Learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures. A high-quality languages education should foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. The teaching should enable pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing. It should also provide opportunities for them to communicate for practical purposes, learn new ways of thinking and read great literature in the original language. Language teaching should provide the foundation for learning further languages, equipping pupils to study and work in other countries.

At The Milford Academy, we aim to provide pupils with the foundational skills required to begin to communicate in our chosen foreign language, French. From EYFS to Key Stage One, we ensure that children develop their vocabulary and knowledge of phonics and grammar so that they are confident speakers, readers and writers. These foundational skills are then built upon in Key Stage Two, when children engage in French teaching using the ‘Three Pillars’ of language learning – phonics, vocabulary and grammar. Our MFL curriculum is designed so that children build their skills progressively over their four years of French learning and learn to communicate in another language in a variety of contexts for a variety of purposes. By the time children leave our school, our aim is that pupils will have an understanding and appreciation of the French language and culture, and an emerging ability to read, write and speak in the French language.

We use the ‘Language Angels’ scheme at The Milford Academy to structure our MFL curriculum, so that knowledge and skills in French are built upon progressively each year. Please have a look at the documents below that outline, in detail, the MFL curriculum our pupils experience.

Phoebe Wilcox

MFL Lead