Dear Colleague
Seminars for Teachers and Education Professionals 2015-16
Thank you for your interest in Parliament’s teacher training opportunities.
The Education Service at Parliament is in the process of taking bookings for our 2015-16
Teacher Training Seminars, providing an insight into the work of Parliament for those
working with young people in schools and informal learning organisations.
All training events are free of charge and available on a first come, first served basis. We
are also able to cover travel costs for teachers from state schools, those working for
education charities/voluntary organisations or trainee teachers, up to a maximum of £150.
Please see the attached terms and conditions for more details.
If you would like to book a place, please complete the attached form and return to
[email protected]. Confirmation of whether we have been able to allocate you
a place will be sent out by email on receipt of the completed booking form, and will be
subject to availability on the programme.
Please note that while always designed to reflect topic areas relevant to the teaching of
political literacy and democracy, the final agenda will not be distributed until shortly before
the date of the event due to the fact that Parliamentary business can be subject to change at
short notice.
Kind regards
David Carr
Teacher Training Development Officer
[email protected]
www.parliament.uk/education
0207 219 5195
Education Service
Houses of Parliament
London SW1A 2TT
www.parliament.uk/education
Tel: 020 7219 5195
Fax: 020 7219 0818
Email: [email protected]
Booking Form for Education Training Programme 2016-17
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Do you require
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(Please see guidelines below
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eligible and would like to
claim travel expenses?
Education Service
Houses of Parliament
London SW1A 2TT
www.parliament.uk/education
Tel: 020 7219 5195
Fax: 020 7219 0818
Email: [email protected]
Terms and Conditions for Claiming Travel Expenses
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Reimbursement of travel expenses will be available to teachers from state schools
and current trainee teachers attending an Education Service Teacher Training event
at Parliament, when they make their booking through Parliament’s Education
Service. It is not available for visits arranged directly through Members of Parliament
or for ad-hoc teacher training events arranged by a school/LEA/university.
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Travel costs will be reimbursed (minimum claim £8 and maximum claim £150)
excluding car mileage, taxi fares or parking.
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A state school is defined as one listed as such on the Edubase database for
England, the NGfL Cymru database for Wales, Scottish Schools Online, or the
Northern Ireland Government Department of Education institutes database.
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Reimbursement is only available to teachers based in UK Parliamentary
constituencies.
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An eligible teacher may claim against a maximum of one subsidised twilight
event and one full day seminar event during the period of the academic year.
Travel costs are only available for those travelling on train, coach, aeroplane (for
those travelling from the North East/North West/Scotland/ Northern Ireland), or tube
and at the standard class of travel. First class tickets will not be refunded.
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If you have to leave your home before 06:00 in order to reach Westminster for a
09:00 start, there may also be the provision of accommodation the night before. This
is available on application and this must be booked through Parliament’s
Education Service. Privately-booked accommodation will not be refunded.

The travel costs do not include refreshments, accommodation, insurance,
Congestion Charge, Low Emission Zone Charge or anything other than a payment
for the sole purpose of travelling. The actual travel costs are the amount of money
paid, after any applicable discounts, refunds or other reductions. We expect
delegates to seek the best value for money when booking travel.
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Payment will be made after the trip has taken place, and after the Education
Outreach team has received a properly completed claim form, confirmation from
the Education Service that the delegate attended the entirety of a Teacher Training
event and receipts for the journey. Delegates should submit receipts within 30
days of the visit. It is the delegates’ responsibility to claim the reimbursement and to
hand in the receipts: the Education Service accepts no responsibility to prompt for
this.
Education Service
Houses of Parliament
London SW1A 2TT
www.parliament.uk/education
Tel: 020 7219 5195
Fax: 020 7219 0818
Email: [email protected]

If a confirmed booking is cancelled by the Education Service and costs have been
incurred with a travel provider, the delegate will be eligible to claim any travel costs
that cannot be refunded. No reimbursement will be paid for a visit cancelled for any
other reason.
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All events remain subject to the Education Service’s normal terms and conditions.
The reimbursement does not confer any additional rights beyond the right to claim
the reimbursement for a specific event.
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The primary purpose of the trip should be a visit to Parliament through the Education
Service. While other activities during the trip are not excluded, they should not add to
the travel costs. The reimbursement will be withheld if this happens.

If your travel requirements fall outside of this remit, you must inform and seek
prior permission from Parliament’s Education Service, or no reimbursement
will be offered.
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If you are struggling to find suitable travel arrangements, please contact the
team to discuss this further.
Please tick to say you have understood that you must attend the entirety of
the day and must provide receipts in order to receive the reimbursement.
Education Service
Houses of Parliament
London SW1A 2TT
www.parliament.uk/education
Tel: 020 7219 5195
Fax: 020 7219 0818
Email: [email protected]