At Kates Hill, our French curriculum is designed to inspire a love for languages, foster cultural awareness, and equip pupils with the confidence to communicate in French. Our curriculum is designed to increase the children’s knowledge of the French language, while also developing their skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Our intent is that all pupils will develop a genuine interest and positive curiosity about foreign languages, finding them enjoyable and stimulating. Learning French will also offer pupils the opportunity to explore relationships between language and identity. This aims to develop a deeper understanding of other cultures and the world around them with a better awareness of self, others and cultural differences. The intention is that they will be working towards becoming life-long language learners.

In Key Stage 2 at Kates Hill, French lessons are timetabled for once a week. We are privileged to work with a specialist language teacher from a secondary school within Dudley Academies Trust, who works across Key Stage 2. Lessons include songs, games, interactive activities and role play. This variety of approaches to language learning ensures we offer a relevant, broad, vibrant and ambitious curriculum that will inspire and excite our pupils. Pupils’ progress towards language skills are assessed every half term.

At our school, a robust French curriculum has a significant impact on pupils' language development and confidence. By the end of Year 6, children are able to speak with increasing confidence and fluency, making them ready to continue their language journey when they transition to secondary school. Pupils learn to express themselves clearly, ask and answer questions, and take part in discussions. Through regular practice, they continually improve their pronunciation and intonation. Our curriculum also ensures that pupils understand and respond to spoken and written French, laying strong foundations for future language learning.