Hartwell Primary is a one form entry rural academy with Voluntary Controlled church status. At Hartwell Primary, we challenge every child to strive for the highest standard of personal, social and intellectual development and to aim for excellence in all they do. We are driven by our passion to provide all children with the opportunities they need to become confident in exploring and experimenting as they work to develop their talents and achieve their full potential. The Academy strives affect constant improvement for all learners including staff. The addition of a European dimension will be a new and exciting way of reflecting on our own pedagogy and leadership. Therefore our project 'Building upon outstanding teaching and learning through a European dimension' aim:s to Further develop the outstanding leadership through the scrutiny and evaluation of alternative approaches including a European perspective. Expand expertise and skills in professional development systems (e.g. induction, mentoring and coaching) in order to ensure achievement and attainment at an outstanding level. Increase staff competencies in the early years through observation of pedagogy in a European context. Develop partnerships within the European community in order to develop our children as global citizens. Build competencies in the global curriculum learning from observation of other practises in Europe. Encourage staff to see the potential of European/Global learning not only on their own practise but also on that of the young people in our schools. We will include a team of 4 staff who will take part in mobility activities. Such staff include Senior leaders and early years staff who have the ability to lead change in school. In order to meet our goals, we have selected attendance at structured training courses abroad ad the main methodology for implementing changes. These are: Leadership in Education in Finland Creative teaching Approaches in Early Years and Pre-school Education in Italy. In addition, local activities will include: Evaluation and reflection on home practice in light of practise observed in the European settings. Explaining and sharing practise. Questioning and disseminating information and feedback. Developing links for future partnership work. Formulating a bank of ideas to select from and try out within the home setting. The project will be undertaken via a structured programme provider (LEAP). Findings will be fed back to a range of audiences including in-house staff, Governors, children and the staff of schools within the local cluster. Through the Inspire Teaching Schools Alliance information will be cascaded to a broader network using a blog specifically set up for the purpose and face to face training offered to partner schools. Through the school website parents will be informed of the impact of the visit. Results and impact: Increased staff competence and confidence. Staff will evaluate and reflect on their own practice in light of the practise observed in the host countries and have increased capacity to affect positive change. They will have their minds opened to new and different ways of impacting positively on teaching and learning within our setting. Staff will develop their skills of explanation, questioning and dissemination of information. This in turn will lead to greater confidence in these areas. The opportunity to make links for future partnership work will enable staff to assist the school in furthering it's work on the European and Global perspective. Staff will have the opportunity to impact on teaching and non-teaching staff in our school, the schools within our cluster and within the Inspire Alliance and subsequently on the learners in all of these settings. The project will inspire a new way of thinking which will in turn impact on our ability to provide first class education to our children who will develop their ability to become effective European citizen following on from the forward looking experiences we will provide them with.