{"id":1086,"date":"2024-07-11T11:04:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T11:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/?page_id=1086"},"modified":"2025-03-19T15:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:16:02","slug":"modern-foreign-language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ightham.kent.sch.uk\/?page_id=1086","title":{"rendered":"Modern Foreign Language"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1086\" class=\"elementor elementor-1086\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4661c56 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4661c56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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<strong>Modern Foreign Language<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ddd2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58ddd2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modern Foreign Language<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cf7b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"82cf7b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-607dfc6 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"607dfc6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca1214a\" data-id=\"ca1214a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6b9661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6b9661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Respect<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc22f52\" data-id=\"fc22f52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7817584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7817584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aspiration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-596ecbb\" data-id=\"596ecbb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc648db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc648db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Honesty<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aa3c19\" data-id=\"6aa3c19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c2ff3b 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All pupils will be expected to achieve their full potential by encouraging high expectations and excellent standards in their foreign language learning &#8211; the ultimate aim being that pupils will feel willing and able to continue studying languages beyond key stage 2.<\/p><p>The four key language learning skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing will be taught and all necessary grammar will be covered in an age-appropriate way across the primary phase. This will enable pupils to use and apply their\u00a0learning in a variety of contexts, laying down solid foundations for future language learning.<\/p><p>The intent is that all pupils will develop a genuine interest and positive curiosity about foreign languages, finding them enjoyable and stimulating. Learning a second language will also offer pupils the opportunity to explore relationships between language and identity, develop a deeper understanding of other cultures and the world around them with a better awareness of self, others and cultural differences. The intention is that they will be working towards becoming life-long language learners.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>French Curriculum Implementation <\/strong><\/p><p>Teaching and learning is based on Rosenshine\u2019s principles.\u00a0 It is coherently planned and sequenced towards cumulatively sufficient knowledge and skills for future learning. Prior learning is activated through the use of retrieval practice to ensure the children know more and learn more over time.<\/p><p><u>\u2018I do, we do, you do\u2019 at Ightham Primary School<\/u><\/p><p>Knowledge lessons always begin with retrieval practice, followed by \u2018I do\u2019, then \u2018We do\u2019 then \u2018You do\u2019 to ensure a gradual release of responsibility.<\/p><p>Teachers continually assess throughout the lesson to ascertain children\u2019s understanding and be prepared to move back a stage if required. Depending on the understanding of the children, \u2018we do\u2019 should be extended to ensure all children are secure in their knowledge. If the children are not ready, the teachers should not move onto \u2018You do\u2019. A knowledge lesson could be taught over more than one lesson as a result of assessment for learning where the \u2018you do\u2019 part is covered in a subsequent lesson.<\/p><p>Following knowledge lessons, children will be given the opportunity to apply the knowledge through enquiry and investigative tasks which need to be clearly modelled, scaffolded and adapted as required, to meet the needs of the individual children.<\/p><p>Our chosen language for KS2 is French, based on popularity of choice at KS3, staff knowledge and availability of quality resources.<\/p><p>All classes have access to the Language Angels scheme of work and resources. This resource progressively develops pupil skills in French through regularly taught and well-planned weekly lessons led by class teachers.<\/p><p>Children progressively acquire, use and apply a growing bank of vocabulary, language skills and grammatical knowledge organised around age-appropriate topics and themes.\u00a0<\/p><p>The planning of different levels of challenge and which units to teach at each stage of the academic year will be addressed dynamically and will be reviewed annually as units are updated and added to the scheme. 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