We are applying for funding to support our Principal Teacher in attending an immersion course in Lyon, France provided by Language for Education Europe. This immersion course will support our Principal Teacher in extending her skill and expertise in teaching French to children in Craigbank Primary School. This is an application for one applicant who has just begun a 12 week course on primary language learning delivered by LFEE. She has a love of learning languages, reflected in her 01/10/2015revious qualifications at higher level. As Principal Teacher at Craigbank, she will lead learning across the school. The LFEE immersion course will provided tuition, cultural activities, resources and copious opportunities to develop partnerships and professional connections. She will return with valuable resources which will be shared with all staff, ideas on how to embed the French language in our everyday practice, she will be more confident in leading French language learning in the school. The immersion course will also provide our Principal Teacher with key professional contacts which she will maintain on return in order to enhance learning experiences for children in our school and learning community. She will share her knowledge with staff through informal meetings and formal, structures training sessions to ensure that consistently good practice is used throughout our school. It will also enable us as a school to develop and enhance the cultural awareness of contemporary French culture which will be achieved by using knowledge gained on the course to organize events such as a French Cafe and French sports tournaments. We also hope to use the knowledge, experience and expertise gained during this course to run parent workshops which will be led by the pupils in the school in order to share their knowledge and extend learning out in to our community. Staff in the school will hopefully be inspired to apply for a similar course in the future too. Long term, this should positively influence the approaches and methodologies used at cluster level and all staff will be encouraged to share good practice across local schools. This project will support the school in achieving its improvement plan priorities and will help us implement the Scottish Government's 1+2 Language policy.