Aims

The aims of the MFL Department are:

• To equip students with the skills needed to communicate in a foreign language
• To develop students’ confidence in their ability to communicate
• To provide students with opportunities to discover the culture of other countries
• To encourage students to enjoy and value language learning
• To encourage students to value and develop their home languages

Staffing

Ms H Searle: Head of Department

Mrs H Newman: Teacher of French, Head of Year

Miss M Jaouen: Teacher of French, Head of Year

How Parents Can Help

Parents can support their children in the following ways:

• Provide them with a quiet area to complete homework
• Encourage them to learn vocabulary at home and test them on it when necessary
• Check homework tasks are completed
• Encourage them to use recommended languages websites at home