Foreign Languages – curriculum information
Wheeler Primary School believes that the learning of a foreign language provides a valuable social and cultural experience for our pupils. Learning another language enables the children to develop their communication and literacy skills alongside raising their awareness of our multi-lingual and multi-cultural world. At Wheeler Primary School we are learning Spanish and the sessions are delivered in both KS1 and KS2.
The aims of learning a MFL
The National Curriculum for languages aims to ensure that all pupils:
- Understand and respond to spoken and written language from a variety of authentic sources.
- Speak with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, finding ways of communicating what they want to say.
- Can write at varying length, for different purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt.
- Discover and develop an appreciation of a range of writing in the language studied.
Attainment Targets
By the end of each Key Stage, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand skills which are specified in the National Curriculum.
The delivery of Spanish within the school will be very practical, giving the children a vast range of opportunities to explore and develop their communication skills.
Within their lessons, children will be taught to:
* Listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding.
* Explore the patterns and sounds of language through songs and rhymes.
* Engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others.
* Speak in sentences using familiar vocabulary.
Pupils are encouraged to develop a positive attitude towards themselves and others.
The leader’s vision for the school is demonstrated in the way pupils behave
The best thing is having someone to go to when you’re upset
Classrooms are calm and purposeful places for pupils to learn.
They want pupils to ‘Be Respectful, Responsible and Resilient in Learning and Life’
Pupils in key stage 2 talk confidently about a wide range of authors and texts they have read.
Leaders have designed and implemented an ambitious and well-planned curriculum.
Pupils enjoy coming to Wheeler Primary School every day.
Pupils report that bullying is rare, but if it happens, staff will sort it out quickly and fairly.
The pastoral team works well together to ensure that pupils are safe.
The staff are really encouraging. They always help us to be the best we can be
Leaders are passionate about preparing pupils to be good citizens for the world beyond Wheeler Primary School
Parents say that the school is ‘fantastic’ and that staff ‘greet the children come hail, rain or shine’ every morning as they arrive.
It is a safe and happy place to learn.
The teachers are so supportive they help and guide you all the way through the year
Everyone cares for each other and that every teacher adds a little bit of fun into every lesson
The support that leaders provide for families is a strength of the school.
There are
opportunities for pupils to attend different clubs and raise funds for charities
Throughout my time at Wheeler, I have been given so many opportunities to experience and learn new things
Being at Wheeler is like being part of a family and that makes learning fun
Leaders give pupils the opportunity to complete well-planned and exciting
activities, such as performing in front of an audience, in order to create a ‘bag’ full of life experiences as they progress through the school. .
Pupils are excited about adding experiences to their ‘Bag for Life’.
I think the best thing about being a Wheeler pupil is that all of the staff listen and care about you
Pupils are proud to be part of the Wheeler family.
Leaders and teachers have high expectations for every child.
Pupils take books home which contain the sounds that they are learning in class. This gives them plenty of practice.
The school has made recent changes to the teaching
of phonics to help pupils get off to the best start with their reading.