At St George's CE Primary School, Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) are considered valuable for children. A high-quality MFL education, provides the foundation for pupils to understand the world around them and the people within it. A sound grasp of MFL encourages children to have confidence in speaking and listening, reading and writing in newer languages whilst also developing their capabilities in English too.

At the heart of the MFL curriculum is the Embark Federation Multi-Academy Trust values. Through working together, we can learn to express ideas and opinions in different languages with integrity and listen carefully to each other. We can reflect upon our own work as well as that of others and provide purposeful and meaningful feedback to progress and improve on our reading, writing and grammatical skills. Working in this manner allows learners to achieve with their understanding of other languages.

The MFL curriculum enables our learners to explore the richness and diversity of our multicultural society. Children learn to appreciate and show respect and tolerance for a range of countries, their cultural background and spoken languages. We provide children with the opportunities to express their views and opinions through verbal and written activities, enabling them to articulate themselves with confidence and clarity.

French at St George's

Children in Y3-Y6 have a French lesson every week. We use a scheme called 'Language Angels'. The scheme uses a 'step-by-step approach’. The three ‘pillars’ of language learning (phonics, grammar and vocabulary) are all built into the scheme and, as pupils progress through the units and teaching types, previous language is recycled, revisited and consolidated.