At Otterham Primary School, we learn French as our Modern Foreign Language, in order to provide an opening to other cultures. We aim to foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. The teaching of French provides opportunities for children to learn new ways of thinking, and to communicate for practical purposes. We want children to be able to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing.
Our Reception and KS1 children develop the foundations of learning language, from learning to listen to and repeat sounds in daily phonics, to enjoying rhymes and songs, and answering the register in different languages. Wendy Ward, a language specialist from Sir James Smith's, works closely with our staff to help plan and deliver the KS2 French. From Year 3 and above, pupils have weekly French lessons of 30 minutes. In addition to this, they practise key vocabulary through the week, between their weekly lesson.
Here is the scheme of work for 2022-23