The aims of the Languages Curriculum at Stockingford are:

• To inspire a love of languages and a curiosity in another language and its people
• To build spoken language skills, developing speakers who can communicate in a modern foreign language across a range of meaningful contexts
• To explore the world beyond their own culture and develop an awareness and empathy of the multilingual and multicultural society that we are living in 
• To enable expression of ideas and thoughts in another language including response to speakers both in speech and in writing
• To further develop an understanding of their own language and to make comparisons with a modern foreign language, enriching their understanding of both.

Languages lessons at Stockingford:

Initially, Year 2 children have the opportunity to take part in an extra-curricular French club to give them a ‘taster’ in learning a Modern Foreign Language. 

Once children move into Key Stage 2, French is taught as a compulsory curriculum subject.

Our key stage 2 Modern Foreign Languages Curriculum raises awareness of their own language as well as making comparisons with the foreign language. We promote contextualized learning as well as teaching stand-alone vocabulary sessions. Children are taught about both their language and the cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. This increases our children’s cultural understanding by learning about different countries, cultures and their people.