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08/03/25

At Harris Primary Academy Haling Park, our children learn about inspiring women who have shaped history, innovation & culture. On , we celebrate their achievements—past, present & future—to inspire the next generation! ✨ " pic.twitter.com/0Eq6lU3FhD

07/03/25

Unity in action this Ramadan at HPAHP! Some of our staff joined their Muslim colleagues in fasting today, and our amazing parents brought in delicious food to share. A beautiful moment of togetherness and community! pic.twitter.com/Cj1zTX3CLi

07/03/25

Celebrating World Book Day with Marielle Bayliss reading her books Frog's Bog and Frog in a Fog to Croydon pupils from pic.twitter.com/dTwUpucAqZ

04/03/25

World Book Day is almost here! 📚✨ Don’t forget to dress up as your favourite book character on this Thursday, 6th March and celebrate the magic of reading! Who will you be? 👀 pic.twitter.com/Rm7Ip16bTI

28/02/25

🌙 Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim Families! As the holy month of Ramadan begins, we want to extend our warmest wishes to all our Muslim families. May this blessed month bring peace, reflection, and joy to you and your loved ones.#RamadanMubarak pic.twitter.com/xa26taPQJn

25/02/25

As part of our World Book Day celebrations, we will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from Thursday 27th February to Thursday 6th March. We look forward to seeing you there!#worldbookday pic.twitter.com/HkJg5CTxdf

23/02/25

🌸 Celebrate all the amazing motherly figures in your life with HPAHP's special event! 🎁 For just £5, surprise your mom, stepmom, grandma, aunt, big sister, or any cherished figure with a delightful gift they'll love. 🛍️ Sale starts: 24-02-2025 @ 12am pic.twitter.com/zixZSF6UJ3

23/02/25

📍 Drop-off location: school reception 📅 Deadline: 28-02-2025 📅 Costume sale: 03-03-2025 & 04-03-2025 Every donation helps parents save money while making sure all children can join in the fun. Thank you for your support! 💙#WorldBookDay

13/02/25

🌟 Governors Awareness Day 🌟 Today, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt thanks to all of our incredible governors for their unwavering support and dedication to our academy. pic.twitter.com/LLBBibqWWC

07/02/25

We’ve now created a new Instagram page! Go and give us a follow to keep up with all the different events and stories that are happening in our school community. 📸

04/02/25

🚔 Today, the visited our Year 5 & 6 students for an important assembly on staying safe and stranger danger. Crucial lessons to help keep our young people safe! Thank you to the officers that came to our school! 👮🚨#StaySafe pic.twitter.com/3ph2A5nZeg

03/02/25

Our children are having the time of their lives at the O2 Arena for the Young Voices concert! An unforgettable night of music, energy, and joy! 🎤🎶🎫#YoungVoices pic.twitter.com/PJr2fXSMVT

08/01/25

"Exciting news! Alma-nac visited our school, and Year 5 took part in workshops as energy detectives! They explored ways to help the school improve energy usage and become . Amazing work, Year 5! 🌍💡 pic.twitter.com/MRz3WYR28k

19/12/24

We know that the festive period can at times be a difficult time of year. Here are some useful tips to support your well-being over the festive period. ☺️#Christmas2024 pic.twitter.com/eTT3avUZlS

19/12/24

Huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Christmas Crafternoon! ✂️🎁⁰It was a joyful afternoon filled with creativity, laughter, and festive fun. We loved seeing all your amazing crafts! 🎄✨#ChristmasCrafternoon pic.twitter.com/LupIAGQ7bT

19/12/24

🎄✨ Yesterday, at Harris Primary Haling Park, we were spreading festive cheer with Christmas Jumper Day! 🎅🎁 The school was buzzing with holiday spirit as everyone enjoys their colourful jumpers and a delicious Christmas dinner. 🍽️🎶#ChristmasJumperDay pic.twitter.com/xUn1ee4M9j

19/12/24

The elves have gone for a ride on Gerry Halingwell the giraffe! Miss Smith is SHOCKED 😮 🤯#elfontheshelf pic.twitter.com/kKLAwoltJ2

18/12/24

The elves are having a phonics lesson this morning! Have a look to see what they’re learning!#Phonics pic.twitter.com/r7KoqtFuXi

18/12/24

Reception are back safe and sound from James Terry Court care home! They sang Christmas songs and presented them with a hand made Christmas card. It’s safe to say that they spread some Christmas cheer to not only the residents, but everyone we saw on the way! 🎄#Christmas2024 pic.twitter.com/p9qL4Edwk1

17/12/24

Come and take an ‘elfie’ today! 📸🤳#ElfOnAShelf pic.twitter.com/R8SEnUFhVu

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Modern Foreign Language 

Intent: Introduction, Vision and Philosophy 

Learning a foreign language provides an opening in to other cultures. 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. It should also provide opportunities for them to communicate for practical purposes and learn new ways of thinking. Language teaching should provide the foundation for learning further languages, equipping pupils to study and work in other countries. 

Implementation:  
At Harris Primary HalingPark our chosen language is French, which is taught weekly. We follow the units from the Harris Federation French Curriculum, where in Key Stage 2 we focus on developing children’s French speaking, reading and writing skills. Children progress through the year groups focusing on different topics and skills such as: greeting, daily routines, number and personal attributes. Children can ask and answer topic related questions and eventually move onto conversational French. They are eventually able to express opinions with fluency and perform short narratives.  

When beginning a new topic, the lessons will typically start with a couple of oral based lessons where the children can listen, understand and repeat phrases with correct pronunciation. This helps children to be able to use words and phrases in correct contexts. The lessons will then follow on with activities where children can use and practise the new vocabulary in certain contexts, for example role playing a café setting where children can use the vocabulary they have recently learnt about food. Towards the end of the topic the focus of the lessons will be more written based where the children will have the opportunity to put spellings with certain sounds. Every child has a different way of learning so by using auditory, visual and kinaesthetic techniques with each topic this enables each child to learn the language.  

Impact 
Evidence is dependent on the type of lesson being provided. An oral and kinaesthetic (role play) lesson will typically have a photo taken of a group activity with a clear teacher or pupil voiced explanation as to what the children have been learning. Before each new topic, there will be a vocabulary sheet, so teachers know what they are assessing the children on. Written lessons will include worksheets for children to complete or written work on whiteboard. Each week, the children’s work will be evidenced through samples of work, pictures, people voice and teacher comments in celebration books. This will help us to inform us of what we need to reteach and improve for future lessons. Teachers will assess children for MFL using the attainment targets taken from Rigolo ks2 mapping grid, where children will be graded on their competence on their yearly objectives.  

Children will be assessed at the end of each subject by completing a short quiz which will test the children’s knowledge of what they have understood. This helps to inform the teachers of the areas which need further work and other areas which can be improved so the children can make the maximum progress and gain a more rounded understanding.