Modern Foreign Languages- French

Implementation

At Christ Church we use Kapow Primary’s French schemes of work as a basis for our curriculum which supports pupils to meet the National Curriculum end of Key stage 2 expectations. 

Our children begin their French learning journey in Year 3, as they move into Key Stage 2.   

Our schemes of work follow Kapow’s approach and are designed with six strands that run throughout. These are:   

• Speaking and pronunciation (including phonics) 

• Listening  

• Reading and writing  

• Grammar  

• Intercultural understanding  

• Language detective skills  

 All of our schemes of work are mapped out to the National Curriculum to ensure thorough coverage. We have outlined how the necessary skills and knowledge are be taught and progress throughout the schemes in each year group and throughout the Key Stage. Our pupils are given opportunities to communicate for practical purposes around familiar subjects and routines. There are balanced opportunities for communication in both spoken and written French, although in Year 3 the focus is on developing oral skills, before incorporating written French in Year 4 and beyond. The curriculum follows a spiral approach, with key skills and vocabulary revisited repeatedly with increasing complexity, allowing pupils to revise and build on their previous learning. This helps them to know and remember more of their learning. Learning through our French units, allows children to make connections and apply their language skills to other areas of their learning, again providing more opportunities to secure their knowledge and understanding.  

Teachers use a range of teaching strategies from independent tasks, paired and group work including role-play, language games and language detective work. Our schemes of work focus on developing ‘language detective skills’ and developing an understanding of French grammar together with a Key vocabulary and pronunciation. Lessons are adapted to ensure that they can be accessed and enjoyed by all.  

Key Stage 2 pupils receive one French lesson each week. In order to help pupils to retain their French learning, we also aim to incorporate French into the classroom environment sporadically throughout the week.   

Impact

The impact of Kapow Primary’s scheme can be monitored continuously through both formative and summative assessment opportunities, conducting regular pupil voice sessions and lesson observations. 

In order to demonstrate that we have accomplished our aims, children at Christ Church Primary School should leave our school equipped with a range of language-learning skills to enable them to study French, or any other language, with confidence at Key Stage 3. 

The expected impact of following the Kapow Primary French scheme of work is that by the time children leave our school we aim that they will:   

• Be able to engage in purposeful dialogue in practical situations (e.g., ordering in a cafe, following directions) and express an opinion.  

• Make increasingly accurate attempts to read unfamiliar words, phrases, and short texts.  

• Speak and read aloud with confidence and accuracy in pronunciation.   

• Demonstrate understanding of spoken language by listening and responding appropriately. 

• Use a bilingual dictionary to support their language learning.   

• Be able to identify word classes in a sentence and apply grammatical rules they have learnt.  

• Have developed an awareness of cognates and near-cognates and be able to use them to tackle unfamiliar words in French (and English)  

• Be able to construct short texts on familiar topics.  

• Meet the end of Key Stage 2 stage expectations outlined in the National Curriculum for Languages.  

French in Year 5 - Meet My French Family (Summer Term 2)

French in Year 4 - French and the Eurovision Song Contest (Summer Term 2)

French in Year 3 -  A Circle of Life in French (Summer Term 2)

French in Year 5 - Verbs in a French Week (Summer Term 1)

French in Year 4 - French Food - Miam, Miam! (Summer Term 1)

French in Year 3 - French Transport (Summer Term 1)

French in Year 5 -  French-Speaking World (Spring Term 2)

French in Year 4 - French Weather and the Water Cycle (Spring Term 2)

French in Year 3 - In a French Classroom (Spring Term 2)

French in Year 5 - Shopping in France (Spring Term 1)

French in Year 4 - French Numbers, Calendars and Birthdays (Spring Term 1)

French in Year 3 - French Playground Games - Numbers and Age (Spring Term 1)

French in Year 5 - Space Exploration in French (Autumn Term 2)

French in Year 4 - Clothes - Getting Dressed In France (Autumn Term 2)

French in Year 3 - French Adjectives of Colour, Size and Shape (Autumn Term 2)

French in Year 5 - French Monster Pets (Autumn Term 1)

French in Year 4 - Portraits - Describing in French (Autumn Term 1)

French in Year 3 - French Greetings With Puppets (Autumn Term 1)

French in Year 5 - Meet My French Family (Summer Term 2)

French in Year 4 - French and the Eurovision Song Contest (Summer Term 2)

French in Year 3 - A Circle of Life in French (Summer Term 2)

French in Year 5 - Verbs in a French Week (Summer Term 1)

French in Year 4 - French Food (Summer Term 1)

French in Year 4 - Numbers, Calendars & Birthdays (Spring Term 2)

French in Year 3 - In the Classroom (Spring Term 2)

French in Year 5 - Shopping in France (Spring Term 1)

    French in Year 4 - French Weather and the Water Cycle (Spring Term 1)

French in Year 3 - French Numbers, Calendars and Birthdays (Spring Term 1)

French in Year 6 - French Football Champions (Autumn Term 2)

French in Year 5 - Space Exploration in French (Autumn Term 2)

French in Year 4 - Clothes in French (Autumn Term 2)

French in Year 3 - French Adjectives of Colour, Size and Shape (Autumn Term 2)

French in Year 6 - French Sport and the Olympics (Autumn Term 1)

French in Year 5 - French Monster Pets (Autumn Term 1)

French in Year 4 - Portraits: Describing in French (Autumn Term 1)

French in Year 3 - French Greetings with Puppets (Autumn Term 1)