Intent

At Manor Farm Junior School, we want to inspire a love of language learning, foster pupil’s curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. We use the Kapow Primary French scheme to plan and teach French in all year groups. 

The Kapow curriculum is designed to enable our children to: develop linguistic and communicative competence; extend their knowledge of how language works and explore similarities and differences between French, any heritage languages our children have, and English.  We intend for our pupils to become aware of the importance of being able to communicate in a modern foreign language and develop a strong foundation for language learning which can be applied to the learning of any foreign language. We want children to understand how a modern foreign language can act as a gateway to new learning and wider opportunities throughout their lives such as: socially; academically and in the world of work.  We want our children to confidently use French in everyday situations that they may encounter in the UK and abroad e.g. greetings, numbers, the weather, ordering food in a restaurant, expressing ideas, thoughts and opinions and describing places, people and things. 

We also have a cultural intent for pupils to become aware of the origins and development of the French language. This includes traditions and culture; celebrations and festivals, geography; art and culture in France and French speaking countries.