Intent
At Reed First School children from Year One onwards are taught to develop an interest in learning other languages in a way that is enjoyable and stimulating. We strive to stimulate and encourage children’s curiosity about language. We aim to develop their awareness of cultural differences in other countries through curriculum enrichment opportunities. As a school, we celebrate the languages spoken by some of our pupils by sharing simple words and phrases in Hungarian, Russian and Polish. We celebrate our diversity through European week where we ask our families to share language, tradition, food and culture from their country of birth.
Learning a foreign language is part of the primary National Curriculum and is a requirement for all children within key stage 2 (KS2). Reed First School has adopted an approach to the teaching of French to all pupils in KS1 and 2 to support the children in strong foundations from lessons in KS1 to secure a wider knowledge and understanding of the language by the time they leave in Year 4.
We intend to extend their knowledge of how language works and explore the similarities and differences between the foreign language they are learning and English. We will also help strengthen their sense of identity through learning about culture in other countries and comparing it with their own.
Our aim is to develop the confidence and competence of each child in the foreign language they are learning. Our goal is for them to be passionate, curious and confident about their own foreign language learning abilities when they finish the lower key stage 2 phase of their education.
We will help them develop and demonstrate substantial progress in the 5 key language skills necessary for learning French:
- Speaking
- Listening
- Reading
- Writing
- Grammar
We aim to ensure that pupils of all abilities develop solid foundations in these key language learning skills – properly preparing them for the next stage of their language learning journey. These skills will develop children’s ability to understand what they hear and read and enable them to express themselves in speech and writing. We will extend their knowledge of how language works and explore the similarities and differences between the foreign language they are learning and English. We will also help strengthen their sense of identity through learning about culture in other countries and comparing it with their own.
Children in our KS1 and 2 classes enjoy weekly French lessons. We aim to embed the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing necessary to enable children to use and apply their French learning in a variety of contexts and lay the foundations for future language rich learning.
Hopscotch in French
Using Language Angels as a basis for our planning, the children have opportunities to begin to learn a second (and in some cases a third!) language by listening, speaking, reading, writing and investigating the grammar of the language while finding out about another country.
- Policy for MFL (334.30KB)
- MFL Curriculum Map French (489.99KB)
Your children will enjoy these links to supplement their learning in school
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zr8jmp3
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyhp34j/articles/zhw7vk7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z39d7ty