Languages

Vision 

“If you know only one language, you live only once.”

Czech Proverb

 “With languages you are at home everywhere.”

Edward De Waal

Learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an essential 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.

The learning of a foreign language can provide a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for pupils – providing them with:

• Opportunities to communicate for practical purposes in the wider world.
• A foundation for further learning of languages beyond KS2, equipping pupils to study and work in other countries.
• An essential opening to other cultures and a widening of experiences and aspiration.
• A new perspective on the world, encouraging them to understand and accept their own cultures and those of others.

The learning of modern foreign languages is necessary for the fulfilment of our schools international policy. Kings Oak promotes the learning of modern foreign languages throughout pupils’ education at each key stage.

Last school year we made the decision to start teaching Spanish to ease transition from KS2 into KS3.

Curriculum Overview - EYFS & Year 1 

Curriculum Overview - KS2