Candy Evans (L) and Yuliana (R) at the UK-Ukraine School Partnerships event A new international programme is helping teachers and pupils in Ukraine and Leeds to share the joy of reading and build an understanding of the stories we tell in our different cultures. Thanks to the British Council programme UK-Ukraine School Partnerships , Candy Evans, the Assistant Headteacher at New Bewerley Community School in Beeston was able to travel to Poland, to work with Ukrainian colleag

Caption: Leeds and Oeiras participants in the Rainbow Connections Project during a study visit from Leeds to Oeiras. As part of the “Rainbow Connections” project, colleagues from Leeds City Council recently visited the Municipality of Oeiras, Portugal, for an opportunity to share in-person each city's experience with LGBT+ issues, fostering mutual learning and inclusive practice. Rainbow Connections is a project funded by the Council of Europe's Intercultural Cities Programme

Our second Rainbow Connections training event Leeds's second Rainbow Connections LGBT+ training event took our conversation outside Leeds City Council to engage with partners in the wider city. Rainbow Connections is a project funded by the Council of Europe's Intercultural Cities Programme. It brings together Leeds and the municipality of Oeiras in Portugal, and involves the two local authorities working with their LGBT+ staff and local non-governmental organisations in a se