Team

Our Modern Foreign Languages Team consists of two experienced, qualified teachers plus support staff in each session.

Achievement and Progress

Modern Foreign Languages are taught to all pupils in KS3. German is taught to those pupils in Year 7, French to those in Year 8 and Spanish in Year 9. Currently, the pupils have 1 session of MFL per week. Pupils are assessed using everyday teacher analysis through reading, writing, speaking and listening and a range of kinesthetic, aural, verbal and written activities. All results are recorded and inputted into our school data tracking system and are used to track pupil progress.

Curriculum Overview

The schemes of work taught are developed to suit the needs and learning styles of our pupils. There is a lot of emphasis on social and emotional skills as well as encouraging communication and increasing self-confidence. Topics are taught orally, visually and kinesthetically. ICT is used frequently within MFL sessions to enhance the learning of the pupils. Topics studied include: Meetings and Greetings, Colours, Numbers, Hobbies, Weather and Animals. Pupils are taught using four main attainment target level descriptors which are as follows: Listening and Responding, Speaking, Reading and Responding and Writing. Work and groups are differentiated within lessons to enable all pupils to make progress over the year.

Below is an example of programme study across the year.

 

Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 Programme of Study
Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Country of Study facts	Items in my pencil case	Hobbies
Meetings and greetings	Family members	Body parts
Numbers	Animals	Clothes
Colours	Weather	Food
		Culture