A new training guide produced by Leeds and the Portuguese municipality Oeiras is providing a new approach to improving wider understanding of LGBTI+ people and communities. The Rainbow Connections Training Manual: LGBTI+ Intercultural Competences has been developed as part of the Rainbow Connections project, funded by the Council of Europe's Intercultural Cities Programme (ICC). The six month partnership involved the municipalities of Leeds and Oeiras, their LGBTI+ staff

Leeds has been partnered with Dortmund since 1969 Leeds residents are eligible for a new series of online German language courses, thanks to our partner city Dortmund. The three new Wilkommen in Dortmund (Welcome to Dortmund) courses, are aimed at beginners and those developing their skills, and have been organised by the Anglo-German Society in Dortmund together with the Language Institute of the Dortmund Auslandsgesellschaft . The special initiative, which began last year

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