Helping our students to enter the world of work is one of the great challenges of the education system. On the one hand is the pursuit of qualifications and professional skills and on the other is the acquisition of cultural awareness. Mobility, by enabling participation in European programmes, can help to sustain such skills and the ability to adapt. As such, our school has been developing a number of projects; since 1995 we have been part of a variety of European language schemes (PETRA, COMENIUS, LEONARDO and ARION) This scheme fits in with our school’s global plans for cultural awareness and, more widely, it adheres to the Education Board’s curriculum requirement for every student. This scheme has been enforced by the creation of our own European Section which affords our students the opportunity to take part in a five-week work placement in England. In addition to this, we organize regular trips abroad and have hosted language assistants for the past seven years. For the coming academic year we are looking to introduce a new event; a Languages Day during which all of the activities will be delivered in a foreign language. Moreover, we are now involved in an E-Twinning scheme that will give students the chance to take part in a partnership with a British school. One of the aims of this scheme is to offer 30 students, from modest social backgrounds, the opportunity to enhance their learning. In addition to their regular language learning, it will improve their critical understanding of cultural differences and their professional skills regarding new surroundings and work habits. School trips abroad frequently provide our students with their first exposure to a foreign country. Furthermore, our Languages Day will help to bring the relevant staff together with a common goal in mind. This project is run under the guidance of the Tertiary Supervisor and backed by the school’s head teachers. The accounting department deals with the scheme’s finances, with the help of the accounts secretary who looks after the administrative contact with our students’ parents. The teachers from the “European Section” (from both the English department and other disciplines: DNL) see the project through and take care of the follow-up. Almost all of the students who have benefitted from this programme will receive a qualification in European Studies. Moreover, each student will also receive a EUROPASS. The language skills developed with the programme will give them a real advantage in the professional world. This is especially useful for our students as there are plenty of local job opportunities that require language skills, given our proximity to Paris (Roissy Charles De Gaulle and Orly airports and Disneyland). Thus, this professional experience in a foreign country will support our students’ applications for their post-Baccalaureate studies. It could also spark an interest in studying abroad. Thanks to their participation in the scheme in previous years, we have found that some students have chosen to live and work in England after passing their Baccalaureate.