Through project implementation we planned to: - strengthen the effectiveness of ICT in the process of teaching and learning (coding, robotics, programming, multimedia applications, creating and editing videos, - strengthen maths, language, digital, and logical thinking competences, - broaden the inclusion of special needs pupils through the usage of digital tools, - use the acquired knowledge in every-day process of teaching, in extracurricular classes, in planning and organising school and local events as well as competitions, in running KA2 actions, in school television, and in teaching coding, programming, and robotics, - raise teaching staff competence owing to sharing good practice and acquired knowledge with other staff members, - boost the staff’s language skills so that they could even more actively take part in international projects.
One of the reasons was the fact that our school is an institution where teachers keep on improving their competence and qualifications trying to meet today’s youth’s needs and to keep up with the changes in education as well to actively raise the quality of work through self-development. The aforementioned actions and the implementation of the school’s needs all aim at widening open mindedness and making European bonds so that our pupils are able to grow. Moreover, with a significant support from the headteacher and cooperation with the lead authority, our school has been boosted with television studio equipment, various robots like mBots, Rangers and Lego, as well as multimedia screens, smartboards and tablets. To utilise these most effectively it was necessary to participate in a range of courses. There are integration classes, classes with students of different disabilities and, in consequence, a quite high number of psychological and pedagogical support teachers who felt like self-developing and strengthening their knowledge and skills. Based on previous experience with European programmes we decided participation in courses with Erasmus+ grant was the best opportunity to meet our needs and expectations.