At Nantwich Primary Academy, all classes will have access to high-quality foreign language curriculum, currently through the Language Angels scheme of work and resources. This will progressively develop pupils skills in foreign languages through regularly taught and well-planned lessons. We will teach a foreign language to children in Years 3 – 6 in weekly sessions of approximately 30 minutes. Year 1 and Year 2 are exposed to early language basics in the form of greetings, colours and numbers, to help them have an awareness of the language before moving into Key Stage 2.

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Children will progressively acquire, use and apply a growing bank of vocabulary, language skills and grammatical knowledge organised around age-appropriate topics and themes – building blocks of language into more complex, fluent and authentic language. All teachers will know where every child is at any point in their foreign language learning journey.

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Opportunities for the reinforcement of knowledge, skills and understanding developed in other curriculum areas can be exploited through:

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• aspects of literacy such as speaking and listening skills, knowledge and understanding of grammatical structures and sentence construction;

• aspects of numeracy such as counting, calculations, the time and the date

• aspects of music such as learning traditional and modern European songs;

• aspects of PSHE such as international or multi-cultural work, for example celebration of festivals and storytelling;

• aspects of the geography and history of the world;

• aspects of art and science, by studying the work of famous painters, architects and scientists.

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At our school we teach modern foreign language to all children, regardless of ability. A modern foreign language forms part of the broad and balanced education given to all children at Nantwich Primary Academy. Through our modern foreign language teaching we provide learning opportunities that enable all pupils to make progress. We do this by setting suitable learning challenges and responding to each child’s different needs.

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Language learning at Nantwich Primary Academy is based upon the strands outlined in the Primary Languages Framework. These are:

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• listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding

• explore the patterns and sounds of language through songs and rhymes and link the spelling, sound and meaning of words

• engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help

• speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures

• develop accurate pronunciation and intonation so that others understand when they are reading aloud or using familiar words and phrases

• present ideas and information orally to a range of audiences

• read carefully and show understanding of words, phrases and simple writing

• appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language

• broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words that are introduced into familiar written material, including through using a dictionary

• write phrases from memory, and adapt these to create new sentences, to express ideas clearly

• describe people, places, things and actions orally and in writing

•  understand basic grammar appropriate to the language being studied, including (where relevant): feminine, masculine and neuter forms and the conjugation of high-frequency verbs; key features and patterns of the language; how to apply these, for instance, to build sentences; and how these differ from or are similar to English.