Involving other curriculum areas
If your school has an integrated curriculum or flexible timetabling within faculties / schools, this may be straightforward. If not, some careful planning and negotiating will be needed. In Key Stage 4 most subject areas are clamouring for more time, so encouraging them to ‘give up some precious time' to support a Modern Languages project may be difficult. Difficult but not impossible, if there are seen to be gains on both sides, as with any negotiated settlement!

You could find out what is going on in English, Drama or Music lessons and piggyback on that, rather than asking them to fit in with your plans. You could discuss with the Art department what their themes for displays are and see how you could contribute. Similarly with ICT – maybe they are working on creating computer games, so why not do it in the foreign language? It is often possible to find ways of contributing to other curriculum areas rather than asking them to fall in line with you.

Developing staff expertise
Some staff may be convinced they have no creativity in them at all. Not true - we all have some creativity! Observing how creativity is developed in the classroom in more traditionally ‘creative’ subjects could help. Ask the Art, Drama or Music teacher to allow you to observe their lessons. Ask your headteacher or languages adviser, if you are fortunate enough to have one, to arrange a staff development session on creativity. If staffing and timetabling arrangements allow it, team teach with a colleague who is more confident in that area.  Collaboration with neighbouring schools may also be a helpful way forward  - organise an inter-school poetry, drama or video event- it needn’t be a competition, just a showcase event.