Modern Foreign Languages
Departmental Aims
French
VISION
The Modern Foreign Languages curriculum will create pupils who:
- Have a rich knowledge of a modern foreign language to allow them to communicate in the wider world
- Are confident well-rounded individuals who respect others and their cultural differences
- Value and recognise cultural diversity in our society
- Are equipped with the skills and knowledge to achieve at the highest level and make good progress
INTENT
The MFL curriculum is based around these areas:
- Liberation from insularity and providing an opening to other cultures
- A high-quality education that fosters pupils' curiosity and deepens their understanding of the world
- Teaching enables pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in another language
- Provides opportunities for them to communicate for practical purposes
- To have a sound knowledge of grammar and to manipulate vocabulary and structures to be able to communicate about a wide range of themes and concepts.
German
VISION
The Modern Foreign Languages curriculum will create pupils who:
- Have a rich knowledge of a modern foreign language to allow them to communicate in the wider world
- Are confident well-rounded individuals who respect others and their cultural differences
- Value and recognise cultural diversity in our society
- Are equipped with the skills and knowledge to achieve at the highest level and make good progress
INTENT
The MFL curriculum is based around these areas:
- Liberation from insularity and providing an opening to other cultures
- A high-quality education that fosters pupils' curiosity and deepens their understanding of the world
- Teaching enables pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in another language
- Provides opportunities for them to communicate for practical purposes
- To have a sound knowledge of grammar and to manipulate vocabulary and structures to be able to communicate about a wide range of themes and concepts.
Spanish
VISION
The Spanish curriculum will create pupils who:
- Have a rich knowledge of Spanish to allow them to communicate in the wider world
- Are confident well-rounded individuals who respect others and their cultural differences
- Value and recognise cultural diversity in our society
- Are equipped with the skills and knowledge to achieve at the highest level and make good progress
INTENT
The MFL curriculum is based around these areas:
- Liberation from insularity and providing an opening to other cultures
- A high-quality education that fosters pupils' curiosity and deepens their understanding of the world
- Teaching enables pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in another language
- Provides opportunities for them to communicate for practical purposes
- To have a sound knowledge of grammar and to manipulate vocabulary and structures to be able to communicate about a wide range of themes and concepts.
Curriculum Plan
Staff/Context
- Mrs C Rogers, Head of Languages
- Mrs L Green
- Mr A Warburton
- Miss K Bibby
Enrichment and Extra-Curricular
- We have a weekly Languages Club for Key Stage 3 (where we do French and we have also started Spanish and Polish!). We have food tastings, watch films, do drama, art and songs.
- We also give every child in our school a chance to experience international movies creatively through an International Film Club where we watch movies in foreign languages (we will also review and make movies ourselves!).
- We also have close links with Holy Cross Sixth Form College, and sometimes have their A level pupils visit us to help with speaking practice.
- We have a trip to Berlin with the History Department for Year 11 pupils.
Further Resources
Edexcel French GCSE Revision
