MFL
Learning a Modern Foreign Language (MFL) supports an understanding of living in a multicultural society, provides an opening to other cultures, and fosters curiosity about the wider world. Students will increase their cultural capital by building knowledge of other countries, their languages, and cultures and as a result will be more open to new experiences and have a more profound understanding of their own language and culture.
- To promote intercultural understanding
- To develop the four skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) and the confidence to understand and speak in the target language with a real purpose
- To build cultural capital
- To provide a competitive edge for future careers
- To relate language learning to current affairs
- To provide first-hand experience of foreign language and culture via trips and use of authentic classroom materials.
Key Stage Three
At Key Stage 3, the ‘10 keys’ is a grammatical checklist students use to improve the quality of their work and can be used across all topics. Through the ‘10 Keys’, students are able to identify and discuss complex language.
Key Stage 3 students are following the new specification accredited by OFQUAL for exams taking place from 2026 onwards. The themes are as follows:
My personal world
Lifestyle and wellbeing
My neighbourhood
Media and technology
Studying and my future
Travel and tourism
Key Stage Four
We use our two-year Key Stage 4 to push our pupils further using the ‘20 keys’ and develop a fuller and richer understanding of other cultures, and love for languages.
Our current year 11 students are following the 2016 Edexcel MFL GCSE course, which is made up of several topics (e.g. holidays and cultural life). These are grouped into five themes:
Identity and Culture
Local area, holiday, and travel
School
Future Aspirations, study, and work
International and global dimension
Our current year 10 students are following the new specification 2024 Edexcel MFL GCSE course, and are studying topics grouped into six themes:
My personal world
Lifestyle and wellbeing
My neighbourhood
Media and technology
Studying and my future
Travel and tourism