“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela

We believe that the learning of a foreign language provides a rich opportunities to develop pupils’ spiritual, moral and cultural experiences. The study of Languages prepares pupils to participate in a rapidly changing world in which work and other activities are increasingly carried out in languages other than English. Pupils use languages to communicate information responsibly, creatively and without discrimination. They learn how to employ languages to enable rapid access to ideas and experiences from a wide range of people, communities, and cultures. Increased capability in the use of languages promotes initiative and independent learning and encourages diversity within society.

Our language curriculum enables pupils:

• to foster an interest in learning other languages.

• to introduce young children to another language in a way that is enjoyable and fun.

• to make young children aware that language has structure, and that the structure differs from one to another.

• to help children develop their awareness of cultural differences in other countries.

• to develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

• to lay the foundations for future study

Our knowledge is organised into key concepts and disciplinary concepts. The core knowledge is laid out in coherent, sequential progression documents which detail the end points which we aim children to achieve. The foundations for the language curriculum are built in Early Years. This is built on in KS1 as novice theologians, leading to more expert theologians in KS2. This provides the firm building blocks for children to become disciplinary linguists in KS3 and beyond.