Our approach
The MFL department aims to promote a lifelong understanding and appreciation of foreign languages and cultures, aiming to nurture responsible global citizens who can successfully and confidently communicate with people from French-speaking countries. To this end, there will be an implicit cultural focus in each term. Our phonetical focus will allow pupils to read aloud, grasping the vocabulary with confidence and spontaneity. Working backwards from what will enable pupils to communicate successfully in a foreign language, the curriculum covers the grammatical points from Year 7, which allow students to converse using different time frames and moods. The thread of grammar is taught, and embedded, through a variety of topics, and alongside a range of carefully selected vocabulary, to allow pupils to discuss personal topics (such as their family, talents, and hobbies) and global topics (such as festivals abroad, climate change, and caring for the environment). Complex topics are scaffolded using sentence builders and knowledge organisers, The curriculum sequences learning in a way which supports pupils’ cumulative building of skills and knowledge through each year and key stage. The curriculum aims to be language-rich and to focus on communication skills, which necessitates a focus on in-depth learning of fewer themes which are revisited and built upon annually. For example, in each year group, the Autumn term focus is ‘Myself’, the Spring term focus is ‘Places’ and the Summer term focus is ‘Education’. This is with a view to continually revisit and build upon vocabulary and grammar in a logical and accessible way.
Exam Board: Edexcel
Mrs S Wills-Sagoo
Curriculum Overview
Year 7
C’est perso - Learning about me and my world (France/Europe)
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Introduction to the essentials when learning the French Language. Who am I? |
How do I describe my family, my friends and describe what we do in our free time? |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| How do I describe my home? | What can we do at home and in our local area? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| What is the school day like? | How do I express my opinions about different aspects of my school life? |
All Year 7 subjects Next Year 7 Subject - Physical Education
Year 8
‘Le monde et moi’ – learning about the French-speaking world (Canada/Réunion)
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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| How do I describe myself and others? (Role-Models) | How do I spend my free-time? |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| How do I make the most of being a tourist in Paris? | How do I prepare for a holiday in a French-speaking country? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| How do my studies impact my future? | What can I learn about French life from movies and novels? |
All Year 8 subjects Next Year 8 Subject - Physical Education
Year 9
‘Notre société’ – Learning about our society (Madagascar/Haiti)
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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| How do I talk about my lifestyle? | How do I talk about the things that are important to me? |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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| How do we protect the environment? | What does it mean to be a global citizen? |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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| How do I use technology? | What are my plans for the holidays? |
All Year 9 subjects Next Year 9 Subject - Physical Education
Year 10
GCSE Edexcel French (Year 1)
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Media and Technology Topics: TV, Films, Music, Books, Social Media and the Internet. Grammar: Revisiting the present and perfect (passé-composé) tenses, adjectives and their agreements. |
My personal World Topics: Family, friends, relationships. house and home. Grammar: The near future, the comparative and the superlative. |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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Lifestyle and Well-being Topics: Hobbies, Festivals and celebrations. Grammar: Revision of past (passé-composé and imperfect), present and future tenses. |
Lifestyle and Well-being Topics: Healthy lifestyle; sport, food, physical and mental well-being. Grammar: Modal verbs, imperfect tense, conditional tense. |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Studying and my future Topics: School subjects, uniform, rules and regulations and the school day. Grammar: Reflexive verbs, revision of near future and present tenses. |
Studying and my future Topics: Extra-curricular offers at school, your primary-school experiences. Grammar: Revision of perfect and imperfect tenses. |
All Year 10 subjects Next Year 10 Subject - Physical Education
Year 11
GCSE Edexcel French (Year 2)
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
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Travel and Tourism Topic: Holidays Grammar: Simple Future |
My Neighbourhood Topics: Describing my town – activities and facilities, house and home and visiting another town. Grammar: Adjectives, articles, negatives |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
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My Neighbourhood Topics: The Environment. Looking at environmental problems and how we can protect the world around us. Grammar: 4 tenses – present, perfect, imperfect and near future. |
Studying and my future Topics: My future plans – travelling, working, future career paths. Grammar: Near and Simple Future, revising infinitive constructions |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
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Revision Can I put my learning into practice? Speaking Examinations |
Revision Listening, Reading and Writing Examinations |
All Year 11 subjects Next Year 11 Subject - Physical Education