Through this project, the school aims to meet a growing need for staff to competently teach a variety of languages to a high standard across all Key Stages. Several members of staff who teach languages have not received formal language-teaching training and therefore would greatly benefit from firsthand experience of teaching methodology whilst being immersed in the culture and language of the country. All of the staff involved in this project teach across the service, so will be able to disseminate their new skills to a wider cohort. Due to the transient nature of the students, many of the students returning to their mainstream schools will have benefited from the improved level of teaching and an enriched curriculum. The proposed project will offer the staff involved the opportunity to establish and forge links with teaching staff in France. As part of the whole-school development plan focusing on developing links with the wider community, we have identified that the school does not currently have a link with schools in Europe. The project will help the school to forge links with a school in France. Prior to the visit, the participants will complete and carry out with students baseline assessments to gauge both staff and student levels in the target language. This will enable progress to be measured as the assessments will be repeated on return. The participants will carry out detailed research into the area they are visiting and the education system and prepare information to share with the staff and students in the host school. The members of staff who will be taking part in the project due to the nature of the service teach a wide range of subjects and have recently been asked to teach more Modern Foreign Languages across the sites. One member of staff who has been teaching for about 20 years feels that she would benefit from being immersed in the language to regain confidence in her pronunciation and to be inspired and motivated by new methodology. The course provider will issue our participants with clear expectations and the course will be certificated. There will be a contract between Manchester Hospital School and Home Teaching Service and the course provider focusing on learning arrangement, roles and responsibilities to ensure that quality learning takes place and students benefit. The project will have a significant impact on the participants. The participants will: * Improve professional practice; * Increase language competence and confidence; * Develop professional networks which will lead to a rich exchange of ideas and ultimately better teacher; * Increase inter-cultural understanding; * Have the opportunity to observe and discuss best practice in another country. The impact on the whole school will be significant. The impact will be: * Incorporating new ideas in the KS1-4 MFL curriculum; * An increased number of languages available to all young people who access Hospital School and Home Teaching Service; * Enable our service meet the statutory introduction of languages at KS2; * Have a positive impact on wider skills e.g. literacy, numeracy and ICT; * An increased awareness of and links with Europe; * A renewed enthusiasm instilled in staff. The impact on the learners will be: * Motivating learners in MFL study; * Increasing career aspirations and a willingness to travel and try new experiences; * Establishing authentic links with young people in France and making the language relevant. The impact on the school in France will be: * An improved understanding of the education system in the UK and understanding of English; * An exchange of behaviour management ideas. The project will also have an impact on other mainstream schools in the northwest of England as the students from Manchester Hospital School and Home Teaching Service reintegrate into mainstream education.