Participation in the Erasmus Project will be of vital importance in moving our School forward in ensuring the delivery of a high quality Foreign Languages curriculum. The Foreign Languages curriculum is a new challenge, and we understand the importance of ensuring that our pupils have access to the opportunity to develop their skills and fulfill their academic potential. It is no longer possible to merely dabble in foreign language teaching, as the subject now has a much higher profile. We want to ensure that all staff have the necessary knowledge and confidence to equip our pupils with the skills which will vastly improve their life chances and employability. Many of our pupils have disadvantaged backgrounds, and we want to ensure that our children see the benefits of learning a new language, and see it as an essential part of their education. Whilst some of our children may have limited opportunities to travel and broaden their understanding of the world, the project would give them a chance to learn about life for children in another country, and observe similarities and differences in another area of the world. This can only serve to help foster positive attitudes, and stimulate a further desire to learn more.Whilst applying for eight places on the project, the whole staff would benefit from the dissemination of the skills developed on the course and embedding improved methodology. There are also over 239 pupils in our School, who would be able to take their first steps in fulfilling Erasmus's vision of learning a new language and learning about other cultures. By bringing alive language learning in the Primary School, and ensuring that it is a stimulating and exciting subject, pupils may also be encouraged further develop their language skills in their years at Secondary School, with further study in French or learning additional languages such as Italian, Spanish or German. If we were able to take part on this project, we would see this as a starting point for increased educational links with other schools and countries, and would continue to pursue the Foreign languages curriculum with increased confidence, motivation and purpose.