‘To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world’

Chinese proverb

We believe that the learning of a language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for our children.  It helps them to develop communication skills, including key skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing.  Learning another language gives children a new and broader perspective on the world, encouraging them to understand their own cultures and those of others.

In line with the National Curriculum, we aim to develop and extend children’s knowledge of how language works.  We aim to provide children with the confidence and independence to explore and be able to attempt manipulation of the structure of language, and in doing so, develop the linguistic skills needed to assist and lay the foundations for further language learning.