Education & Training 2020 and the Communication Rethinking Education highlight the need of continuous professional development for teachers . Standards and levels of achievement in education should increasingly match the present ever rising demands of society, and transversal skills are to be encouraged to ensure the capacity to face increasing inevitable changes. The project, C.O.A.C.H.(COACHING SCHOOLS TO FACE CHANGE AHEAD) aims at designing a blended Continuing Professional Development Programme in ten modules to introduce a new role in education: 'the school coach' able to strengthen quality processes, effective cooperation and well-being in schools through an individual and organizational development. The main objective is to support teachers to develop professionally and, throughout the programme, to gain fresh perspectives on personal challenges, enhancing decision-making skills, greater interpersonal effectiveness, and increased confidence. Moreover, the participants in the blended training activity can also expect appreciable improvement in productivity, satisfaction with life and work and the attainment of relevant professional and personal goals. Taking into account needs and challenges in education, the main aim of the blended Programme is to favour the acquisition of a set of core competencies to become a certified school coach, capable of promoting quality and self-assessment in schools. Below are the goals linked to the achievement of the above main objective: 1) To stimulate an expansive mindset in trainees 2) To elicit transversal skills through a multiplier effect 3) To support increased openness to personal learning and generate improvements in individuals’ attitudes and performances. The C.O.A.C.H. partnership is composed by 9 institutions from 6 European countries(AT,IT,NO,RO,TR,UK), whose expertise belongs to the following sectors: 1) education(5 schools from IT,AT,NO,RO,TR, 1 university from UK, 1 research association in education and training in AT) 2) coaching and training(two accredited enterprises from IT and UK). The C.O.A.C.H. main activity is a PDCA (plan–do–check–act) focused on the project programme to become a school coach. The pilot phase in 5 countries will highlight the corrective actions to put in place before the release of the final programme. The methodology of the programme is designed to promote a cooperative approach, and participants will develop skills to critically examine their job and develop an attitude to team work in line with constructivist learning theories. The training programme will be taught in an inductive manner through hands-on training opportunities to allow personal and professional working styles to emerge from practical experiences. The envisaged results of the above mentioned programme include: 1) the definition of a School Coach Profile in line with school education and coaching requirements 2) The C.O.A.C.H. Research to highlight and compare the practices used in the participating countries 3) a 130 hour blended Continuing Professional Development Programme in ten modules(80 face to face and 50 online), which will be accredited by the International Coach Federation. The Programme will be tailored for a Postgraduate Professional Development course. 4) The use of the C.O.A.C.H. interactive platform, which is part of the training and a tool for the future use of coaches, who will have the chance of exchanging experiences with their peers, creating a network, using a cooperative environment and conducting online coaching. 5) The ‘C.O.A.C.H Impact Report’ to highlight the benefits at European level observed in participants. 6) The production of ‘C.O.A.C.H e-Guide’ that will include material on all the modules of the programme. The intended number of the direct target group in all 6 participating countries is formed by all the professionals who will take part in the participating institution to the project activity, and by 100 school coaches (20 per each school in the partnership) who will impact through a cascade effect a number of about 1000 teachers within the partnership, considering the whole staff in each participating institution. The other beneficiaries of the project both direct and indirect will be the students(about 6000) and their families(about 12.000). In the long run the benefits are designed to impact the whole school system reaching about 157.000 people(teachers, students, families, ICF coaches, policy and decision makers). C.O.A.C.H long-term positive effects will be felt in the teachers' acquisition of a mindset able to support schools to face changes and innovation and to take an active role in the teaching/learning process. Moreover, advantages will be felt on individual and school well-being, and on the ability to cope successfully with challenges and stress.