Implementation
 

Our MFL curriculum has been designed to progressively develop skills in French. We are currently using Rigalo One and Two to deliver our French lessons across Key Stage Two, this programme has been developed with children in mind. Rigolo follows the amazing adventures of Jake, Polly and Bof as they discover France through lively interactions and colourful stories. It motivates children with fun stories, songs and games and is ideal here with non-specialist teachers as there is a onscreen 'virtual teacher' is a native French speaker.

The Rigalo programme ensures children acquire a bank of vocabulary organized around topics. They also ensure development is progressive as they build on previous knowledge from units already studied. All children in KS2 are taught French in a weekly discreet lesson and knowledge organisers and/or vocabulary mats are used to reinforce key language children are learning in their topics. This is delivered by the class teacher or another qualified teacher during PPA.

KS1 children are introduced to Languages through exploring other languages informally when studying another country. Songs maybe learnt in French and signs around the school will also be displayed to make language learning more meaningful and give it a purpose.

MFL Subject Drivers

The impact of our Languages teaching is evidenced through teacher assessment of French throughout lessons using ‘assessment through learning’. This helps teachers plan for future lessons. Teachers also assess against our endpoints for French at points during the year. Discussions with children and pupil voice surveys provide evidence of confidence, engagement and attitudes towards languages. The written and spoken outcomes of children’s learning demonstrate that they know more, can do more and remember more in Language lessons.

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