French

At Combe Down we teach French as part of the normal school curriculum from Year 3 to Year 6. Many children really enjoy learning to speak another language and it is well-documented that the earlier a child is exposed to a foreign language, the faster the language is acquired. Introducing a new language to children when they are at primary school as they tend to be less self-conscious about speaking aloud at this stage of their development. It is widely believed that the early acquisition of a foreign language facilitates the learning of other foreign languages later in life.

We believe that learning another language is an important and exciting part of our curriculum as it supports children to develop:

• an interest in learning other languages in an enjoyable way;
• an awareness that language has structure, and that the structure differs from one language to another;
• an awareness of cultural differences in other countries, thus deepening their understanding of the world;
• their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and 
• lay the foundations for future language study.

We use the Rising Stars French scheme to support our teaching which offers clear progression throughout Key Stage 2 and provides interactive resources to support learning.

Click on the links below to read the 2014 National Curriculum in MFL and the Combe Down MFL 2020 Programme of Study.

Curriculum Lead for French: Francesca Biffen

2014 National Curriculum in MFL

MFL-Progression-of-Skills-2020.pdf

MFL-Long-Term-Plan-2020.pdf