Modern Foreign Languages

At the Bramble Academy our intent for our MFL curriculum is to have clear progression in the understanding of Spanish through our school. We believe that the learning of a language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for our pupils. It helps them to develop communication skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing, with an aim of making substantial progress in one language. In addition, children’s knowledge of how language works will be developed to lay the foundations for further language learning in future. We believe that learning another language gives children a new and broader perspective on the world, encouraging them to understand their own cultures and those of others, which feeds into our whole school ethos where different religions and cultures are represented. All teachers are given support in understanding the vision and following our curriculum. Children in our school rarely have any exposure to Spanish outside of school so we need to begin with the basics. We have a successful and high performing secondary academy within the trust and we are working with them to cover our learning objectives and best prepare children for KS3. We also utilise specialist language teachers from Brunts Academy to deliver the scheme of learning.

Implementation

We have implemented the teaching of Spanish across KS2. Each class receives dedicated Spanish lessons, delivered by a specialist language teacher, fluent in Spanish. This allows for the teaching of a foreign language to be progressive & consistent throughout the school,

We work closely with the MFL subject lead at The Brunts Academy and we utilise subject specialists for language teaching. Pupils follow progressive schemes of work. Recognising children’s prior learning, they are taught purposeful skills, concepts and vocabulary. Culture & francophone countries are covered at various points across the schemes of work. Lessons are ‘chunked’, fast paced and include speaking, listening and reading skills and sometimes a writing activity in any given lesson. Consolidation is vital and lessons are based on practising the same learning point in the different skill areas. Children are engaged in a variety of enjoyable learning activities such as, games, playground games, songs, dance, videos, interactive whiteboard activities, PowerPoint presentations, role-plays and kinaesthetic resources such as pair cards, dominoes, authentic story books and props.

To view our Knowledge Organisers click the link below and explore the class pages.

Class Pages