Curriculum

Modern Foreign Languages

Subject Overview

The aims of our Faculty:
  • To encourage positive attitudes to foreign language learning and to speakers of foreign languages, and a sympathetic approach to other cultures and civilisations.
  • To provide the opportunity for all pupils to be able to study at least one foreign language up to a recognised level of competence commensurate with their ability.
  • To show pupils that the learning of a foreign language can be an enjoyable, stimulating and rewarding experience.
  • To enable pupils to develop self-reliance and to take responsibility for their own learning.
  • To enable pupils to understand the spoken and written word in the foreign language.
  • To develop the ability to use the foreign language effectively for purposes of practical communication.
  • To enable pupils to recognise grammatical patterns and manipulate language structures for their own purposes.
    

 

Languages Taught

We offer French, German and Spanish.

Native speakers of these languages and any other foreign language are encouraged to do early entry GCSE in that language. 

Year 7 and 8

Students study one of the following languages:

  • French
  • GermanGreman
  • SpanishSpanishfreFrench 

Year 9

Students receive a recommendation from their teacher to continue with the study of their two languages.  Those students recommended to study a single language follow the Asset Languages Course in French.

Year 10 and 11

Pupils are encouraged to study at least one foreign language to the age of 16, particularly those recommended to follow the EBac.  Bilingual students can be entered for the GCSE early, regardless of their age.  Exam board for French, German and Spanish:  Edexcel

Year 12 and 13

We strongly encourage able students to continue with a language to A level

 

French Exam board:  OCR

German Exam board:  Edexcel

Spanish Exam board:  Edexcel

Facilities

We are resourced in a suite of rooms equipped with interactive whiteboards.

 Extra Curricular/Enrichment

  • Educational trips for all key stages e.g., to see foreign language films/plays.
  • Trips to France/Germany/Spain.
  • Visiting theatre companies performing in French/German/Spanish.
  • Café Sanchez: the opportunity to taste food from France/Germany/Spain.

Faculty Contacts 

Miss M Warschawsky Head of MFL Faculty warschawsky@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk
Mrs P Burchell Head of German burchell@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk
Mrs A Reeves Head of French collay@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk
Mr R Garcia Head of Spanish garcia@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk
Miss R. Renfrew  Teacher of French and Spanish renfrew@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk
Mr. Ellison Teacher of French/ German ellison@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk
Mr U Sanchez Teacher of Spanish / French /German sanchez@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk
Mrs E Shields Teacher of German / French  shields@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk

Useful Links

www.linguascope.com (username and password available from your teacher)

http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

http://www.zut.org.uk/index.html (username and password available from your teacher or free use after 4pm and at weekends)