MFL Curriculum Intent
We offer French or Spanish as language options to students. If you have a preference which language your child studies, please indicate this on admission and we will do our best to accommodate this. Students continue with this language until the end of Year 9, at which point they are able to choose to continue to study it as a GCSE option.
MFL Staff
- Mr J Bull: Learning Director MFL: French, Spanish and Japanese (offered as an extra-curricular club)
- Mrs M Merino-Sharratt: 2nd in MFL: Spanish and French
- Mrs V Ahui: Teacher of MFL: French and Spanish
- Miss M Alonso: Teacher of MFL: Spanish and French
MFL Curriculum Intent
At The Bemrose School, we believe that language learning is not just a skill; it’s a doorway to understanding diverse cultures and fostering global citizenship. Through our MFL curriculum, we hope to ignite a lifelong passion for languages in our pupils, as well as encourage them to celebrate and welcome the vast differences in our world. This open-mindedness will help prepare children for our ever-changing world.
Students begin studying a language in Year 3, and have the opportunity to continue to develop their skills throughout Key Stage 2, 3, 4 and 5. Through engaging lessons and interactive activities, we aim to instill a solid foundation in vocabulary, grammar and phonics, and introduce them to the richness of the culture and heritage of the countries where the languages they study are spoken. By the time they leave our school, the children will possess the language skills necessary for future academic and career opportunities as well as an appreciation for the diverse world that we live in.
KS3 Assessment Plan:
Over years 7, 8 and 9, students complete two checkpoint tests and one longer assessment per term. The assessment plan is the same whether students study French or Spanish.
Autumn Term
- Year 7: Checkpoint 1: Phonics, Checkpoint 2: Vocabulary, Assessment: Reading and Listening.
- Year 8: Checkpoint 1: Grammar, Checkpoint 2: Vocabulary, Assessment: Writing.
- Year 9: Checkpoint 1: Phonics, Checkpoint 2: Vocabulary, Assessment: Reading and Listening.
Spring Term
- Year 7: Checkpoint 1: Grammar, Checkpoint 2: Vocabulary, Assessment: Speaking.
- Year 8: Checkpoint 1: Phonics, Checkpoint 2: Vocabulary, Assessment: Reading and Listening.
- Year 9: Checkpoint 1: Grammar, Checkpoint 2: Vocabulary, Assessment: Writing.
Summer Term
- Year 7: Checkpoint 1: Translation, Checkpoint 2: Vocabulary, Assessment: Reading and Listening.
- Year 8: Checkpoint 1: Grammar, Checkpoint 2: Vocabulary, Assessment: Speaking.
- Year 9: Checkpoint 1: Translation, Checkpoint 2: Vocabulary, Assessment: Baseline.
KS4 Assessment Plan:
Over years 10 and 11, students are assessed half-termly.
Year 10:
- Summer 2 – Baseline test
- Autumn 1 – Writing, describing a picture and writing a short essay.
- Autumn 2 – Reading and listening
- Spring 1 – Speaking, reading aloud, role-play task and describing a picture.
- Spring 2 – Reading and listening
- Summer 1 – Writing a longer essay.
Year 11 :
- Summer 2 – PPE Exams in Reading and Writing
- Autumn 1 – Speaking, structured conversation
- Autumn 2 – PPE Exams in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing
- Spring 1 – Speaking exam practice and Writing a longer essay
- Spring 2 – PPE Exams in Listening, Reading and Writing
