Thank you for visiting St. James’ French Curriculum page.
Here you will find all you need to know about how French is taught at St. James’.
At St James’ Catholic Primary School, we aim to foster a lifelong love of languages through the teaching of French in KS2.
Intent
We aim to provide a high-quality languages education that inspires curiosity and deepens understanding of the world. We endeavour to develop pupils’ ability to communicate in French with increasing confidence through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. We ensure progression in language knowledge, vocabulary acquisition, and grammatical understanding across KS2. Language is enhanced by promoting intercultural understanding and appreciation of the diversity of French-speaking countries, as we prepare pupils for further language learning in KS3 and beyond.
Children are taught through a progressive curriculum, building on prior knowledge, revisiting and extending vocabulary, sentence structure and grammar through practical themes. There are five key strands to ensure children have every opportunity to engage fully.
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- Speaking and Pronunciation
- Listening
- Reading and Writing
- Grammar
- Intercultural Understanding
- Language Detective Skills: Embedded across all lessons to support pupils in decoding new vocabulary independently.
- Use of Native Speaker Videos: Supports accurate pronunciation and builds listening skills.
- Interactive and Practical Tasks: Songs, games, role-play, and written work engage different learning styles.