Principles

At Anthony Curton and Tilney All Saints Primary Schools, we recognize that through learning another language, it enables children to make connections with different people and their cultures and to play a fuller part as global citizens.

“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.”

(DfE, MFL, September 2013).

Aims

That children:

·        will become confident when speaking and listening, reading and writing in another language

·        will develop the knowledge and skills they need to converse in another language

·        will know about the culture within another country