Foreign Languages

Our aim in teaching a foreign language is to broaden children’s understanding of the world and develop strong, life-long linguistic skills. We want to inspire pupils to envisage a world in which they can live in harmony with other cultures by creating inquisitive, tolerant and understanding minds of the future.

Pupils in Years 3 to 6 learn Spanish. The British Council has arranged for a Spanish assistant - who is a qualified teacher from Spain - to work alongside our children.

Approach

Children learn new topics and knowledge is reinforced during every lesson, which is the key aspect of learning a language. Children are given plenty of opportunity to practise, and therefore embed, key vocabulary. This is the first step towards becoming independent as a language learner.

We believe that becoming confident with a language is a platform for creativity both in and out the classroom. Within the classroom, children are encouraged to take part in role-play using entirely in the target language, or to work independently to challenge their writing skills.