Our languages curriculum has been designed to serve young linguists in the modern world. Key areas of focus have been deliberately selected to ensure that pupils are equipped with knowledge and language that will serve them in engaging with important and useful topics. The curriculum focuses not just on vocabulary acquisition but also on the building blocks of learning a new language.
Our languages curriculum aligns with the National Curriculum for maintained schools in England guidance on the teaching of foreign languages in key stage 2 (ages 7 – 11). Within the National Curriculum, clear guidance is given around expectations of the purpose of learning a foreign language. This includes preparing pupils for learning further languages and equipping them to study and work in other countries.
Key aspects of study that are explicitly referenced in the National Curriculum:
These are all carefully represented in our curriculum.