Please click on the links below to access the MFL curriculum pages for each Key Stage:
At Ladybridge we aspire to expose our learners to a broad and ambitious Modern Foreign Languages curriculum which is rich in skills and knowledge, develops self-efficacy, kindles curiosity and promotes diversity and tolerance of other cultures. We endeavour to prepare our learners to take their place in a multilingual global society by widening their horizons, making connections, and increasing their appreciation of the world beyond Bolton. We want all learners to feel confident in, and inspired by, the role languages play in fostering relationships and sparking new dialogue with others around the world.
In language lessons, learners develop a competency that is both broad and deep in the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing based on a sound foundation of core grammar, vocabulary and phonics. Learners are given the opportunity to revisit and master key concepts at every stage of their language-learning journey, and lessons are structured so that learners are able to reflect independently and collaboratively on what they have learned and how they have learned.
The MFL curriculum at Ladybridge includes realistic activities in clear contexts, and culturally engaging and non-Eurocentric content; and MFL staff encourage active participation in an extensive programme of Language events, Language challenges and Language competitions.
The MFL curriculum is designed to develop learners’ confidence, oracy skills and autonomy by accessing new and unfamiliar language through the use of decoding skills, brought about by the explicit teaching of phonics and sound patterns. The curriculum is carefully sequenced so that high-frequency language and key communicative functions are revisited receptively and productively many times as learners progress during their time at Ladybridge. Through meaningful practice, we want learners to enjoy spotting patterns, connections and differences in languages, and to apply their knowledge of phonics, grammar and vocabulary successfully and with increasing confidence and complexity. We want learners to become expert listeners and great observers who have a sense of excitement, wonder, empathy and respect towards other cultures.
Language lessons at Ladybridge provide opportunities for learners to develop the Ladybridge WISDOM qualities, helping support personal and academic development. MFL staff empower learners with positive strategies to help them prepare for public examinations; and the department aspires to equip our learners with the skills and knowledge required to be able to progress readily to the next stage of their language-learning journey once they leave Ladybridge.
From the beginning of Year 7, we aim to help prepare learners for the workplace by providing them with a clear understanding of how languages are used in the world of work, including the routes to jobs and careers that they might find engaging and rewarding, enabling learners to make informed choices about their next steps towards their future pathways.
In addition to teaching Spanish, we also provide guidance for speakers of other languages who wish to take formal examinations in their native tongue. In recent years Year 11 learners have taken GCSE examinations in the following languages at Ladybridge: Arabic, Bengali, Dutch, French, German, Gujarati, Italian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu.
Members of the MFL Team:
Ms S Rogers
Head of MFL
Ms V Ibanez
Assistant Head of MFL
Miss A Glen
Teacher of MFL / Academic Intervention Lead
Miss N Hussain
Teacher of MFL
Miss N Oozeer
Teacher of MFL
Ms K Reynolds
Teacher of MFL / ECT Lead & Professional Mentor