Myton Park Primary School emphasizes the importance of Languages, aiming to develop both linguists and travel enthusiasts.  Students explore the French speaking world through its language first, then eplore the Spanish speaking world through its language, whilst learning about similarities and differences in European languages.  The curriculum fosters critical thinking and curiosity, allowing children to reflect on Phonics, languages grammar, language acquisition and retention.  Throughout their linguistic journey they will evaluate not only their own work (speaking and writing), but also the work of others (listening, speaking, reading and writing) so that w all become better language learners.

Throughout our MFL Curriculum we aim to give the children the following skills and experiences:

• The ability to use language skilfully and convincingly to express emotions, voice observations, convey insights and accentuate their individuality.
• The ability to communicate fluently in speaking and in writing (after practising, redrafting and editing).
• The ability to engage confidently and adveturously in conversation from observation, memory and imagination.
• The ability to explore different genres of texts and songs, developing reading strategies and techniques but also engaging in active listening with a muscial ear on.
• An impressive knowledge retention and understanding of other European languages, word formation and grammatical notions.
• The ability to think then act to produce paragraphs , texts or performances by combining their knowledge and understanding to those of others, interdependently.
• The ability to select appropriate resources (dictionaries, word banks, writing frames) to adapt their work to their intended ausience and to express their thoughts with more accuracy.
• A passion for and a committment to language.

Languages within the Wider School Ethos

As a school we create;

• Environments in which languages are given importnce and pretige.
• Opportunities for children to visit sites of geographic, artistic, historic and cultural significance to understand the importance of language, art, culture and history in the shaping of the wider evolving world.
• Language rich classrooms which develop children’s ability to describe and assess their own and their peers work.
• A culture where perseverancce and independence are valued, encouraged and rewarded.
• Classroom and whole school displays, which celebrate children’s achievements.
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Together we, Nurture, Inspire and Achieve.