The school has high aspirations in relation to the development of two key drivers: the Scottish Government’s 1+2 modern languages policy and the European Union’s strategic recommendation to promote modern languages to young learners. In responding to these two policy initiatives and progressing the aims in the school’s Primary Department, the development of French Language and Culture as Language 2 is a major priority on the school’s improvement agenda. Following discussions with staff at annual professional review and development meetings, staff highlighted a need for professional learning activities in two key areas: Firstly, an awareness of the pedagogy of teaching modern languages in the primary sector and secondly, opportunities to advance teachers’ own levels of confidence and competence in French language skills. An audit of staff competence revealed a range of previous experience in learning French and many staff indicated a need for a refresher course to sharpen spoken language skills in particular given the priority to weave French language structures into everyday classroom practice.Consequently, an intensive staff-training programme was devised taking full recognition of the staff training preferences in order that they were fully equipped to implement the 1+2 policy successfully. An excellent software platform designed to support primary teachers in Scotland was purchased and complemented by training from its author demonstrating teaching methodologies and building staff competence. This will be achieved through a combination of training opportunities comprising in-service days, collegiate twilight sessions, coaching in context and peer observation of secondary French specialist teachers. Eight staff have expressed interest in attending one of the week-long immersion courses in French. This will serve to offer staff an enriched opportunity to progress their own competence in French language skills, meet and share learning techniques and methodologies with other colleagues in Europe. Participation in the course will afford staff opportunities to establish positive and productive partnerships with other primary colleagues in France/Europe in order to develop international themes, share practice and highlight cultural awareness amongst children and staff. The staff attending the immersion courses will disseminate resources, teaching strategies and experiences with other colleagues in school with follow up training support and offer peer-teaching observations for others to view the teaching strategies in action. In addition, these teachers will be involved in a presentation/workshop to parents during a Jordanhill Learning Conference planned for the autumn where school improvement priorities such as the 1+2 policy are being promoted.The school is keen to enhance its curricular work on International themes through links with schools in Europe. Establishing a link with a French-speaking partner school would be particularly welcome. This will provide an exciting opportunity for learners and staff to collaborate on joint thematic projects that will deepen cultural awareness as well as provide meaningful and relevant contexts for learning, employing creative use of ICT skills.