Languages

Curriculum Intent

South Borough Primary School intends to offer a relevant, vibrant and ambitious modern foreign language curriculum that will inspire and excite our pupils using a wide variety of topics and themes. All pupils will be expected to achieve their full potential by encouraging high expectations and excellent standards in their language learning - the ultimate aim being that pupils will feel willing and able to continue studying languages beyond key stage 2.

Curriculum Implementation

At South Borough we teach Spanish as a modern foreign language. All lessons are carefully planned so that children build upon skills they have been taught previously and lessons are delivered in an exciting and engaging manner by the class teacher. Teachers use ‘Language Angels’ which provides high quality activities to cover key skills such as; listening, reading, writing and speaking.

Spanish is taught on a weekly basis across three terms of the year. Pupils actively participate in lessons by listening attentively and showing their understanding by joining in and responding verbally. They also take part in pair, group and class work where they can practise correct pronunciation and intonation through role play. Our aim is for all pupils to be able to communicate both verbally in sentences, and through writing. Children will learn to write words and phrases from memory and we will also teach pupils how to understand and use basic grammar and vocabulary, while ensuring they have access to resources such as dictionaries to help them become independent learners.

Class teachers are aware of their pupils’ needs and work tirelessly to ensure that every child is encouraged to continuously improve their skills through the use of visual stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language being taught. Pupils' progress is routinely assessed through the consistent and purposeful appraisal of work during lessons, which provides pupils with immediate and constant feedback.

At South Borough, we strive to help our pupils become confident members of their school community. We believe that by focusing on our curriculum principles and school values in all aspects of learning, including Spanish, teachers are able to build a foundation for pupils to contribute to the wider community as they become young adults and beyond.