MFL Curriculum Intent

Key Stage 3

MFL serves a cultural and linguistic purpose in that it exposes students to foreign language and culture, therefore promoting global citizenship.

Our KS3 curriculum builds on prior learning at KS2 by reinforcing vocabulary, basic grammar and transactional language.

The KS3 curriculum allows students to explore diverse topics and more complex grammar, allowing them to express themselves in a foreign language. 

The curriculum sequences knowledge and skills, builds on prior learning and enables students to widen their understanding, knowledge and use of a variety of language competencies. It also serves to enrich students’ use of their mother tongue through comparison of the language and culture of another country.

Adaptive practice, particularly for SEND, should enable all learners to reach their full potential. 

The curriculum is challenging for the most able as it deals with topics requiring higher order thinking, such as the environment and global issues.

The curriculum promotes skills transferable to a wide range of careers. 

Key Stage 4

MFL serves a cultural and linguistic purpose in that it exposes students to foreign language and culture, therefore promoting global citizenship.

The curriculum builds on prior learning at KS3 by revisiting many of the same topics in order to deepen knowledge and increase linguistic and grammatical sophistication.

The GCSE curriculum allows students to deepen their knowledge about how language works and enrich their vocabulary in order for them to increase their independent use and understanding of extended language in a wide range of contexts.

The curriculum sequences knowledge and skills, builds on prior learning and enables students to widen their understanding, knowledge and use of a variety of language competencies. It is also serves to enrich students’ use of their mother tongue through comparison of the language and culture of another country.

Differentiation, particularly for SEND, should enable all learners to reach their full potential. 

The curriculum is challenging for the most able as they are expected to be able to manipulate language both for purpose and audience. 

Careers: the aim is to develop language-learning skills both for immediate use and to prepare students for further language study and use in school, higher education or employment.

MFL Learning Plans

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Key Stage 3

KS3 French Learning Plan

KS3 Spanish Learning Plan

Key Stage 4

Y10 Learning Plan - French

Y11 Learning Plan - French

Y10 Learning Plan - Spanish

Y11 Learning Plan - Spanish

MFL Learning Expectations

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These documents show the progress we expect students to make by the end of each term.

KS3 MFL Learning Expectations

KS4 MFL Learning Expectations

KS5 Modern Foreign Languages - French and Spanish

Curriculum intent

MFL serves to enable communication in real life situations and to develop an excellent knowledge of the social and cultural background of target language countries.

The curriculum builds on prior learning at GCSE by allowing students to deepen their knowledge about how language works and enrich their vocabulary in order for them to become fully independent in their use and understanding of the target language in a wide range of contexts and in current affairs.

The A Level curriculum allows students to study the socio-political, historical and literary context of the target language countries.

The curriculum sequences knowledge and skills builds on prior learning and enables students to widen their understanding, knowledge and use of a variety of language competencies and complex grammatical structures to near native level.

Differentiation, particularly for SEND, should enable all learners to reach their full potential.

The curriculum is challenging for the most able due to the complex nature of the topic areas and literary content studied at higher level. It encourages self-study and effective time-management skills development.

Careers development is encouraged by enabling access to Higher/Further education

MFL Learning Plans

Please click the links below to view our MFL learning plans.

Key Stage 5

KS5 French Learning Plan

KS5 Spanish Learning Plan

MFL Learning Expectations

Please click the links below to view our MFL learning expectations.

These documents show the progress we expect students to make by the end of each term.

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