MFL
At Fair Furlong Primary School, we believe that the teaching of Spanish helps foster an excitement and enjoyment of language and we aim for it to inspire a curiosity in other countries and cultures and open up the possibility for children to communicate with people beyond their own community.
Our children are exposed to the Spanish language from Nursery and Reception through games and songs related to the key curriculum areas and then from KS2 they begin their journey into more formal language learning. The Spanish curriculum at Fair Furlong covers key curriculum areas: Progression coverage, colours, body parts, classroom instructions, animals, numbers, food, hobbies, days of the week, word classes, family members, weather, Spanish Christmas and Spanish Easter, and the children develop skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking, with the strongest emphasis being on speaking.
Curriculum areas are revisited in each year group and the curriculum is driven by a strong progression framework to ensure that the children’s skills are built on year on each year. In Spanish lessons there is a strong emphasis on cooperative learning and it is given real purpose through visits by Spanish speakers and whole school cultural days.
We aim for children to leave Fair Furlong Primary School with an enthusiasm and confidence for language learning, underpinned by an understanding of its value and culture.