At Laurance Haines, we take every opportunity to celebrate languages.  The National Curriculum requires all children in KS2 of schooling to undertake learning in Modern Foreign Languages. At Laurance Haines we are delighted to offer Spanish teaching from KS1 in order for children’s knowledge of Spanish to grow and progress as they continue on their learning journey through the school. We recognise that Spanish is a globally-spoken language, and this is reflected in the learning across the year groups. Learning languages is fundamental to the growth of our children as global citizens, acknowledging that every language is important across the globe; and that we will encounter and celebrate the rich diversity of global languages. Celebrating and promoting language develops a sense of belonging. From the EYFS, language learning is based on celebrating our classes’ spoken language where the children learn nursery rhymes and all about our family. This ensures that children start Laurance Haines knowing that their language is valuable, and that they are seen, heard and belong in our community. The children’s Spanish learning is also enhanced with our Spanish Day, where they enjoy enriching experiences to add to their cultural capital. Our Spanish curriculum overview enables the children to progress in their grammatical subject knowledge, as well as conversational Spanish.

At Laurance Haines, we take every opportunity to celebrate languages.  The National Curriculum requires all children in KS2 of schooling to undertake learning in Modern Foreign Languages. At Laurance Haines we are delighted to offer Spanish teaching from KS1 in order for children’s knowledge of Spanish to grow and progress as they continue on their learning journey through the school. We recognise that Spanish is a globally-spoken language, and this is reflected in the learning across the year groups. Learning languages is fundamental to the growth of our children as global citizens, acknowledging that every language is important across the globe; and that we will encounter and celebrate the rich diversity of global languages. Celebrating and promoting language develops a sense of belonging. From the EYFS, language learning is based on celebrating our classes’ spoken language where the children learn nursery rhymes and all about our family. This ensures that children start Laurance Haines knowing that their language is valuable, and that they are seen, heard and belong in our community. The children’s Spanish learning is also enhanced with our Spanish Day, where they enjoy enriching experiences to add to their cultural capital. Our Spanish curriculum overview enables the children to progress in their grammatical subject knowledge, as well as conversational Spanish.