The project “The good school - the journey from good to excellent” represents a holistic approach to the educational challenge that is mentioned in the Lisbon strategy. It focuses on the need of an inclusive society, better organisational conditions of the training institution as well as the way teaching and learning is organised. It is the overall aim of the project to adopt a systemic perspective. The project focuses on classroom training but through a whole system perspective. The two dimensions represent both ‘system wide’ and ‘system deep’ approach. In concrete terms it is the objectives of the project to produce quality standards as new strategies of best practise in five areas:• New pedagogical strategies to strengthen the learning process• New teaching strategies for teachers, new roles and tasks • New strategies to build relations with the students • New strategies to create/develop an attractive learning environment • New strategies to develop a learning organisation and strong professional leadership The above mentioned areas will be put into a holistic framework – named “the good school” representing a European based strategy to meet the needs of a competitive economy and an inclusive society.