Staff members for the Modern Foreign Languages Department

 As of 2008-09 we have three full-time and two part-time members of staff in the department. Two of our colleagues have additional responsibilities in the school community. Four members of our team also teach French to Year 6 pupils in our partner Primary schools. In the Modern Foreign Languages Department we have a proud tradition of guiding pupils to exam success in three languages. French, German and Spanish are all thriving at The Warriner.

Check out the links below to find out more about our teaching and life in The Warriner School Modern Foreign Languages Department.

We make wide use of the Linguascope family of websites. Pupils are encouraged to use them at home, and simply need to make a note of our username and password (just ask any MFL teacher!) Linguascope contains very useful vocabulary practice for Years 7-9, while Linguastars has a wealth of material aimed at KS4 learners.

KS3:

As a result of the success of our initiative to deliver French teaching to our feeder Primary schools, from September 2007 all Year 7 pupils learn French at The Warriner School. In Year 8 pupils continue with their first language (currently either French or German). In Year 9 pupils have six hours per fortnight devoted to Modern Foreign Languages. Nearly all pupils begin the study of Spanish as a second language. In their first language (French or German) pupils begin work from the GCSE course, making the transition to KS4 much smoother.

KS4:

Languages are optional at KS4 and approximately half of all Year 10 and Year 11 students take GCSE in at least one language. We follow the AQA specifications in all three languages and place a major emphasis on the development of high quality speaking skills by our pupils. This year for the first time we have some pupils in Year 10 who have been following an ‘accelerated’ GCSE course in French or German. They will sit their exams in the summer of Year 10 and in Year 11 will be able to choose between taking up Spanish as a new language or continuing their first language with elements from the AS course.