French
At Hodge Hill College, pupils receive a broad and balanced French curriculum that inspires pupils to succeed in all aspects of language learning: listening, speaking, reading and writing. It provides opportunities for all pupils to make progress and achieve whilst allowing our students to become independent, creative, resilient, enquiring and thoughtful learners. We have a curriculum that aims to develop confident individuals who make a positive contribution to British society, as well as being global citizens equipped for a modern, diverse future. We ensure that SMSC and British Values are embedded in our curriculum, as well as following the school’s CARE brand.
Our curriculum aims to develop:
- Pupils’ communication skills in terms of listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as being able to offer their own opinions and justifications
- Pupils’ confidence in communication, enabling students to be good presenters and confident public speakers
- A better understanding of different people and cultures from the wider world, improving cultural capital and an awareness of different places
- Pupils’ communication and teamwork through the use of games, role play, different music and paired or group tasks in lessons
Five Year Plan
Key Stage Four
| GCSE French | |||
| Exam board | Edexcel | Course code | 1FR0 |
| Examined by |
4 exams at the end of Year 11: Listening (35/45 minutes), Speaking (9/12 minutes, plus 12 minutes preparation time) Reading (45 minutes/1 hour) Writing (1 hour 10/1 hour 20 minutes)
Two tiers of entry available: Higher (grades 9-4) and Foundation (grades 5-1) |
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| Key topics taught |
Identity and Culture Local Area, Holiday and Travel School Future Aspirations, Study and Work International and Global Dimension |
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Students studying for French GCSE follow the Edexcel (9-1) syllabus.
The course is examined via final exams in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing, with each paper carrying an equal weighting of 25%.
Students study the themes of ‘Identity and Culture’, ‘Local Area, Holidays and Travel’, ‘School’, ‘Future Aspirations, Study and Work’, and ‘The Global and International Dimension’.
