Children in Key Stage 2 have now begun their exciting journey into learning Spanish! As one of the most accessible and widely spoken languages in the world, Spanish offers a wonderful gateway into modern foreign languages.
At our school, we are passionate about fostering a genuine love of language learning, and we believe that starting early helps build confidence and curiosity. Our approach begins with phonics to ensure children develop accurate pronunciation of letters and sounds, laying a strong foundation for future progress. These skills are then built upon systematically throughout Key Stage 2.
Given our mixed-age classes, all pupils have started with the basics, and some content may be revisited to reinforce and consolidate learning as they move forward. Strong foundations are key!
The four key language learning skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing will be taught and all necessary grammar will be covered in an age-appropriate way across the primary phase. This will enable pupils to use and apply their learning in a variety of contexts, laying down solid foundations for future language learning and also helping the children improve overall attainment in other subject areas. In addition, the children will be taught how to look up and research language they are unsure of and they will have a bank of reference materials to help them with their spoken and written tasks going forward. This bank of reference materials will develop into a reference library to help pupils recall and build on previous knowledge throughout their primary school language learning journey.
The intent is that all pupils will develop a genuine interest and positive curiosity about foreign languages, finding them enjoyable and stimulating. Learning a second language will also offer pupils the opportunity to explore relationships between language and identity, develop a deeper understanding of other cultures and the world around them with a better awareness of self, others and cultural differences. The intention is that they will be working towards becoming life-long language learners.
