Modern Foreign Language - French Learning

Subject Lead for French: 

Madame Le Moal

Subject Document: 

French progression document

At Oak Tree Primary school,  we believe that the learning of a foreign language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for our pupils. It helps them to develop communication skills including key skills of speaking and listening and extends their knowledge of how language works.  Learning another language gives the children a new perspective on the world, encouraging them to understand their own cultures and those of others.

It is a statutory requirement for children in KS2 to learn a foreign language, and our curriculum  is designed to meet the attainment targets of the KS2 Languages Programme of Study.

By developing children’s linguistic competence, we will equip them with lifelong skills and instil a broader cultural understanding. The teaching and learning of French affords children an opportunity to learn a shared, common language beyond English or their home language. At Oak Tree Primary school we aim for the children to not only reinforce their understanding of grammatical structures, develop their oracy and communication skills, and make further connections in their broader learning, but to simply enjoy conversing in French – an enjoyment which we hope will be transferred to and furthered at secondary school, when travelling abroad and will ease their acquisition of further languages, both now and in their future careers.