"The project ""Socially Stronger Together"" is the result of detailed collaboration by a group of dedicated teachers from 5 European schools who have demonstrated success in previously working together on inspirational European projects. Our team of schools consisted of Pilton a previous winner of 'International Secondary School of the Year' and Braunton full International School Award holders who have been involved in many other funded projects. Our other European partners were all experienced in EU funded projects thus facilitating detailed collaboration throughout the project both through the virtual contact medium of the internet and at a personal level of mobilities where staff and students alike mixed first hand to share experiences, produce project materials and increase the European added value to all stakeholders. This project was initiated from extensive discussion about a common theme which would have a lasting impact on all our institutions. Discrimination is a problem which has many forms but which affects every school and even community. The current European climate of migrant acceptance, cyberbullying, bullying, gender equality and the whole prevent strategy has made awareness and acceptance amongst young people a prominent issue. Our project group felt that by addressing this issue we would ultimately impact upon many and develop a complex project which would help not only the individuals involved in it but the whole school and wider community in which our schools exist. The student participants were selected in each school to reflect students from different backgrounds who had differing experiences of the issues mentioned or who belonged to existing mentoring or support projects in their school. Up to 6 students and 2 staff members were involved in travelling to partner situations within each mobility. Those selected to take part were a different group of students each time to allow for maximum exposure to joint collaboration. The overall number of students and teachers directly involved over the project lifetime extended far in advance of the direct participants and exceeded 1000 in some institutions where curriculum and pastoral groups in addition to parent and wider school community groups were involved.. The project involved a range of activities in individual schools leading up to each mobility and then joint working groups took part in a variety of collaborative activities during the mobilities. Students involved in the project stayed in the homes of host students and therefore experienced cultural differences. This was an extremely positive outcome which although non-tangible, has proved beneficial with many students and staff still in touch adding to the projects sustainability. Specific examples of activities undertaken- - Pupil voice activities and pupil teacher questionnaires - Team building activities - Peer counseling workshops - Internet safety workshops - Acting short plays to demonstrate discrimination - Expressing feelings, opinions creatively through a variety of channels - Collaborating in team building activities All of our staff participants were selected using their great experience in working with mixed ability and mixed nationality groups so as to achieve maximum possible results. The impact our project has achieved will be significant both within the individual schools and into the wider community. All participants will have gained greatly from the initial experience but the project will leave a sustainable legacy in that each participating school will have created a fully-functioning support network of students and teachers who will have the skills to identify cases of the issues covered and to constructively support victims so that they remain focused on their learning, feel included, supported and ultimately do not become disaffected and drop out of education."