part of the conference. German head teachers who had taken part in a Comenius Job-shadowing visit to North Lanarkshire in February 2011, enthused about the benefits of job-shadowing and encouraged their colleagues attending the conference to apply in the future.
On the Thursday afternoon we were given a guided tour of Marburg by Willi Lueckel from the Vogelsbergschule in Schotten. Participants were also introduced to the German custom of "Kaffee und Kuchen"!
Friday morning found us at the "EperiMINTa" science centre in Frankfurt where Herbert Schnell was a tremendous host as he described the foundation and concept of the "ExperiMINTa". Following a tour of the centre we had time to discuss aspects of the final report and clarify any outstanding contributions required to complete the report. We concluded with both schools looking to consider Comenius bi-lateral funding to support the continuation of the contacts made, both authorities committed to working together on future funding applications and colleagues in Germany and Scotland keen to take up job-shadowing opportunities in the future.

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