Intent

Learning a foreign language is a necessary part of being a member of a multi-cultural society and provides an opening to other cultures.  The intent of our MFL curriculum is to nurture a thirst for learning and a passion for languages. We introduce the learning of the French language at Key Stage Two and embed the essential skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing. We aim to build the children’s ‘culture capital’ so that they are aware of similarities and differences between cultures.  It is our intention to ensure that by the end of our pupils’ primary education, they have acquired an understanding of both spoken and written French, confidence to speak in French with others and know how important other languages can be in their future.  In short, it is our intention to light the spark and lay the foundations for future language learning at Key Stage Three and beyond. 

Implementation

Our MFL curriculum has been designed to progressively develop skills in French. This ensures that pupils acquire a bank of vocabulary by organising vocabulary into topics. The skills ensure that development is progressive as they build on previous knowledge from units already studied. All children in KS2 are taught French in a weekly lesson delivered by a specialist langage teacher.

Impact

Our MFL curriculum is fun and enjoyed by learners, well-resourced and planned to demonstrate progression through Key Stage 2. In addition, we measure the impact of our curriculum through:

• Pupil discussions about their learning through the use of pupil voice
• Monitoring and reflection against subject-specific skills defined in each year of study
• Children applying their knowledge of language to other areas of the curriculum
• Children applying their cultural understanding and tolerance across society and cultures

At the end of our curriculum, pupils will:

• know a range of French Vocabulary
• be able to hold a simple conversation in French
• begin to write sentences and phrases using French