Languages
WHY LEARN LANGUAGES?
Here are some ideas from university and Year 12/13 students:
- It’s fun
- you find out about other people and cultures
- knowing a language makes you more employable
- they lead you into other subjects
- you make new friends
- you learn about yourself and your own country
- it gives you more confidence
- great for holidays!
- gives you communication skills…
Still need convincing?
What the Y10/11 students say:
- Learning one language makes it easier for you to learn another
- if you go to another country and you need help, you can ask.
- it makes you much more open-minded to people and their culture
EMPLOYABILITY: give yourself THE EDGE
This is what top employers say they are looking for in a new employee:
- Social skills
- ability to work in a team
- communication skills
- problem solving skills
- confidence
- experience
- openmindedness
- flexibility
- cultural awareness
- ability to network in the local language
Learning a language makes you stand out from the crowd, and provides a pathway into many and varied fields of employment, including:
- Banking & finance
- Broadcasting
- Business Services
- Civil Service
- Engineering
- Event Management
- Financial Services
- Interpreting
- Journalism
- Law
- Marketing
- Media
- MI5 / CID
- Public Services
- Teaching
- Technology
- Translation
- Travel & Tourism
Curriculum Offer
Lower School – Year 7/8
All students follow either French or German in Year 7, 8 and 9.
In Year 7, students are selected to become a dual linguist and study a second language from the beginning of Year 8. This could be either French or German (depending on what they are already studying).
GCSE- Languages
Students must do at least one Language to GCSE, either French or German. They can opt to study two languages at GCSE level.
A Level Languages
AQA A Level French- Click Here
AQA A Level German- Click Here