Intent

Our curriculum goes beyond a plan of what will be taught and when it will be taught. It covers all the experiences a child receives under our guidance. As educationalists we take our responsibility for the future of our young learners very seriously. Our curriculum will ensure that our children become confident, independent, resilient, curious learners with self -belief and our school ethos fully supports this. Our aim is for every child “To Be The Best They Can Be”.

At Brookfield Primary School, the teaching of languages is regarded as an important part of a child’s education. The children are taught to develop an interest in learning other languages in a way that is enjoyable and stimulating. We encourage children’s confidence, we strive to stimulate and encourage children’s curiosity about language. Whilst planning, we actively plan links to develop their awareness of cultural differences in other countries through; the Brookfield Values, British values and curriculum enrichment opportunities. We strive 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 learning.

Our language curriculum is designed to progressively develop children’s skills in languages, through regular taught lessons. Children progressively acquire, use and apply a growing bank of vocabulary organised around topics. We use the Light Bulb Languages resources to ensure coverage and progression across school. All our children in KS2 will have regular language lessons.

Implementation

Children are encouraged and supported to develop their speaking and listening skills through conversational work, singing activities and games. As confidence and skill grows, children record their work through pictures, captions and sentences.

-Displays are used to remind children of key vocabulary.

-Practical activities, songs and games are used to help improve memory and recall.

-In the classroom whether possible instructions are given in French to expose children to the language as much as possible and I day to day contexts.

-Visual prompts are used to support children in translating new vocabulary.

Impact

How it is assessed: We strive to ensure that our pupil’s attainment is in line or exceeds their potential when teaching French. This scheme is used to plan and teach languages, it ensures that children are accessing work at age related expectations, with regular opportunities to be challenged through higher-level objectives.