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Charvil Piggott Primary School

Part of the Piggott Church of England Academy

French

Intent

Learning a foreign language is part of the primary National Curriculum and is a requirement for all children within Key Stage 2.

Our intent is to develop the confidence and competence of each child in the foreign language they are learning. Our goal is for them to be passionate, curious and confident about their own foreign language learning abilities when they finish the primary school phase of their education.

We will help them develop and demonstrate substantial progress in the 5 key language skills necessary for learning French:

  • Speaking
  • Listening
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Grammar

We aim to ensure that pupils of all abilities develop solid foundations in these key language learning skills - properly preparing them for the next stage of their language learning journey. These skills will develop children’s ability to understand what they hear and read and enable them to express themselves in speech and writing. We will extend their knowledge of how language works and explore the similarities and differences between the foreign language they are learning and English. We will also help strengthen their sense of identity through learning about culture in other countries and comparing it with their own.

Our cross phase approach to language teaching and learning is in line with the recommendations of the National Curriculum and the requirements outlined in the Department for Education Languages Programme of Study for Key Stage 2.
 

Implementation

French is taught in a whole-class setting by the class teacher for Yr3 and Secondary subject specialist in Year 4, 5 and 6. Each class has a timetabled lesson of thirty minutes per week and each lesson focuses on a combination of the 5 key language learning skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar).

Lessons are planned and assessed using the Language Angels scheme of work and are designed to motivate, captivate and interest children from the first moment. Pupils with SEND have access to the curriculum through variation of task, grouping or support from an adult.
 

Impact

Each unit of work is assessed using peer or self assessment and also skills based assessments where appropriate. The Subject Lead monitors the effectiveness of the language teaching provided throughout the school via regular observations with feedback given to teachers. The Subject Lead and class teacher together monitor the learning and progression made by pupils across the key stage



Please visit the documents below for in-depth details of the French curriculum taught at The Piggott School: Charvil Primary.

We have opted to teach French as our Modern Foreign Language at Charvil which is taught in Year 3 by the class teacher and in Years 4, 5 and 6 by Madame Rawlings, a French specialist from The Piggott School: Wargrave Senior.

  1. Charvil French Scheme of Work (002)
  2. Year 3 French Autumn 1 J'Apprends Le Francais
  3. Year 3 French Autumn 2 Les Salutations L1 - Unit Summary
  4. Year 3 French Spring 1 Les Fruits
  5. Year 3 French Spring 2 Je Peux
  6. Year 3 French Summer 1 Couleurs et Nombres
  7. Year 3 French Summer 2 Nursery Rhymes Comptines Et Chansons
  8. Year 4 French Autumn 1 Je Me Presente
  9. Year 4 French Autumn 2 Petit Chaperon Rouge
  10. Year 4 French Spring 1 La Famille
  11. Year 4 French Spring 2 Au Cafe
  12. Year 4 French Summer 1 En Classe
  13. Year 5 French Autumn 1 As-Tu Un Animal
  14. Year 5 French Autumn 2 Quelle Est La Date
  15. Year 5 French Spring 1 Quel Temps Fait-Il
  16. Year 5 French Spring 2 Chez Moi
  17. Year 5 French Summer 1 Boucle D'Or
  18. Year 5 French Summer 2 Les Vetements
  19. Year 6 French Autumn 1 À L'école
  20. Year 6 French Autumn 2 Moi Dans Le Monde
  21. Year 6 French Spring 1 Les Verbes Reguliers
  22. Year 6 French Spring 2 Les Verbes Irreguliers
  23. Year 6 French Summer 1 Le Week-End