MFL Purpose of study
Learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures. A high-quality languages education should foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. The teaching should enable pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing. It should also provide opportunities for them to communicate for practical purposes, learn new ways of thinking and read great literature in the original language. Language teaching should provide the foundation for learning further languages, equipping pupils to study and work in other countries.
Source: National Curriculum, 2014
National Curriculum Aims:
The national curriculum for languages aims to ensure that all pupils:
At Countess Gytha Primary School, we use the "Sue Cave Languages" scheme of work to support the teaching and learning of French. This provides clear progression for the development of speaking and listening, and vocabulary acquisition, with the inclusion of resources to support the teaching and learning opportunities for pupils. Rachel Hawkes scheme of work is used for KS1 Spanish alongside the teaching of Year 3.
Intention (Why do we teach what we teach ?)
We have designed our MFL curriculum so that our learners:
Implementation (How do we teach it ?)
Our MFL curriculum is taught:
Impact (What has been the impact and how do we know?)
The impact of the MFL curriculum at Countess Gytha Primary can be seen through:
What does Languages look like at Countess Gytha?
At Countess Gytha Primary School we instil a love of languages and curiosity about different cultures and their own beliefs. Following the National Curriculum, alongside high expectations, our Key Stage 2 children are taught French and Spanish and develop the four skills- speaking, listening, reading, and writing in the target language which is taught to them. We encourage our children to develop resilience and problem-solving skills when deciphering new vocabulary and foster an engaging, safe, and supportive approach when exploring new language. Children are supported and encouraged to write independently and to speak in French/Spanish during lessons. New language is taught and revisited to encourage working memory for all children. The children particularly enjoy learning new language and expressing their opinions and participating in a French letter exchange in Year 4,5 and 6. Actions, songs, drawings, and games are used to encourage the children to actively be involved in the language learning process. Alongside this, a physical phonics programme which enables the children to relate pictures with phonemes aiding with correct pronunciation and spelling of key words.