French

Students study a range of topics which develop the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in French and also develop their translation skills. Each unit of work plans for progression of the skills.

Students are helped to develop a range of techniques of learning and dictionary skills so that they can build up their own vocabulary as efficiently and as independently as possible.

Key Stage 3

In Years 7, 8 and 9 students study the following topics:

Year 7/8: Self & family, School, Hobbies & sports, Town, Holidays, Free-time activities, Food, clothes, shopping

Year 9: Media, Internet & mobile phone usage, Jobs & future plans, Health & fitness, Holidays.  Students will also revisit a number of topics via the study of a French film and a francophone country.

Key Stage 4: Edexcel GCSE

Students study 8 topics under the following broad headings:

• School
• Identity and Culture
• Local area, holiday and travel
• Future aspirations, study and work
• International and global dimension

They are assessed at the end of the two year course via exams in Speaking (25%), Listening (25%), Reading & Translation (25%), Writing & Translation (25%).

Key Stage 5: AQA A Level

Students study the following topics:

• Aspects of French speaking society: Current Trends
• Artistic culture in the French-speaking world
• Aspects of French-speaking society: current issues
• Aspects of political life in the French speaking world
• One literary text and one film, or two literary texts

Students also follow a grammar programme and complete an Individual Research Project which is assessed as part of the speaking exam.

Trips & Extra-curricular activities may include:

Year 8 Trip to Paris

KS4 French trip

Year 9 Language Leaders

Year 7 & 8 French club

Year 10 study trip

Year 10 – 13 French film club

Bastille Day celebrations

European Day of Languages activities

MFL Inter-house activities

Pop-up languages cafe