French

Aims and Objectives:

To teach French to all pupils in Years 1 to 8
To prepare pupils for Common Entrance and Scholarship Examinations
To enable all pupils to benefit from the presence of a full-time French Assistant
To organise trips to France
To enter French competitions and take part in language festivals
To provide an enjoyable and stimulating language learning experience for pupils of all abilities, with schemes of work that are designed to be challenging and raise expectations
To develop the ability to use French effectively for purposes of practical communication, both inside and outside the classroom
To establish the linguistic skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing and to reinforce the language and attitudes required to facilitate the further learning of French.
To develop a knowledge and understanding of and positive attitudes towards speakers of French throughout the world
To promote an understanding of multicultural and gender issues
To build in pupils an awareness of the language learning process and thereby facilitate the learning of other languages
To promote a range of learning styles including collaborative work with peers and independent learning
To use a variety of teaching resources including information technology
To develop pupils’ communication, creativity and thinking skills
To make a useful contribution to other areas of the curriculum
To be forward looking, dynamic and ‘très cool’!