Modern Foreign Languages

What are we trying to achieve with our curriculum?

Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) are an important part of our students’ education. Our mission is to help students maximise their ability to communicate effectively with people from other countries and to understand their cultures, attitudes and customs, thereby developing the whole child.

In MFL we hope to open students’ minds to different cultures and to nurture a lifelong passion for language learning. Learning a Modern Foreign Language helps pupils to develop an interest in the similarities and differences between themselves and others, encapsulated in the statement that “A different language is a different vision of life”

There are so many clear personal, cultural, social, and career benefits in being able to communicate confidently in another language.  We believe that every child at Bacon’s College should have the opportunity to develop their own modern foreign language skills.  

We want our pupils to be enthusiastic, engaged and challenged, and to develop their ability to use and understand another language. Our MFL curriculum also aims to enhance the richness and diversity of different cultures through the use of authentic resources and the opportunities to experience the language studied both inside and outside the classroom.  

Pupils at Bacon’s College study French or Spanish and, in their lessons, our pupils will gain systematic knowledge of key vocabulary, structures and grammar of the new language, and a better understanding of how these are used by native speakers. Moreover, we want to develop confident and independent pupils who are not afraid to communicate in a different language.

Co-Curriculum Leads - Ms Emuan & Ms Goulbourne