Giffard Park Primary School

MFL at Giffard Park Primary School

The National Curriculum states that a high-quality language education should foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. It 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.  Language teaching should provide the foundation for learning further languages, equipping pupils to study and work in other countries.  It is our intention, at Giffard Park Primary School, to provide all of our pupils with a high-quality education in Modern Foreign Languages (MFL), which develops their knowledge of other cultures and the languages that they speak.  Our goal is for them to be passionate, curious and confident about their own foreign language learning journey, with the ultimate aim of inspiring a life-long love of languages.

At Giffard Park School, our chosen modern foreign language is French, we teach French across Key Stage Two (Years 3-6). Each class is allocated at least 30 minutes for the main language lesson and it is delivered through an exciting online scheme of learning called ‘Language Angels’.  Class teachers also ensure that French is used, where appropriate, within the school day, such as answering the register and during our well-being check-in circles, providing further opportunities for the children's language development and consolidation.

Modern foreign language lessons aim to help our children to develop and demonstrate substantial progress in the 5 key language skills necessary for learning French: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing and Grammar, and the ‘Language Angels’ programme provides engaging and enjoyable methods to achieve this such as through songs, games, visual aids, flashcards, worksheets and stories.

Although the language taught is French, we aim to provide children with opportunities to develop an understanding of other cultures and languages.  Providing experiences which allow them to celebrate and welcome differences in both our community and the wider world.

Please view the Intent, Implementation, Impact document below for an in depth look at our aims for the teaching on a MFL.