St Mark's CE Primary School

Learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures. It also gives our pupils a better understanding of where many English words originally came from.  We teach French in Cocoons, then French, Spanish and German in Red Ads.  The language taught links into each learning journey where possible. For example the Mayans (Spanish), WW2 (German). The focus is on learning basic vocabulary and simple phrases which can be used in real life situations. There is an emphasis on games, songs and role plays in order to stimulate children's interest.