French Curriculum Intent (School Vision)

At Holy Trinity School, we believe that the learning of a foreign language provides our pupils with an invaluable experience in educational, social and cultural terms. Learning another language widens their world, develops their communication skills and helps them to understand better their own culture and the culture of others.

National Curriculum Modern Foreign Languages Programmes of Study

How is French implemented in our school?

At Holy Trinity, we have invested in Lingotot Dartford to supply our French provision.

Lingotot is a language specialist company who provides fluent French or Spanish speakers to teach multi award-winning language classes in schools, nurseries and communities.

French classes at Holy Trinity are interactive and fun and based on sound educational research. Learning is through songs, stories, games, drama and play. Teachers aim to speak 100% in the foreign everyone understands.

Through classes, children are taught how to:

• Identify and read words.
• Ask and answer questions.
• Recognise French phonics and sounds.
• Use correct pronunciation.
• Begin to use simple grammar.
• Work in pairs and groups and communicate in a foreign language.
• Explore things from another’s perspective, giving insight into the people, lives and traditions of other cultures.

We emphasise listening, responding and speaking skills but we also develop reading and writing skills, to help the children gain an all-round understanding of the language. We use a multi-sensory and kinesthetic approach to teaching (introducing a physical element in games, role-playing and songs) to help reinforce and embed new language. We promote the use of ICT in meaningful contexts for the development of communication skills.

French teaching at Holy Trinity is fully inclusive. Language learning activities are planned in such a way to encourage the full and active participation of all pupils. Work is differentiated appropriately to the needs of individual children. Pairs and groups for collaborative work may be formed in various ways, depending on the task.

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