French – St John's Church of England Academy

French Curriculum

Our Intent

Our mission ‘Guided by God to be the best that we can be’ is at the core of everything we do. To enable our children to celebrate and welcome differences in our world, it is vital that they have an understanding of different languages and countries. Encouraging our children to learn about other countries and cultures will develop their respect for others and enable them to play a valuable role as a member of both national and global society, all contributing to the development of their cultural capital. With this end point in mind, we aim to inspire a love of language and of learning about other cultures through our MFL curriculum. Learning a language stimulates children’s curiosity, and helps to build their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. It is our intention that, by the end of our children’s primary education, they have an understanding of both spoken and written French, confidence to speak in French with others and recognise the importance of learning languages.

Implementation

Our MFL curriculum is designed to progressively develop skills in French. We use resources from the ‘Primary French Project’, designed by the Association for Language Learning, French Institute and the Network for Languages to deliver our lessons. Lessons ensure children acquire a wide range of vocabulary and develop an understanding of phonics and grammar within the French language, as well as gaining a good understanding of French culture. Children are taught to listen to, speak, read and write the language. Lessons build on prior learning as children progress through units, and prior learning is consistently reinforced to ensure that children retain the key knowledge required to make good progress. Lessons are active and engaging, with actions, songs and games which help children to apply the language skills and vocabulary learnt. As children progress through their French learning, we place an increased focus on sentence building, recognising word classes and grouping words according to their phonetic ‘family’. Classrooms have French displays, with a focus on key vocabulary. All children in Key Stage 2 are taught French in a weekly session, following which language is reinforced throughout the school day. Signage around school is in both French and English to further extend learning.

French Progression of Skills

French Long Term Plan

French at St. John’s

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St John's CE Academy DarlingtonTuesday, March 18th, 2025 at 3:49pm

2-YEAR-OLD & 3-YEAR-OLD NURSERY PARENTS

Please check your emails for an invite to join the Tapestry App - it may be in your junk folder!
Once you have set up your account we will begin sending photographs of your child enjoying their time in Nursery.

Thank you Mrs Lambert and Miss Raine.

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St John's CE Academy DarlingtonMonday, March 17th, 2025 at 1:41pm

SCHOOL CROSSING PATROL
Please be aware that there will be no School Crossing Patrol on Geneva Road/ Burnside Road crossing point on the afternoon of Friday 21st March.

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St John's CE Academy DarlingtonFriday, March 14th, 2025 at 2:22pm

Sports Reports - Boys and Girls Football Cup

Boys' Team

The boys had a great time playing in their tournament. They showed lots of resilience and great sportsmanship throughout - Mr Ferguson was very impressed by their teamwork and attitude! The team represented St. John's very well and tried their best throughout. The boys came 11th overall.

Girls' Team

Despite the tough weather conditions, the girls came second in their group to make it in to the top tier. They were up against some tough opposition but showed tremendous grit throughout. All of the girls played amazingly and worked really well as a team. Mr Cook was really proud of the resilience shown by all of the girls and how they continue to improve every time they play. They came 7th overall.

Darlington School Sport Partnership

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St John's CE Academy DarlingtonFriday, March 14th, 2025 at 1:58pm

Recently, our children took part in an online safety survey. The majority of our children said they watch YouTube, but did you know YouTube is age rated 13+? This is due to some of the content being inappropriate for children. YouTube Kids is a much safer alternative with flexible settings to set for children to view age-appropriate content. We have provided a safety guide on how to set up YouTube kids with more information at the link below.

https://support.google.com/youtubekids/answer/7554914?hl=en

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St John's CE Academy DarlingtonWednesday, March 12th, 2025 at 8:28am

Engineering Club Celebration Event

It has been an absolute pleasure to run Engineering Club these past 6 months. The children have been dedicated and learnt so much about engineering and design. This club is now finished for this academic year but it will be back next year to train the next generation of Darlington engineers. Well done kids. You have done St. John's proud and all of your final designs blew me away. Follow the link below to see some highlights of the final event (the light wasn't great in the hall).

And a huge well done to Collins and Angelica for WINNING the best overall train!

Engineering Club - Celebration Event

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French Curriculum

Our Intent

Implementation

French at St. John’s

Year 3 – French Conversation

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