Our project arises from some needs we have identified in our school, primarily related to linguistic and methodological competence, which could be effectively addressed with a customized teacher training programme. Our school has always been involved in European programmes and keeps contact with other European schools. Projects and exchanges have always been part of our curriculum, and consequently, a large segment of our staff has wide experience in applying the European dimension to their teaching practice. Foreign languages are a very important part of our programme, and we currently teach English and French as first and second language, and German as a second language. In addition, a bilingual programme in English is, after ten years, firmly established in Secondary, Upper Secondary and some of our vocational training courses. All these arguments conclusively justify a teacher training project aimed to improve the foreign language and teaching skills of our staff, and to consolidate the European dimension which is already present in the education we provide. Our project will not only cater for the needs of language teachers and CLIL teachers, but it will also include those who want to improve their language skills in order to participate in future European projects and the bilingual programme. Since we want this project to be as inclusive as posible, it must be developed over a period of two years to make sure that all the participants can benefit from both training and job shadowing activities. Regarding the linguistic competence, the specific objectives are: • To improve language skills in English and German. • To improve proficiency in other languages (Italian), with a view to possible strategic partnerships. Regarding the methodological competence, these are the objectives: • To improve the methodological competence to teach English, French and German. • To improve CLIL methodological competence. • To improve methodological competence. Approximately 15 teachers are taking part in the project and their profile is as varied as the aspects we intend to cover: • Foreign language teachers. • CLIL teachers, in Secondary, Upper Secondary, and Vocational Training. • Teachers who wish to be assigned to the bilingual programme in the near future. • Teachers who wish to improve their language skills to participate in European projects. The activities proposed to achieve the project objectives are: • Training: foreign language courses (English, German, Italian); CLIL methodology courses in English; methodology courses for ESL and FSL teaching. • Job shadowing: visits to a school in Denmark with a bilingual programme in English; visits to a school in Italy where Spanish is taught; visits to a school in Germany. Regarding the methodology of the project, our aim is that every participant may benefit from a training activity and a job shadow activity, or two training activities. Both types will be scheduled throughout the school years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 with mobilities of 2-4 teachers at the same time, so that absences cause the least possible inconvenience to the students and colleagues. It seems reasonable that the training activities take place in the first year of the project and the job shadowing during the second year of the project. However, the schedule will be subject to the availability of the partners and the agreements reached to that effect. In regard to the results and impact of the project, these are our expectations: • Overall improvement of the teachers's foreign language skills. • Implementation of effective teaching methods to promote a greater student involvement in their learning, which will benefit the entire school community. • The staff's acquisition of skills and expertise to apply creative thinking and innovation to their teaching. • Creation of a motivating multicultural learning environment, which integrates the entire educational community. • Participation in new educational experiences (job shadowing), which promote the European dimension and provide innovation to the teaching practice in bilingual education. • Development and implementation of good practices in CLIL. • Production of teaching materials for CLIL. • The staff's willingness to participate in future KA2 strategic partnerships. In addition to the specific objectives mentioned above, with almost immediate impact on the professional development of the participants, these are the goals in the medium and long term: • To consolidate the European dimension of the school. • To strengthen the relationships with our European partners and to establish new partnerships with other European institutions. • To increase the quantity and quality of mobilities. • To improve the quality of education in the school. • To create teaching materials that will improve the academic performance of students. • To promote entrepreneurship as a way to increase employability. • To improve ICT skills.