At St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, our intent is to provide all pupils with a high-quality Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) education. As members of a multicultural society, we believe that learning a foreign language opens the door to other cultures and broadens children's understanding of the wider world. Through the teaching of French, pupils develop respect for others, gain an appreciation of different cultures and are encouraged to recognise their role as global citizens. We aim to inspire curiosity, foster a love of language learning and deepen children's understanding of the world around them. Our chosen modern foreign language is French.

At St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, our curriculum is designed to ensure that pupils build knowledge and confidence progressively throughout their primary education.

In Key Stage 1, pupils participate in weekly French lessons. Our aim is for children to develop a secure foundation in the language that can be built upon in later years. Learning includes numbers to 30, basic greetings, the French alphabet, colours and an "All About Me" topic, where pupils learn to confidently introduce themselves, state their age and talk about where they live.

As pupils move into Key Stage 2, they continue to receive weekly French lessons. We aim to deepen their knowledge, strengthen their confidence in speaking and listening, and develop a genuine curiosity about other languages and cultures. Topics studied include holidays and hobbies, telling the time, places in town and family life.

By the end of Year 6, pupils will have developed the skills, confidence and enthusiasm needed to continue their language-learning journey at secondary school.

Pupils Are Taught To:

• Listen attentively to spoken language and demonstrate understanding by joining in and responding.
• Explore the patterns and sounds of language through songs and rhymes, linking spelling, sound and meaning.
• Engage in conversations, ask and answer questions, express opinions, and respond to the views of others while seeking clarification when needed.
• Speak in sentences using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures, developing accurate pronunciation and intonation.
• Present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences.
• Read carefully and demonstrate understanding of words, phrases and simple texts.
• Appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in French.
• Broaden their vocabulary and develop strategies for understanding unfamiliar words, including the use of a dictionary.
• Write phrases from memory and adapt them to create new sentences in order to express ideas clearly.
• Describe people, places, things and actions both orally and in writing.
• Understand and apply age-appropriate grammar, including key language patterns, high-frequency verbs, and similarities and differences between French and English.