Headteacher
Chris Coyle-Chislett
Email the Office
secretary@penpol.cornwall.sch.uk
Telephone Number
01736 753472
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@PenpolSchool
Our Address
2 St George’s Road, Hayle,
Cornwall, TR27 4AH
Languages at Penpol School is led by Jack Emery
‘A high-quality languages education should foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world. The teaching should enable pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing.’ (National Curriculum 2014)
At school we believe that the learning of a language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for our pupils. It helps them to develop communication skills, including key skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing. The children’s knowledge of how language works will be developed and extended. Lessons will enable pupils to make substantial progress in one language. The linguistic skills gained will assist and lay foundations for further language learning. It will provide pupils with the confidence and independence to explore and be able to attempt manipulation of the structure of language. Learning another language gives children a new and broader perspective on the world, encouraging them to understand their own cultures and those of others.
By learning a language at primary school, pupils develop communication and literacy skills that lay the foundation for future language learning. They develop linguistic competence, extend their knowledge of how language works and explore differences and similarities between a foreign language and English. Learning another language raises awareness of the multilingual and multicultural world and introduces an international dimension to pupils’ learning, giving them an insight into their own culture and those of others. The learning of a foreign language provides a medium for cross-curricular links and for reinforcement of knowledge, skills and understanding developed in other subjects.
Penpol school looks to continue its strong links with France, with many students visiting France during the holidays. Furthermore, upper Key Stage 2 pupils regularly correspond with a primary school in Bordeaux which provides an authentic platform for them to use their French and communication skills.
At Penpol Primary School, The subject is managed by the Languages Co-ordinator. To ensure the language skills of staff are developed and sustained the school are members of the Primary Languages Network. This provides all the materials, resources and support sound files and activities to enable the school to ensure progression in language learning across the four core skills and also the DfE 12 Attainment Targets. The co-ordinator will advise, work with and guide staff. In addition, links have been developed with language schools in Rouen and Biarritz to further teachers’ own competence and enthusiasm delivering outstanding MFL lessons. This ensures that at the forefront of language learning, pupils learn a language authentically and are given opportunities to use a language for a real purpose.
To make a conscious effort to hear not only the words that another person is saying but, more importantly, the complete message being communicated.
To speak using correct phonetic sounds and varied intonation. This is reinforced through singing, role plays and choral repetition.
Reading with accuracy (reading words correctly), automaticity (reading words at an appropriate speed without great effort) and prosody (appropriate stress and intonation).
To write using a range of vocabulary, linking these with connectives and time phrases.
in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 from the Department for Education
5th December 2022
