CONTEXT This application is requesting a grant for two training activities: • Training for teachers in KS2 in the teaching of Spanish to ensure full compliance with the Governmennt's new requirements from September 2014 • Training for school leaders to raise awareness and understanding of different education systems, with a particular focus on how schools manage change and school development, similarities and differences in the curriculum and the local and national contexts. OBJECTIVES • To equip teachers through training to be able to teach Spanish effectively and support pupils to reach a good standard by the end of KS2. • To allow teachers, through training to explore new approaches to teaching a MFL. NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS • All 8 teachers in KS2 will complete training in the teaching of Spanish. • All 6 members of the Management team will have at least one opportunity to visit a European country to attend training designed to raise awareness and understanding of the country's education system, with a particular focus on how schools manage change and school development, similarities and differences in the curriculum and the local and national contexts. The leadership team includes headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, two assistant headteachers,,Facilities manager, Office mamnager, Inclusion manager and Foundation stage manager. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES • Language Training Course for KS2 teachers (8) in Spain to support the introduction of Spanish as our chosen language in compliance with new requirements from September 2014 • Training to raise awareness and understanding of the education system in a range of countries, with a particular focus on how schools manage change and school development, similarities and differences in the curriculum and the local and national contexts. RESULTS & IMPACT AND LONGER TERM BENEFITS • We will evaluate language training against our stated objectives through questionnaires by participants in the training and by pupil voice to determine the impact on the standards and quality of teaching Spanish across KS2. Responses will be analysed and we will report to our stakeholders using presentations and regular updates. We expect to see a big improvement in the motivation and enjoyment of teachers when teaching Spanish, and increased confidnce as they develop their skills, knowledge and understanding through high quality training. • We will evaluate Leadership Team Development training against our stated objectives through questionnaires by participants in the training to determine the impact on the quality of leadership and management at the school. We will report to our stakeholders using presentations and regular updates. We expect to see evidence that the aquisition of knowledge about how schools are led and managed in other countries feeds into our own strategic planning. We also expect to see an increased internationalisation of the school through an increased awareness of systems at a local and national level in other parts of Europe.