At Canon Pyon CE Academy, the core language taught in Key Stage 2 is French. It is the intention that all children in KS2 will access first quality teaching of French in order to adequately prepare and lay the foundations for secondary education. We wish to instil and foster pupil’s curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world beyond the United Kingdom opening up their knowledge experiences to other cultures.

Our aims in teaching a language

• To develop an interest in learning other
• To introduce young children to another language in a way that is enjoyable and
• To encourage children’s confidence and creative
• To stimulate and encourage children’s curiosity about
• To encourage children to be aware that language has a structure and that the structure differs from one language to
• To help children develop their awareness of cultural differences in other
• To develop listening, speaking, reading and writing
• To lay the foundations for future language