MFL-French

Intent, Implementation and Impact

Our curriculum ethos has been specifically designed for our learning community and it supports us to plan, teach and evaluate our success.

I have a voice

At Appletree we believe learning a language isn’t just about vocabulary and grammar—it’s about gaining the ability to express yourself and truly have a voice in another culture or community. “Learning a language is more than mastering words; it’s claiming a voice in a new world.”

I reach my potential

Our ambitious curriculum encourages every child to reach their potential. We believe learning a language opens doors to new ideas, cultures, and opportunities, fostering creativity, personal growth, and future success.”

I have opportunities

I am happy and safe

 At Appletree, we believe learning a new language helps children feel happy and safe. It builds confidence, encourages friendships, and teaches respect for different cultures. When children can communicate and understand others, they feel included and secure, which supports their well-being and personal growth.

At Appletree we ensure lessons are vibrant, practical and fun which promotes happiness.  We have seen first hand that learning a new language strengthens memory, sharpens focus, and keeps young minds active and resilient, thus promoting happiness and well-being.

                             Intent

At Appletree Gardens First School we believe that high quality MfL education will help our children to ‘branch out’ and take them beyond their home town. It will widen their horizons, broaden their minds and develop their knowledge and understanding of the world around them. Introducing and exposing our children to different languages and cultures will provide them with the ability to show respect to all by understanding cultural differences. This will allow them to play a valuable part in our global community. It has been proven that through learning another language, pupils receive many benefits including; improved memory, enhanced decision making and a greater awareness of our own language. Young children are particularly receptive to learning a new language and we aim to capture and fulfil this opportunity by exposing all of our children to the french language.

 Across the whole school we introduce and teach the French in a way that is enjoyable and stimulating. We aim to encourage children’s curiosity about language and equip them with the confidence and skills to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing in French. We hope to inspire a love of languages as part of their life-long learning and to provide them with the confidence and desire to converse, study and even work in other countries in the future.

                                             Implementation

In Early Years and Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) children are introduced to the French language through stories, rhyme, songs and greetings. By joining in and adding actions they already begin to develop speaking and listening skills and can identify some patterns of language, identifying similarities and differences to English.