We believe that the learning of a language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for our pupils. It helps them to develop communication skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing, with an aim of making substantial progress in one language. In addition, children’s knowledge of how language works will be developed to lay the foundations for language learning in the future. Learning another language gives children a new and broader perspective on the world, encouraging them to understand their own cultures and those of others.

The core language taught at Captain Cook Primary School is French. Our planning covers all the components of the Programme of Study and, most importantly, is designed to provide the children with a love of learning MFL, which they can then take with them to their secondary school. It is our intention that all children in KS2 will access first quality teaching of French in order to adequately prepare them for KS3. KS1 children will be introduced to MFL through exploring other languages informally.