16th October 2020admin

Subject Leader: Mr D Evans

Intent:

The intention of our curriculum is to provide a broad, balanced and knowledge rich education which ensures every child is offered challenging and engaging learning experiences with Christian values at their heart. Through our four key concepts (linguistic competence, knowledge about language, creativity and cultural diversity) in French, we aim to produce a rounded curriculum that gives various access points and multiple potential future uses for all of our learners.

Our main aims are to:

  • Live: Foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of other countries and cultures so that they can be more open and adaptable to new experiences.
  • Enable pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in French and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and writing.
  • Love: Learn new ways of thinking and read great literature in French.
  • Learn: Provide the foundation for learning further languages therefore equipping pupils to study and work in other countries.
  • Develop the skills and confidence of language learners to consider themselves as ‘World Citizens’ who belong in a multicultural, mutually respectful world.

Implementation:

Through the four main concepts that we develop in French at Edward Peake, we aim to maximise linguistic competence, knowledge about language, creativity and cultural diversity. Through a specialist lead French curriculum, we deliver French over one hour a week in key stage 2 and two hours a week in key stage 3. We use the latest e-based teaching resource (Dynamo) which links directly to the national curriculum and assesses against standards that prepare our pupils for the next stage of learning.  We use platforms such as Youtube, Linguascope and Duolingo as part of a media rich broad French curriculum. This provides all pupils with different access points to learning and potential language usage methods in the future. Cultural diversity is important to us here at Edward Peake so, as part of the French curriculum, we look at all of the French speaking world and its cultures rather than focusing on one specific country.

 

Live: Foster curiosity and developing language skills through spoken and written expression.

Enable pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in French and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and writing.

 Love: Learn new ways of thinking and read great literature in French.

Learn: Provide the foundation for learning further languages therefore equipping pupils to study and work in other countries.

Develop the skills and confidence of language learners to consider themselves as ‘World Citizens’ who belong in a multicultural, mutually respectful world.
In  the classroom Through sequenced learning using up to date resources, pupils will understand and respond to spoken and written language from a variety of authentic sources and speak with confidence, fluency and spontaneity. We aim to support pupils to understand other countries and cultures so that they can be more open and adaptable to new experiences; ensuring that each topic contains an element of cultural reference to not only France but the wider French speaking world. Quality first teaching, challenging activities and subject specialist teaching. The department is committed to developing strong, lifelong linguistic skills and to encourage students to become curious and interested in the world.
Out of the classroom During lessons, reference and introductions to outside learning resources including the use of various media forms are given. Using these resources and accessing French culture through media will give pupils the chance to imitate, perfect and deepen their language skills and cultural knowledge.

Extra-curricular clubs.


Travel to French speaking destinations on day trips and residentials.


Accessing cultural based media to visit the French speaking world.

 Appropriate and challenging home learning. Access to online resources. Intervention strategies and support. We endeavour to inspire all language practitioners/peers through collaboration, support and modelling exceptional practice- no matter what stage of career journey.

Impact:

Pupils achieve academically, are ready for their next steps in education and have high aspirations for their future. Ultimately, we want our students to have a love of languages and aim to achieve this by nurturing a linguistic curiosity and an intrinsic motivation to explore and respect other cultures and people.

Live: Foster curiosity and developing language skills through spoken and written expression.

Enable pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in French and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and writing.

 Love: Learn new ways of thinking and read great literature in French.

Learn: Provide the foundation for learning further languages therefore equipping pupils to study and work in other countries.

Develop the skills and confidence of language learners to consider themselves as ‘World Citizens’ who belong in a multicultural, mutually respectful world.
Pupils find ways of communicating what they want to say, including through discussion and asking questions and continually improving the accuracy of their pronunciation and intonation; can write at varying length, for different purposes and audiences using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt; discover and develop an appreciation of a range of writing in French.

Pupils have higher, more informed aspirations for their future.


Pupils are prepared for the wider world both academically and vocationally.


Pupils extend their cultural capital.


Pupils will have an appreciation of how other cultures live life and as a result will be more willing world citizens.

Pupils feel empowered to learn independently and progress their learning in and outside of the classroom.


Pupils will discover new ways of looking at situations and apply cultural awareness to their decision making.


French will be a conduit to enhance learning in other areas and increase combined learning opportunities.


Pupils will feel accomplished when they can confidently talk about another culture and its customs.