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Modern Foreign Languages Curriculum Statement


At Chesterton CE Primary School, we believe that learning a foreign language is a necessary part of being a member modern society and an important part of pupils' SMSC development. A high-quality languages education should foster children's curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. The teaching and learning in our chosen language of French should enable children to begin to express themselves 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. Beyond our core MFL curriculum, other opportunities will be taken enthusiastically to share in and celebrate different languages through topics, visitors and occasions; these will enrich our core offer and deepen children's interest in the subject.

The National Curriculum for languages aims to ensure that all pupils:

1. understand and respond to spoken and written language from a variety of authentic sources
2. speak with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, finding ways of communicating what they want to say, including through discussion and asking questions, and continually improving the accuracy of their pronunciation and intonation
3. can write at varying length, for different purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt
4. discover and develop an appreciation of a range of writing in the language studied.

It is intended that, when children leave Chesterton, they will have the foundations in language learning that provide the confidence to explore, other countries, cultures and languages. This should breed an acceptance that, in a multi-lingual society, it is a valuable skill to be able to communicate effectively with others in another language. Our leavers will therefore be engaged and prepared to continue language learning at Secondary School and beyond.

Curriculum Progression: Modern Foreign Languages