Languages
The Modern Foreign Lanugages curriculum at Bishop Barrington Academy enables our students to:-
- To be a competent linguist
- To appreciate French culture and traditions
- To have a passion and love of language learning
At Bishop Barrington Academy our students study a balanced and appropriately ambitious Modern Foreign Languages curriculum. It is a curriculum that is rich in skills and knowledge. Rigor is interwoven throughout the curriculum, and pivots on the four key skills of: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Students develop a competency that is both broad and deep, as we focus on the three pillars of language: vocabulary, grammar and phonics. As such, our curriculum provides opportunities for students to communicate with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, becoming resilient and competent linguists.
Our curriculum is coherent and sequenced in a way that it challenges, engages and enables progression for all learners. Furthermore, our curriculum nurtures students’ independence and motivation to explore and develop an appreciation of the culture in countries where French is spoken; broadening their knowledge of the world that they live in.
Our RISE value of respect is developed throughout our curriculum. There are regular and purposeful opportunities to celebrate events linked to the French world calendar. Our curriculum enables students to acquire knowledge and fluency that they can apply beyond the classroom. It nurtures a curiosity and the love of learning a foreign language. It encourages students to understand the fulfillment of being able to communicate and consolidate what they have learnt.
The curriculum provides students with cultural experiences which they may not otherwise have access to, offering opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and fluency in French-speaking countries. The established link with a partner school enables students to broaden their horizons, encouraging them to step beyond familiar cultural boundaries and develop new ways of seeing the world.
The curriculum is designed so that the culmination of linguistic and cultural knowledge opens doors to learning further languages; equipping students with the relevant skills necessary to communicate and work with people from other countries, and creating passionate linguists who consider themselves global citizens.
