French

Our aim as a French Department is to inspire, motivate and provide a strong grounding in French for all pupils through excellent teaching. We foster a desire in pupils to continue to develop their language skills in the future through a dynamic and fun teaching approach and sharing of the language and culture.

In Year 7, the boys perfect their French with a language trip to Normandy, where English speaking is rare and boys have to prove themselves in French. They discover that they are genuinely able to use what they have learned: to buy food, to complete all the activities set for them and to communicate with the locals!

Our knowledge of France is considerable (our teaching team includes native speakers) and we love sharing our experiences – whether it is about a typical French school day or traditional cake recipes, which pupils love baking at home!