The implementation of this project aimed to: - develop skills in the domain of a foreign language (English), since the teachers had additional training in this language and communicated in English throughout the mobility. His colleagues and the rest of the community also became more aware of the importance of mastering another language; - develop innovative pedagogies and ICT-based content, as the mobility aimed at successful participation and completion in English language courses, the use of ICT in education and innovation in education; - improve the quality of the European dimension of teacher education; - increase the skills of teachers and non-teachers, through the sharing of good practices and exchange of experiences - in addition to direct contact with teachers from other countries (since the courses were carried out with participants from several countries), with the improvement of the level of English and knowledge of educational ICT, teachers became more comfortable in carrying out projects to exchange experiences with schools in other European countries; - reinforce personal fulfilment, social cohesion, active and European citizenship.
Our school, Centro de Educação Integral, has raised the quality of education in the region of Aveiro and stands out for its permanent search for quality improvement and active pedagogical methodologies, looking for the best use and development of student’s abilities and competences. As a school in search of improvement, it was one of the pilot schools of a state program for improve autonomy and flexibility on schools (PAFC), it is a member of AEEP, it is a partner of Franklin Covey for the implementation of “Leader in Me" in Portugal, it was the coordinating school of the Erasmus+ project "Let's become Mathematicians, shall we?" (rated as "Erasmus+ Best Practice"), is an active institution in the community participating in activities/ contests such as "Parliament for Youth", "Municipal Youth Assembly", "Euro Generation" or "Euroscola" and implemented the EQAVET certification, as a way of improving and ensuring the quality of education. As a school constantly involved in new projects, whose mission is to give a holist education to students in order to prepare them to actively participate in society, the implementation of an ERASMUS project for staff education emerges naturally as a reinforcement of the educational project.